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Daimler Trucks to add 1,200 jobs in U.S. by September
Jan 12, 2012 10:28 EST
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler Trucks <DAIGn.DE> will hire 1,200 new workers by September in North Carolina to add a second shift at its largest Freightliner vehicle manufacturing plant and boost staff at a nearby components plant.
Charleston singers keep spiritual, oral traditions alive
Oct 02, 2011 20:22 EDT
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - At an historic African American Episcopal Church in Charleston, the Mt. Zion Spiritual Singers keep alive a century-old tradition -- singing unpublished Negro spirituals passed down orally and accompanied only by hand clapping and foot stomping.
Charleston singers keep spiritual, oral traditions alive
Oct 02, 2011 16:04 EDT
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - At an historic African American Episcopal Church in Charleston, the Mt. Zion Spiritual Singers keep alive a century-old tradition -- singing unpublished Negro spirituals passed down orally and accompanied only by hand clapping and foot stomping.
Daimler Trucks North America to hire 1400 staff
Jun 09, 2011 15:34 EDT
(Reuters) - Daimler Trucks North America, a unit of German auto giant Daimler AG <DAIGn.DE>, said it will hire over 1,230 employees as it plans to increase production to accommodate rising customer demand for its Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
U.S. closes six banks, bringing 2011 total to 34
Apr 15, 2011 20:48 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities closed six banks on Friday, bringing the total number of foreclosures in 2011 to 34.
NC man accused of scaring death gets life sentence
Nov 11, 2010 12:17 EST
North Carolina man accused of scaring an elderly woman to death sentenced to life in prison. A bank robbery suspect who authorities accused of scaring an elderly woman to death after hiding in her home has been sentenced to life in prison.
NC man accused of scaring death gets life sentence
Nov 11, 2010 12:15 EST
North Carolina man accused of scaring an elderly woman to death sentenced to life in prison. A bank robbery suspect who authorities accused of scaring an elderly woman to death after hiding in her home has been sentenced to life in prison.
How some textile mills sidestepped Armageddon
Jun 30, 2010 16:44 EDT
WALNUT COVE, North Carolina (Reuters) - To get an idea of how some U.S. textile mills can compete with developing-world rivals who pay far lower wages, roll a bowling ball down one of the production lines at Parkdale Mills' Walnut Cove yarn plant.
How some textile mills sidestepped Armageddon
Jun 30, 2010 16:44 EDT
WALNUT COVE, North Carolina (Reuters) - To get an idea of how some U.S. textile mills can compete with developing-world rivals who pay far lower wages, roll a bowling ball down one of the production lines at Parkdale Mills' Walnut Cove yarn plant.
Special Report: How some textile mills sidestepped Armageddon
Jun 29, 2010 01:15 EDT
WALNUT COVE, North Carolina (Reuters) - To get an idea of how some U.S. textile mills can compete with developing-world rivals who pay far lower wages, roll a bowling ball down one of the production lines at Parkdale Mills' Walnut Cove yarn plant.
Special Report: How some textile mills sidestepped Armageddon
Jun 29, 2010 01:13 EDT
WALNUT COVE, North Carolina (Reuters) - To get an idea of how some U.S. textile mills can compete with developing-world rivals who pay far lower wages, roll a bowling ball down one of the production lines at Parkdale Mills' Walnut Cove yarn plant.
Call 2009 the Year of the Bad Decision in SC
Dec 24, 2009 15:31 EST
Sanford's affair, 'You lie!' and Phelps' bong photo: 2009 is Year of the Bad Decision in SC. Marc Torchi burned some yard debris and thought firefighters put it out. Four days later, the most costly wildfire in South Carolina history swept toward Myrtle Beach.
NC man gets life in prison for woman's fatal scare
Nov 21, 2009 12:38 EST
Jury finds NC man scared grandmother to death during kidnapping; he faces life in prison. A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death.
Major properties owned by Freedom Communications
Sep 01, 2009 16:22 EDT
Some of the major media properties owned by Freedom Communications. Some of the major media properties owned by Freedom Communications:
Smoking in the military: An old habit dies hard
Aug 30, 2009 00:03 EDT
Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.
Smoking in the military: An old habit dies hard
Aug 30, 2009 00:00 EDT
Ban smoking in the military? No way, say many troops. Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.
Smoking in the military: An old habit dies hard
Aug 29, 2009 21:00 EDT
Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.
Smoking in the military: An old habit dies hard
Aug 29, 2009 11:22 EDT
Ban smoking in the military? No way, say many troops. Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.
Freak show owner gets cash, but no 5-legged puppy
Aug 12, 2009 19:10 EDT
Freak show owner wins cash on judge's TV show but formerly 5-legged puppy still isn't his. Thanks to a Chicago TV judge, a Coney Island freak show operator is up $4,000 but down a five-legged puppy.
Motive tough to determine in SC serial killings
Jul 08, 2009 03:23 EDT
Expert says SC serial killer's choice of victims may make motive tougher to find. A peach farmer. A woman and her elderly mother. A furniture store owner and his teenage daughter.
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