Local official audits cited in North Carolina towns
Dover Clifton Campbell West surrendered his CPA license and paid a 500 dollar fine for failing to obtain audit approvals. Hancock, a New Bern auditor, outlined a three year audit history and the need for state approval before a town can operate under a new budget. The Local Government Commission may take over town finances if audits are not completed correctly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Campbell West
Fayetteville
North Carolina Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners
Hancock
New Bern
Local Government Commission
General Fund
Utilities Fund
Forrestine Riggs
Power Fund
Randall Creel
Eddie Johnson
Creel
Riggs
Board of Alderman
Coastal land use plan implementation clash grows
Foes argue a state committee plan to require local governments to implement land use plans curbs autonomy and may threaten funding. County leaders and officials defend the proposal while stressing need for concrete infrastructure measures and public involvement amid growing coastal population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wright
Craven County Board of Commissioners
Craven
Pamlico
Eugene Tomlinson
Southport
Coastal Resources Commission
CAMA
Tomlinson
N.C
Bill Rice
Don Baumgardner
Steve Hicks
New Bern Area
Board of Aldermen
Hicks
Elizabeth Taylor sues NBC to block TV miniseries
Elizabeth Taylor sues NBC seeking to stop a forthcoming miniseries based on a book alleging she was beaten by three husbands. The suit claims invasion of privacy and financial harm, naming Heymann Persky and Ayres along with NBC. Taylor’s attorney rejects the book as false and damaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Taylor
NBC
C. David M
Taylor
Fortensky
Heymann
Feotlapes Coymand Persky
Ayres
Fredy Suarez
Jackie
Nei Neil Papiano
Papiano
Mike Todd
Nicky Hilton
Richard Burton
Haiti’s Absent Dictator Faces Decline and Disgrace
The article describes Jean Claude Duvalier, once Haiti’s dictator, as nearly penniless after fleeing to France with at least 120 million dollars. People magazine notes he squandered the fortune on women, restaurants, houses, and cars, while a Cannes lawyer recalls monthly Swiss cash inflows that vanished by mid month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean-Claude
Duvalier
People Magazine
Haiti
France
Cannes
Switzerland
Mixed Life Events Span Hollander Family and Public Figures
Hollander says her family vacations in New Bern for the eighth year and favors starting school after Labor Day. A lawyer notes a death timeline. Duvalier and wife divorce with custody taken. foreign assets frozen and eviction from Vallauris digs. Billy Dean cancels 10 concerts due to vocal cord inflammation and is ordered not to sing for three weeks. He plans rescheduled shows. hits include Somewhere in My Broken Heart and Billy the Kid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollander
New Bern
Duvalier
Vallauris
Billy Dean
Dean
Billy the Kid
Tuck and Hosea on Simpson movie set in California
Jessica Tuck and Nicole Tuck with Bobby Hosea reprising Simpson role on The O J Story set at Anaheim Stadium as production rushes to air near the trial. Lovenheim defends scheduling while critics question timing and treatment of the tragedy. A separate report notes Trisha Yearwood raising over 100000 for flood relief in Georgia.
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Tuck
Hosea
Simpson
O.J
Fox Broadcasting Co
Anaheim
Calif
Jessica Tuck
Fox
Trisha Yearwood
Georgia
American Red Cross
Middle Georgia
Lisa Ish
Gtodie
Ctiheen
Perry
Yearwood
Monticello
Wire Reports
Should pilots eat meals while flying a plane
A discussion of cockpit dining cites a Miami to Buenos Aires incident caused by a flight crew mistake. It questions meals during flight and weighs safety, crew requirements, and timing for eating versus piloting duties with airline unions and safety officials offering mixed views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Buenos Aires
Fraser Jones
Federal
National Transportation Safety Board
Pilots’ Union
NTSB
John Mazor
Air Line Pilots Association
Coastal Futures Committee land use plan poll call lines
Support or oppose the Coastal Futures Committee effort to bolster land use planning. Call 638-3579 to vote yes or 638-6552 to vote no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coastal Futures Committee
Storm Terrains Shelters After Countywide Flood Crises
Rain seavey creatianer sem tae collins reported storm damage to about 100 homes across the county with shelters at a school and a Holiday Inn. Sudden downpours prompted daring roof rescues while Transylvania County evacuated roughly 350 residents and campers as the French Broad River rose over six feet, with smaller evacuations in Jackson Avery McDowell Madison Buncombe Swain Mitchell and Haywood counties.
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Collins
Transylvania County
French Broad
Rosman
Jackson
Avery
McDowell
Madison
Buncombe
Swain
Mitchell
Haywood
Rural health aid debated with incentives for doctors
Debate promised aid to rural health facilities and incentives for medical personnel to practice in rural areas. The Mitchell bill’s moderates offered a less generous but potentially more vote-friendly path. Mitchell and Senate Republican leader Bob Dole met with 16 group members. Dole remained non committal while Mitchell said he would consider suggestions, as Sen. Kent Conrad promised serious work.
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Mitchell
Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
Kent Conrad
N.D
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Dover
West
Doctor
Ellen Hollander
Wail
N.J
SUN Journal
Jamaica
Bob Greene
Beaufort County
Seavey Creatianer
Pollock St
Vetsghane
P.O. Box
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