Akers Trucking Firm Expands Under John Akers Leadership
John Akers, leading a trucking company started in 1933, has transformed it from 12 trucks to a 92-terminal operation with 558 drivers and 431 local drivers. Revenue is projected near 4 million with assets around 20 million as the firm grows its Charlotte terminal and Gaston County base, while earning safety awards and national recognition.
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Works. Progress
Washington
Akers
American Trucking Aqsuviglion
Washington-base
Charlotte
Gastonia
Indusers
Akers sale shifts NC transportation firm to new leadership
Akers is sold to a management group led by Marvin Lourie and Victor De Marras after years of family oversight. W. W. Akers’ heirs, including Wren and Scott Akers, are stepping back as the company grows from Georgia to Massachusetts with about 2300 pieces of equipment and more than 2060 employees. The new owners, formerly tied to PepsiCo holdings and North American Van Lines, promise to expand nationwide while keeping the Akers name.
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Marvin Lourie
Victor de Marras
Lourie
North Carolina
de Marras
Te Marras
Phoenix
Aciz
PepsiCo
PepsiCo Transportation Division
North American van Lines
National
Akers
Shoul
Wren
Charles
W. W. Akers
John M. Akers
Scott Akers
Robert Wren
Soal
Georgia
Massachusetts
Laurie
Ukié
Penn Yan Express
Rupert L. Murphy
Washinton
Aleman
Haberkom
Allied van Lines
Klein
Allied North American van Lines
North American
My Favorite Christmas recollections by famous Americans
Six famous people recall a standout Christmas that deeply affected their lives. Pat Nixon, Mrs. Bing Crosby, and four other prominent Americans share personal stories revealing how one holiday moment shaped them.
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Pat Nixon
Bing Crosby
Teen Dem rally rescheduled in Greensboro for January
North Carolina Teen Democrats announce a January Greensboro rally previously postponed by snow on December 4. Officials say the event will feature four speeches by Governor Bob Scott and other activities by the youth political group.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Young Newcratic Organization
Bob Scott
Henderson acquitted in My Lai case after Lt Calley found guilty
Lt Calley was the only soldier convicted for the My Lai slaughter, sentenced to life then reduced to 20 years. Col Oran Henderson, the highest ranking officer tried, was acquitted of cover up and other charges after a trial at Ft Meade. Several other defendants were dropped or acquitted as the Army wound down its prosecutions from the 1968 attack.
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Calley Jr
Fort Benning
Vietna
My Lai
Calley
Oran Henderson
Ft. Meade
William la. Calley Jr
Charlie Company
Henderson
Otter
Hullo
Hullg
Kenneth Hodges
Dublin
Gren
Samuel Koster
Dennis Johnson
George HW. Youn
Robert Luper
Patson
Toberk N. A Mdknight
Kenneth Boatman
David C. Gavin
William Gunn
Charles C Calhoun
Frederic W. Watke
Kost Koster
Americal
Army
Medina
Hunt
Diverse Raleigh area obituaries and funeral plans detailed
Multiple obituaries from Belmont Charlotte and York areas describe deaths of Torrence L. Stowe Ellen Parker Jefferies Usig Mae Leach Sherer William James Fortner Jr Geneva M Burch James Gill and others. Notices include family survivors funeral arrangements burial places service times and locations and public viewing details across Greenwood Cemetery Ebenezer Church Cemetery Jeru salem Christian Fellowship Church of God Rock Grove Methodist Church and Mor ningside Park Cemetery with services at First Baptist venues and surrounding firms.
