Secret nuclear bunker beneath Greenbrier resort revealed
A long secret two story bunker built under The Greenbrier in West Virginia to house Congress in wartime was decommissioned in 1992 and is now shown to the public. NBC and AP reports detail its maze like halls and sparse rooms while lawmakers, reporters, and hotel staff tour the site. Built in 1958 at Eisenhower’s direction for 14 million dollars it rests under the west wing among hotel offices and auditoriums.
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Ted Kleisner
CSX Corp
Jacksonville
Fla
CSX
NBC
Dateline
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Eisenhower
Name Trail of North Carolina Towns and Tales
King recounts his 36,000 mile tour through North Carolina collecting origin stories for town names. He references sources like The North Carolina Gazetteer and How They Began, noting quirky names such as Easy Street and Whynot, plus favorite visits to Warrenton and Southern Pines.
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Hyde County
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Trenton
Slaudesville
Gull Rock
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Durham
Mayberry
Southern Pines
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Brunswick
Columbus
Shuttle lands after near record flight with heavy science load
Space shuttle Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center after a 16 day mission the second longest in history. The crew carried the heaviest scientific payload to date, clearing the way for NASA's next mission in six days.
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Columbia
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Kennedy Space Center
Security gaps endanger Rabin amid VIP confusion
Guards mistook a young law student for a VIP driver and allowed him close enough to shoot Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, signaling serious security breakdowns despite heightened protective measures.
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Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Gaston County celebrates 150th birthday with task force
Gaston County officials and residents rally around the added Sesquicentennial Task Force led by Commissioner David Ward to plan Gas ton’s 150th birthday festivities. Local enthusiasm grows as groups offer help and organize events.
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Gaston County
David Ward
Gaston
Unorthodox NC reformer gains converts in education drive
A North Carolina education reform advocate attracts dozens of supporters with an unconventional method. The movement emphasizes new schooling concepts as a potential future path for the state, drawing attention from teachers and communities alike.
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North Carolina
Weather forecast for multiple North Carolina cities
Today mostly sunny across the region with highs near 43 to 48 degrees and lows around 26 to 30. Tomorrow will be cloudy with chances of showers or thunderstorms and highs near mid 50s to 66. Precipitation forecast shows low amounts for most towns.
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de Concord
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Juneau
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Sioux Falls
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Dayton
Kansas City
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Spokane
Baltimore
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Syracuse
Billings
Des Moines
Little Rock
Pitlnd
Maine
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Los Angeles
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Tulso
Boston
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Shooting at 114 Inman Ave leaves two boys shaken
In Bessemer, Alabama, two 11 year old and 13 year old boys visited Andy at 114 Inman Ave. The gun, a .22 caliber landgun, allegedly belonged to Andy's grandfather. Andy handed the weapon to Harlan and it discharged, injuring no one but causing a fatal incident to be ruled accidental.
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Inman Ave
Harlan
R.B. Monaco
Bessemer Gily Police
Monaco
Alvin Phillips
Gaston County
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