Craven County Schools push 1 million capital plan
Emma Baucom Franks vice chairman of the school board outlines a 1 million capital outlay including 420000 for new elementary computer labs and 200000 for equipment. A 300000 bus package and 80000 parking lot resurfacing at West Craven High are proposed. Salaries and benefits rise to 6.945 million in the next fiscal year while several programs see no cuts.
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Emma Baucom Franks
James W. Smith
West Craven High School
Craven County
Cove City Rescue Squad Opens New Building With Parade
Fulcher presented a 5000 dollar check for Cove City as the new rescue squad building, estimated at 104000 dollars, nears completion. Wetherington notes 65000 dollars still owed with yearly fundraisers planned. Rescue Weekend expected to raise 15000 dollars. Residents watched a parade led by Cherry Point Marine color guard, featuring Randolph Wilson and Cove City truck, plus go carts from New Bern Sudan Temple. Smokey the Bear waved, lawmakers and county officials attended, and Dover donated the radio system. Barbecue from 15 pigs and 700 pounds of chicken fed the crowd, amid praise for the event's success.
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Cove City
Linda Wetherington
Wilson
New Bern
Sudan Temple
Smokey the Bear
North Carolina Forest Service
William Wainwright
Dcraven
John Nichols
Rcraven
Craven County
Dover
Randall Creel
Wetherington
Daphne Dixon
Burn Hill Fire Incident Report Leaves Woman Injured
Stanley Bryson, working in his yard, poured gasoline near a neighbor then rolled her on the ground as flames engulfed her from hips to head. He said the fire was fueled by wind and she was burning while tending twigs. He ripped off her flaming clothing and recounted hearing a scream of “Mama help me” before the惨 incident.
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Stanley Bryson
Bryson
Smith
Defense Department
Abraham Lincoln
Ben-Shalom
Serbs Capture Vast Bosnia Area as Peace Talks Strain
Bosnian Serb forces hold about 70 percent of Bosnia after secession from Yugoslavia. Karadzic faced mixed reactions with Dalical support from hard-liners while Izetbegovic warned the peace plan was dead if Croat Muslim clashes continued. A Muslim Croat cease-fire and joint command were arranged in Zagreb amid unraveling prior accords.
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Milan Gvero
Vojislav Seselj
Serbia
Alija Izetbegovic
Sarajevo
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Owen
Fred Eckhard
Belgrade
Slobodan Milosevic
Washington
Clinton
Gay rights rally and memorial at Lincoln Memorial
About 80 Catholics, Jews and Protestants studied Bible verses to counter the religious right stance on homosexuality while a large crowd near the Lincoln Memorial honored gays killed in war and protested the military gay ban. In a mock wedding, hundreds of gay couples kissed after Rev. Troy Perry led a rights-focused oath.
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Lincoln Memorial
Tom Norton
Vietnam
Norton
Portland
Ore
Troy Perry
Perry
Farm Aid concert sparks critique of Clinton leadership
Neil Young and other singers criticized the Clinton administration at a pre concert news conference in Ames Iowa. They lamented the Farm Aid event had become a picnic and questioned why Gore and Espy did not attend. Willie Nelson defended the effort while Roger Clinton noted the president tried to call him twice.
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Neil Young
Clinton
Young
Nelson
First Farm Aid
Ames
Iowa
al Gore
Mike Espy
Gore
Espy
Bush
Reagan
Roger Clinton
Robert Gadra
West Seneca
N.Y
Vintage Thunderbird Club International
Ford
Della DiPietro
Window into Cults and Pop Culture Ironies in News Snippets
A Cape Cod resident biking through New Bern reflects on why people join cults, citing belonging to an extended family as a pull. The report also notes the Marines patch controversy tied to a 1991 Tailhook report, a Seinfeld cast remark by Jason Alexander, and his career highlights.
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Tighe
Cape Cod
Mass
New Bern
North Carolina
Pentagon
Las Vegas
Bart
Havel receives Theodor Heuss prize in Germany
Czech President Vaclav Havel was awarded the Theodor Heuss prize in Ludwigsburg Germany for his work to strengthen human rights. He was greeted by German President Richard von Weizsaecker and an honor guard at the ceremony presented annually by the Theodor Heuss Foundation.
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Vaclav Havel
Havel
Richard von Weizsaecker
Ludwigsburg
Germany
Charta 77
Theodor Heuss Foundation
Patch pull at El Toro base over Bart Simpson emblem
At El Toro Marine Corps Air Station base exchange, officers grimaced after discovering a patches showing Bart Simpson amid the Tailhook scandal were being sold. Capt Betsy Sweatt said the patch has been pulled and not our policy.
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Homer Simpson
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Homer
Bart Simpson
Betsy Sweatt
The Thunderbird's timeless appeal sparks debate
Bob Greene questions Ford's modern Thunderbird while advocates praise the 1955 to 1960 models for their iconic look. Industry voices defend current designs as selling well, yet nostalgia argues for reviving the classic styling to recapture public excitement and a sense of fun.
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U.S
Detroit
Thunderbird
United States
Ford
Hammacher Schlemmer
Hammacher
Anne Barclay
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