Police, SBI Seek Clues in Gastonia Killing at Recycling Bin
In Gastonia, police and the State Bureau of Investigation intensify efforts to solve the murder of Harold Hearne II, 44, owner of Lowell Discount Drug. Detectives and SBI agents have interviewed many people and checked leads, but no suspect or motive has been identified as of Monday. Hearne was shot Aug. 12 while unloading newspapers at a recycling bin behind Akers Center.
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Community haunted by shooting death in Gastonia
Harold Hearne II was shot and killed while dropping off newspapers at a Gastonia recycling bin. The community reels as residents worry about random violence and safety near the Akers recycling center, prompting dialogue among neighbors and readers.
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Secrets surface on Kennedy assassination documents
Newly released archives reveal a 1967 FBI memo mentions CIA Mafia connections and prior notes show a 1963 CIA officer call Oswald a person of great interest. A 1963 Soviet defector memo questions KGB causation and a 1961 CIA file ties Cuba to organized crime.
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CIA weighed KGB role in Kennedy assassination findings
Washington based report outlines CIA efforts in the aftermath to determine foreign involvement in Kennedy's murder. It recounts FBI and Warren Commission activity and a 1977 memo quoting an emigre recalling Oswald telling a Russian friend I will kill the president.
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Clinton health care address faces Roseanne clash
White House strategists weigh scheduling President Clinton’s health care reform speech to Congress for September 21 or 22. The plan risks a clash with Roseanne on ABC, which may require network preemption to fit the prime time address.
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Michael Jackson investigation linked to extortion claims
Los Angeles police confirm a criminal inquiry involving pop star Michael Jackson. KNBC-TV reports a woman's allegation of abuse against Jackson’s child at Neverland Ranch and possibly his Century City residence, with warrants said to have been served. Jackson was abroad touring Thailand.
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Rape shocks Lincoln County neighborhood near Cherryville
In rural North Brook, residents confront a brutal rape of a 75 year old woman tying to her bed near Flint Hill Road. The attack recalls the September 1991 Willis killings, with law enforcement noting a linked, high profile case in the area. Phillip Lee Ingle is the condemned suspect in a related Rutherford County murder.
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