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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 2002
Page
7
Greensboro police freed a 2 month old infant trapped 20 minutes in a hot pickup after the father locked the keys inside and initially refused to have a window broken. Emergency workers arrived as outside temps hovered 85 to 90 degrees. No charges were filed.
Marines begin flight tests of seven modified V 22 Ospreys at Patuxent River and four at Edwards AFB after grounding in 2000 following two fatal crashes. Officials say fixes to hydraulic systems and other modifications prove safe. Target service by December 2003. training squadron based at New River N. C.
In Greensboro 8 year old Scott Maynard reunited with his mother after six months apart. Authorities located him in Pensacola Florida where his father Scottie Maynard 54 was arrested on charges of abduction of a child and felony custody agreement violation. Scott returned home to open Christmas birthday and Easter gifts awaiting since his disappearance in November.
Tammy Cox, mother of Marine Lance Corporal Shane Cox, recalls her son’s graduation before the Sept 11 attacks and his subsequent deployment to Afghanistan. The Fort Mill High School graduate, now with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, bases at Camp Lejeune, cannot reveal his duties. Neighbors and coworkers support Cox as she waits by phone for news amid the war.
In Charlotte, jurors learn Mohamad Hammoud gained permanent residence after a 1997 marriage to Angela Tsioumas amid prior fraud findings. Prosecutors link the Hammoud brothers and Tsioumas to a cigarette smuggling operation moving North Carolina supply to Michigan for resale to fund Hezbollah.
Kyle Hayslett, 9, a third grader at Ebinport Elementary, raises an American flag May 17 sent from Afghanistan by his father Air Force crew chief Mike Hayslett. Flag corps members Garrett Hall and Matthew Prater assist as the class recites the Pledge of Allegiance.
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