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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 2001
Page
7
A 43 year old man driving to Mercy South Hospital with chest pains died when his car left Park Road and struck a medical office building at the hospital entrance. Pineville Police are investigating the fatal early morning crash.
Six more workers at Springs Industries White Plant in Fort Mill South Carolina test positive for tuberculosis bringing total positives to ten. Catawba Health District official Ballard notes 7 to 9 percent of people test positive and a positive skin test does not confirm disease. Medical histories and possible X rays will follow. testing offered to all employees with about 125 tested last week.
A man recovering after a shooting in the parking lot of a south Charlotte restaurant. Police say the victim sat in his car outside Harpers restaurant when the suspect demanded money. The man reached for his wallet and was shot. the suspect fled. Call CrimeStoppers at (704) 334-1600 with information.
Two employees at a Rock Hill group home were fired after 18 year old Shameka White died May 13. The York County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs cited policy violations in care. A task force with police prosecutors AG and SLED investigates. no results yet.
A blast at a residence on Manhattan Road and Wellington Street in northeast Hamlet left four people hospitalized with serious burns. Two infants and their grandparents were flown to Chapel Hill Burn Center after a cigarette sparked the explosion, with authorities citing a propane gas leak as the likely cause.
Philipp Holzmann AG says its U S subsidiary J A Jones Inc won a 56 million contract to build the World War II Memorial in Washington D C and cannot be held accountable for Nazi era misdeeds of the parent company. The assertion follows questions raised about Holzmann's link to the project and rising coalition criticism.
North Carolina transportation secretary Lynda Tippett urged lawmakers to raise drivers license fees from 2.50 to 3.00 a year and car registration from 20 to 23, plus higher state ferry tolls, to fund maintenance. She resisted eliminating DMV HQ and Governor's Highway Safety Program, proposing a leaner DMV with fewer posts while preserving key agencies.
Greenville South Carolina trustees voted to keep Killing Mr Griffin on library shelves but not teach it in class while Blood and Chocolate remains in high school libraries but removed from middle schools. An advisory panel advised keeping both in libraries. one abstention occurred.
The North Carolina Building Code Council voted 12-3 to skip debris impact window specs for hurricane coastal construction. Builders insurers and expert Bob Sheets backed easing rules, leaving windows as the weakest link despite post Fran anchoring of roofs and beam straps by state rules.
Gorillas at Lincoln Park Zoo will depart by air conditioned truck to Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, S C, and later to Louisville Zoo in Kentucky as the zoo builds a new ape house. A 11 gorilla family remains for future transfer. six chimpanzees seek temporary housing.
A robbery suspect, Lethaniel Glenn Jr., 23, was shot and killed by a police officer after an interstate chase on I-95 near Lumberton. A handgun was found in the minivan. none was found on Glenn or in a nearby stream. Officer Hardin fired after Glenn refused to raise his hands and made an aggressive gesture. The shooting was deemed justified if danger was believed to exist.
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