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*East Bladen Senior Band traveled to Washington, D.C. where it represented North Carolina in the Inauguration Parade for President Richard Nixon.
*Trooper B.L. Wilkes arrested a bootlegger from Dunn who had 42 gallons of moonshine in his car.
*Bladen County Sheriff’s Department arrested five Bladen County citizens for manufacturing illicit liquor.