Mel Hodell, WWII pilot and newspaper man, dies at 102
Hodell published three local newspapers in the 1960s.
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Hodell published three local newspapers in the 1960s.
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Rory Laverty, a freelance writer who also teaches English and journalism at UNCW, has a new book, "Aluminum Alley," about World War II supply pilots.
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