Cherry Point SOES wins Marine aviation trophy in annual contest
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station SOES squadron known as the Roadrunners won the Commandant s Aviation Efficiency Trophy, edging all 79 Marine aircraft squadrons. The unit operates four transports and three rescue helicopters, logged over 30 000 passengers and 4 600 flight hours while performing 18 lifesaving missions with Pedro the helicopter last year. Commanded by Lt Col G Allen Hale, the unit also provided 24 hour search and rescue service.
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Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
Operaune and Engineering Uadron
SOES
Oianen
Pensacola
Fla
Scott Gordon
Marine Corps Headquarters
Quantico, Va
Gordon
Marine Corps
Pedro
Chris Pacitti
G. Allen Hale
Madgwick appointed to fill vacant slot on town board
Oriental's town board names Margaret Madgwick to fill the vacancy left by Dave Nelson. The Australia native and UNC computer science graduate works for Triton Yacht Sales Inc. Her appointment to the five member board ends in November 1995.
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Madgwick
Oriental’s Town Board
Margaret Madgwick
Dave Nelson
Triton ‘Yacht Sales Inc
Orientent
University of North Carolina
Nelson
Trio charged with trying to extort woman's sailboat
Three charged with extortion after attempting to seize a 30-foot fiberglass sailboat from Cheryl A. Steinman at the Ramada Inn. Two men and a woman posed as Texas Rangers, showing handcuffs and a two way radio. Suspects Kevin R. Bluhm and James William Rollins held on bonds. Stephanie Stackhouse also detained. All due in District Court Tuesday.
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Ramada Inn
Kevin R. Bluhm
Fort Wayne
Ind
James William Rollins
Camberly Surrey
United Kingdom
Stephanie
District Court
Cheryl A. Steinman
C-19
Texas Rangers
Steinman
Houston
Texas
Craven
State seeks 12 applicants for Smart Start programs
North Carolina agencies call for 12 new Smart Start partnerships to aid families with health and school readiness services. The General Assembly approved the 12 programs and applications may be mailed to county commissioners by the deadline.
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North Carolina Department of Human Resources
The
North Carolina Partnership For Children
General Assembly
Experts Divided on Weekend North Carolina Earth Tremor
Geophysicists split on cause after Saturday tremors felt across Craven Pamlico and Beaufort counties. Some say sonic boom or dynamite blasts could explain the wide area, while others note no seismographic confirmation at East Coast sensors. Local officials report no blasting at Clark's Quarry over the weekend.
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North Carolina
Willis Jacobs
U.S. Geological Survey
National E Wake Center
Golden
Colo
New Bern
National Earthquake Center
Chapel Hill
Jacobs
Richard Stearns
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tenn
Stearns
United States
Charleston
S.C
Tennessee
Clark’s Quarry
Beaufort Man seeks federal removal in murder case
Frazier Archie Nolan of Beaufort asks a federal district court in New Bern to move the murder case against him from Craven County. Nolan, 34, is charged in the killing of Doy Ray Rhue Jr. whose body was found Jan. 24 outside a former nightclub on Adams Creek Road. He also requests dismissal of his court appointed lawyer and raises claims that his civil rights are violated due to being a Black male and a racially hostile system. The hearing centers on Nolan's legal representation and whether he has a legitimate license to practice law.
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Archie Nolan
Beaufort
Federal District Court
New Bern
Craven County
Nolon
Nolan
Doy Ray Rhue Jr
Box 303
Beaufort R-1
Rhue
Adams Creek Road
O.j.’S
Frazier
Solons Must OK Action in Haiti
Rep. Martin Lancaster pushes a House resolution as a stronger reminder that Congress must approve any use of U.S. military force in Haiti. He asserts no clear American interest justifies an invasion without congressional consent, while recognizing the president's authority to protect Americans and aid humanitarian needs.
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Washington, D.C
Martin Lancaster
House of Representatives
Bill Ous
Haiti
Lancaster
Area school open houses across North Carolina counties
Area school open houses listed for Jones County Pamlico Craven and Craven County districts. Events include Jones Middle School 4:30 to 6:30 pm on Thursday and Pamlico High School at 7 pm on August 18 with first day August 24. Elementary schools at multiple times and grades, with details for Bangert Quinn Graham Barden Smith Oaks Road and West Craven junior high seventh and eighth grade sessions noted.
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Pamlico County
Pamlico High
Day Bangert
Ben D. Quinn
Bridgeton
Graham Barden
James W. Smith
Trent Park
Vanceboro
When I Was Alive I Wanted No Flowers Afterward
A humor infused medical anecdote recounts a panic over possible pregnancy and illness. The narrator, convinced of wellness, calls the doctor during a minor infection scare. A nurse’s urgent advice and the doctor’s uncertain diagnosis lead to repeated visits before a simple antibiotic cure resolves the issue. The piece ends noting Eileen Heaton’s weekly column.
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Sebastian
Flounder
Simba
Sharon
Elvis
Pollock-Wells
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Jones County Jones Middle School
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Mystery Disease Fund of America
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