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NATIONAL WEATHER
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Seattle 69/48 Billings 80/51
San Francisco 77/55
Minneapolis 77/59
Detroit 79/53
Chicago 81/60
Denver 60/40
New York 81/62
Washington 86/62
Kansas City 74/56 Los Angeles 93/66
Atlanta 86/69 El Paso 77/57
Fairbanks 45/31 Honolulu 89/75
Anchorage 47/41
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Houston 82/68
Hilo 84/69
Juneau 52/46
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Miami 88/79
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FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR HENDERSON TODAY
TONIGHT
FRIDAY
80°
63°
88°
54°
An afternoon t-storm in spots
An evening t-storm in the area
Not as warm
SATURDAY
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MONDAY
74° 59° Some sun, then clouds
78°
84°
63°
59°
Thunderstorms possible
Partly sunny
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SUN AND MOON
Temperature
Sunrise today ........................... 7:03 a.m. Sunset today ............................ 7:07 p.m. Moonrise today ........................ 1:18 p.m. Moonset today ....................... 10:48 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow ..................... 7:04 a.m. Sunset tomorrow ...................... 7:06 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow .................. 2:10 p.m. Moonset tomorrow ................. 11:42 p.m.
Raleigh-Durham through 6 p.m. yest. High .................................................... 83° Low ..................................................... 71° Normal high ........................................ 79° Normal low ......................................... 58° Record high ............................ 94° in 1980 Record low .............................. 37° in 1983
Moon Phases
Precipitation 24 hours through 6 p.m. yest. ......... 1.07” Month to date .................................. 2.69” Normal month to date ..................... 3.32” Year to date ................................... 25.67” Normal year to date ...................... 32.92”
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REGIONAL WEATHER Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows
WinstonSalem
Asheville
Henderson
Greensboro
86/66
80/60
88/63
Rocky Mt.
89/64
88/65
Durham
Raleigh
89/64
Charlotte
87/68
Cape Hatteras
Fayetteville
86/68
84/70
90/67
LAKE LEVELS
Wilmington
87/69
Elevation in feet above sea level. Data as of 7 a.m. yesterday. 24-Hr. Lake Capacity Yest. Change Gaston 203 199.32 +0.06 Kerr 320 294.86 -0.05
24-Hr. Capacity Yest. Change 240 212.43 +0.09 264 248.23 +0.20
Lake Jordan Neuse Falls
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of ammunition a year, according to the National Rifle Association. In the past year, that figure has jumped to about 9 billion rounds, said NRA spokeswoman Vickie Cieplak. Jason Gregory, who manages Gretna Gun Works just outside of New Orleans, has been building his personal supply of ammunition for months. His goal is to have at least 1,000 rounds for each of his 25 weapons. “I call it the Obama effect,” said Gregory, 37, of Terrytown, La. “It always happens when the Democrats get in office. It happened with Clinton and Obama is even stronger for gun control. Ammunition will be the first step, so I’m stocking up while I can.” So far, the new administration nor Congress has not been markedly antigun. Obama has said he respects Second Amendment rights, but favors “common sense” on gun
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DAV van now has a home The DAV van now has a “home” in downtown Henderson. Vance County Sheriff Peter White has offered space for the van in the parking lot adjacent to the Sheriff’s Department and a lock box for safekeeping of the key. Parking space has also been provided by Henderson Police Chief Keith Sidwell. To acknowledge the contributions of the two leading peace officers in the area, NC DAV Adjutant Wally Tyson will present an award to each of them at a ceremony on Oct. 16. The event will take place in the Farm Bureau Meeting Room of H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library. Sponsors will be the Henry S. Peoples DAV Auxiliary Unit 67 of Henderson and the DAV Chapter 21 of Durham.
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laws. Still, worries about what could happen persist. Demand has been so heavy at some Walmarts, a limit was imposed on the amount of ammo customers can buy. The cutoff varies according to caliber and store location, but sometimes as little as one box — or 50 bullets — is allowed. At Barnwood Arms in Ripon, Calif., sales manager Dallas Jett said some of the shortages have leveled off, but 45-caliber rounds are still hard to find. “We’ve been in business for 32 years and I’ve been here for 10 and we’ve never seen anything like it,” Jett said. “Coming out of Christmas everything started to dry up and it was that way all through the spring and summer. Nationwide, distributors are scrambling to fill orders from retailers. “We used to be able to order 50 or 60 cases and get them in three or four days easy, it was never an
issue,” said Vic Grechniw of Florida Ammo Traders, a distributor in Tampa, Fla. “Now you are really lucky if you can get one case a month. It just isn’t there because the demand is way up.” A case contains 500 or 1,000 bullets. At Jefferson Gun Outlet and Range in Metairie just west of New Orleans, owner Mike Mayer is worried individuals are going to start buying by the case. “If someone wants to shoot on the weekend you have to worry about having the ammunition for them. And I know some people aren’t buying to use it at the range, they’re taking it home and hoarding it.” With demand, prices have also risen. “Used to be gold, but now lead is the most expensive metal,” said Donald Richards, 37, who was stocking up at the Jefferson store. “And worth every penny.”
Silver Alert issued for missing Vance woman The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing and endangered Vance County woman. According to the alert, Natasha “Pecan” DixonParker, 39, is believed to be suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment. She was last seen at 3659 Raleigh Road and may have been going to Dabney Drive or Water Street in Henderson. Dixon-Parker has a scar over her left eye and is missing two front teeth. She was last seen wearing a white blouse with a gold pen stripe and brown
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“That is going to cause an upswing in ammunition sales,” said Larry Keane, senior vice president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a trade association representing about 5,000 members. “Without bullets a gun is just a paper weight.” The shortage for sportsmen is different than the scarcity of ammo for some police forces earlier this year, a dearth fueled by an increase in ammo use by the military in Iraq and Afghanistan. “We are working overtime and still can’t keep up with the demand,” said Al Russo, spokesman for North Carolina-based Remington Arms Company, which makes bullets for rifles, handguns and shotguns. “We’ve had to add a fourth shift and go 24-7. It’s a phenomenon that I have not seen before in my 30 years in the business.” Americans usually buy about 7 billion rounds
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