Nantucket Votes to Secede in 41 Referendum Result
Nantucket residents vote 1725 to 404 in a nonbinding secession referendum seen as a push for better state representation. Leaders from Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard seek meeting with Gov. Dukakis to discuss representation and possible cross‑state talks with neighboring states.
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Martha’s Vineyard
Terence McCarthy
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Supreme Court of Massachusetts
New Hampshire
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
Scott Anderson
Chilmark
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Elizabeth Islands
Kingdom of
Moby Dick
Indictment Ties Drug Ring From Asia to New York
Thirty people tied to a $50 million yearly heroin operation connected Asia to New York via North Carolina and New Jersey. Operated from a jail cell by Frank Lucas serving 70 years, the ring moved heroin from the Golden Triangle to Queens with 1 kilogram weekly shipments.
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Asia
North Carolina
Frank Lucas
Golden Triangle
Burma
Laos
Thailand
New Jersey
Queens
Santucci
Sterling Johnson
Robbery Note Prankster Sought After April Fool Stunt
Falconer New York police and the FBI seek the person who wrote a fake stickup note on withdrawal slips used at Marine Midland Bank. A man handed a $70 withdrawal slip reading I have a gun Give me all the money. This is a stickup. The note triggered an alarm and an arrest, but the suspect remains unidentified. More slips with the same message were found, suggesting a prank possibly from Friday April 1.
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Congress approves roll vote on future pay raises for officials
Congress and the Senate pass a measure requiring roll call votes for future pay raises for members, federal judges, and top officials. The move follows a 29 percent raise of 57 500 earlier this year. The bill also extends unemployment benefits for long term jobless, expired March 31.
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Kelley VisIt To North Carolina Eases FBI Chief’s Pressure
FBI Director Clarence Kelley and his wife Shirley visited Waynesville North Carolina to mark her parents 45th wedding anniversary and reflect on his pending end of term plans He said mountains put problems in perspective and he plans to practice law and write a book after leaving the FBI later this year.
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N.C
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Washington
North Carolina
Kelley
Shirley
Mrs
Stanley A. Dyckes
Kansas City
NCNB explains smart ways to borrow and manage credit
NCNB presents Cash Flow Banking guidance on handling loans and credit. It emphasizes budgeting tailored payments, plain English agreements, and optional automatic payments from NCNB checking. The booklet offers information and personnel to help borrowers make the most of their money and borrowing.
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Nee
Weather Outlook and Weekend Temperature Shift
North and South Carolina forecast shows clearing skies in parts, with rain ending today and cooler temperatures. Highs range from 50s to 80s, with frost warnings in the northwest of South Carolina and a 3 day outlook calling for mostly fair conditions and a warming trend into the weekend.
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