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Torrence L. Stowe
Charlotte
Torrence L
Sack” Stowe
Charlotte R-6
Belmont
Cherryville
Pinkney L
Laura Vanpelt Stowe
Vial Presbyterian Church
Henry
Robson
Greenwood Cemetery
Harry Stowe
Jerry Auten
Regis. Stowe
Allanta
Laura Lang
Holly
Jne Cathey
Thal Stowe
W. M. Jefferson
Carl Kale
Dorothy Tyser
Bumgardnet Funeral Home
Ellen Parker Jefferies Shelby
Ellen Parker Jefferies
Stony Point
Ola Mae Howeard
Lawndale
Bila Mae Wiliams
Mary Williams
Philadelphia
Fred Jefferies
Louisiana
James Jefferies
Shelby
Roosevelt Jefferies
Kings Mountain
Jessie Parker
Slatesville
Roosevelt Parker
California
Jerusalem Christian Fellowship Church of God
York
D.C
Usig Mae Leach Sherer
York Ri
Yate Oz
Nettie Mee Wilson
Fishing Creek Baptist Church
J. S. Brooks
Walter Thomas Sherer
Mary Ann Grier
Lula Belle Howell
Nancy Good
Hickory Grove
D. C
Julia Mae
Margaret Agnes
Shirley Mae Sherer
William Arthur
Bobby Dean Shover
Arthir
Cle
William Teach
Robert Withers
Harrisburg
Sgt
Alfred Leach
Southeast Asia
Wright Funeral Home
Pan
Geneva M. Burch
MT. Holly
Elm St
Rock Grove Methodist Church
Monroe McClain
Costner Funeral Home
James Gill
Morningside Park
Macedonia Apostle and Trophes Church of the Lord Jesus Chri
Heim Stale
Christmas Eve Choir Schedule With Nativity Slides
A 25 voice choir will sing from the balcony in a Sunday program titled Adult Christmas. The Nativity scene will be illustrated with valor slides as Mrs. Ann Gover leads the event from the podium.
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Joseph
Valor
Ann Gover
Nixon stands in for Nixon in North Carolina primary
In Charlotte the chair of North Carolina politics says visits by Nixon are banned during the capital city period. Jonas Jr. notes the state congressional delegation may decide if Nixon appears on the May 6 presidential primary ballot. Under the law the Board of Elections must enter candidates and the candidate must pay $1.00 or be struck. Jonas says a stand-in for Nixon has been decided.
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Charlotte
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Nis
Nixon
Charles Ky Joma Jr
Board of Elves Alons
Mill pay hike at Springs Mills may raise wages
Springs Mills announced a wage increase for its 14 000 hourly paid employees effective January 23. The spokesman did not disclose the amount but said the raise would be within Pay Board guidelines. The textile chain operates 23 mills in South Carolina and North Carolina.
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Fort Mill
Springs Mills
South Carolina
North Carolina
Robbery Reports Rise in Charlotte This Month
Police report two armed robberies in Charlotte so far this month with a storefront owner wounded. Clyde Mee dearis, 49, who runs a furniture and jewelry store, was outside with his wife when a man shot, as Mee dearis tried to duck around a car.
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Meedearis
Pam
Dearis
Bahakel shifts to state senate bid in 1972
CHARLOTTE AP reports C N Bahakel, who lost a Democratic bid for Congress two years ago, will not run for Washington but will seek the North Carolina state Senate in 1972. The Gastonia Gazette notes the change in political plan and lists local publication details and carrier service information.
Battle rages at Chup plantation in eastern Cambodia
Saigon reports heavy fighting at the Chup rubber plantation as government troops and U Minh Forest forces press the attack with air strikes. About 6,000 troops with 420 tanks sweep the southern sector to disrupt North Vietnamese bases, aiming to deter attacks on Saigon's military region.
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Coonand
Chup
Cambodia
Cambilia
Wo Minh
Me Laniymien
Chup Is
Iie Plantation
South Vietnam
Weather shifts as cold snap arrives this week
The area will see a rapid temperature drop into the low 30s tonight with clearing skies as a colder air mass moves in. Saturday will be sunny but much cooler, with a high near 50 expected, followed by a week of continued cold nights and seasonable daytime highs in the mid 50s Sunday.
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Weather Bureau
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University of North Carolin
Duke
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Pepsi-Cola Co
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Trailer Convoy, Inc
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Lease Plan International
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Teen Dem
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Eugene M. Katone
Humboldt
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David Mitchell
Charles Hutto
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Cole
Lee
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Alliva
Ind
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Brownsville
Tex
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Chicago
William F. Doherty
Readville
Mass
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Balile Creek
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Osia Mae Leach Sherer
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Caruthers Funeral Homme
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Carolina Briefs
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Chup Plantation
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Gastonia Mutual Savings & Loan
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Hudson Hickors Minnister Sunday Bible School
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