Grants boost at risk programs for students in Craven and Jones counties
The districts plan new middle school and junior high initiatives funded by grants totaling 279,240 to aid at risk youth. Craven County receives 194,490 to open an alternative classroom per middle school with conflict resolution emphasis and computers. Jones County gets 84,750 for a middle school program with a mediator and new staff to instruct relationship and self discipline classes.
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Craven County
Nancy Carroll
Jones County
Rozelle Wicks
Carolyn Rains
Jones County seeks licensed massage shops under new ordinance
Jones County enacts an immediate ordinance requiring licensing and registration for massage and therapy workers with addresses and home numbers listed with the Onslow County Sheriff. Officials fear shops may relocate to nearby Maysville as the September deadline nears. The Jacksonville phone book shows two parlors in Maysville, though county officials cite uncertainty about names. County Manager Larry Meadows says he knows only one parlor and questions its impact on the ordinance. Meadows notes no bookstores and a single adult video store in yellow pages. Officials report broad public support for the ordinance, with about 95 to 98 percent of residents backing it.
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Jacksonville
Maysville
Larry Meadows
Meadows
Jones County
Mattocks
Health Mitchell plan fuels Senate clashes over health bills
Senators spar over funding and timing as Sen. Mitchell defends his plan while Sen. Craig critiques a half million spent printing it. A bipartisan push forms to modify or replace the measure, with conservatives and moderates weighing major amendments or a new substitute. Parties aim to move toward broader insurance goals by century’s end amid House delay.
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Larry Craig
Idaho
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John Chafee
R.I
John Danforth
R-Mo
Dave Durenberger
Rminn
Sam Nunn
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Pete Domenici
R-N.m
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Senate
Clinton
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Clinton Pressed for Gun Ban Retention and Cop Funding
A gunman claimed Clinton demanded retaining the assault weapons ban and funding for 100,000 street cops along with money for counseling and recreation. Some Democrats said Republicans were not seeking middle ground.
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Clinton
North Carolina Democrats join unlikely coalition to oppose crime bill
Reps. Mel Watt and Martin Lancaster joined 57 fellow Democrats in voting against taking up the $33 billion crime bill, a surprising split within Clinton's party. Watt, a death penalty opponent, and Lancaster, against the assault weapons ban, tied their stance to district views and NRA influence.
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Watt
Charlotte
Lancaster
National Rifle Association
North Carolina
NRA
Congress
Elvis Week vigil marks Aug 16 Elvis death anniversary
Tens of thousands gather in Memphis for Elvis Presley death anniversary observances at Graceland. A candlelight vigil at the grave draws about 8,000 fans amid prayers, roses, and mementos. The week features fan gatherings as Graceland marks its legacy and annual visitor draw.
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Elvis
Memphis
Presley
Graceland
Debbie Grise
Lewisburg
Roy Smith Lands Surveyor of New Bern
Roy Smith a land surveyor from New Bern says he enjoys watersports and boating in his spare time. He recalls being at home washing his car when a minor earthquake struck and the ground shook briefly inspiring thoughts of aircraft rather than a quake.
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Roy Smith
New Bern
Smith
NAACP Chief Chavis Faces Board Fight Before Parley
NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Chavis faces a pivotal meeting with a split board led by Chairman William Gibson as state and national members prepare to weigh his future. Gibson warned he cannot shield Chavis amid a $332,400 sex discrimination settlement funded by the group without board approval. The Oxford, North Carolina, native denies any wrongdoing and refuses to resign.
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NAACP
Benjamin Chavis
Civil Rights Group
Board of Directors
William Gibson
Gibson
Washington
Chavis
Oxford
N.C
Rourke charged with misdemeanor spousal battery in Los Angeles
Actor Mickey Rourke faces up to a year in jail after prosecutors say he slapped and kicked his wife Otis on July 18 in a Hollywood office. The case comes as publicist comments were unavailable and a Friday court date looms.
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Mickey Rourke
Rourke
Los Angeles
Otis
Hollywood
Time’s hipness verdict echoes in aging Americans’ reprieve
Time declares hipness in decline as mainstream culture commodifies it. Dallas Morning News notes elderly Americans finding new vigor and value in activities once seen as unhip, with 50 plus enjoying luxury travel, golf, volunteering, and fitness, challenging youth culture’s supremacy.
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Penney’s
Apa Agen
General Motors
Dallas Morning News
Dallas
Robert L. Reedy
America
U.S
New York
Time Magazine
American Association of Retired
Per- Bob Greene
Crime bill support questioned in Today’s poll
Readers weigh in on passage of the crime bill now before Congress with calls to vote yes. A different reader asks about animal ownership rules requiring neutering and voices concerns about cost and practical barriers to spaying or neutering pets.
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