Budget Tug Over Local Pay Adds for School Board
School County Commissioner Sondra Riggs criticizes salary additions as unaffordable while Barrow notes initial budget lacked attached salary names. Sermon-Boyd and Barrow had multiple budget review meetings, with Aug 14 session asking about fund allocation. Barrow's local pay supplement was cut, Sermon-Boyd’s reduced. both had prior $20,000 allocations. Travel and meeting stipends are included. final budget due Sept 11. Sermon-Boyd, appointed July 1993, defends actions amid criticism.
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Officials plan widening of US 64 and NC 168 progress
North Carolina officials move to widen US 64 and NC 168 toward the Virginia line. Hartig warns of safety gaps as Virginia has not expanded its side. Despite concerns, Hartig praises public evacuation of about 200000 in 8 to 9 hours while noting 20000 remained. Norfolk's Talbot welcomes cooperation and urges focus on recovery and debris, tent cities, water, food, and extended outages.
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Domestic cuts clash in 1996 federal spending fight
Cuts chairman Bob Livingston says GOP reductions go too far though Democrats argue they hurt long term goals. Clinton proposes discretionary cuts but favors priority programs like education reform and job training. Congress begins 13 fiscal year 1996 appropriations bills as Gingrich and Dole push for action by Oct 1. Clinton threatens vetoes on trimming Head Start and anti drug efforts while Republicans push highway and space boosts and defense. A bipartisan autumn compromise is anticipated to finance programs temporarily while each side negotiates.
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Diplomats honor dead and push Bosnian peace restart
U S top diplomats converge on Washington to honor three killed American officials in Bosnia and to revive peace talks. Richard Holbrooke, Warren Christopher, and other aides returned with the bodies, as negotiations falter amid renewed fighting in Bosnia.
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Clinton hikes in Grand Teton Park during birthday weekend
President Clinton and family walked Jenny Lake shores amid pines and Teton spires celebrating his 49th birthday. A Secret Service agent paid for a Golden Eagle pass granting yearlong park entry as the president feigned fatigue on the hike and interacted with tourists. The day included a visit to the Chapel of the Transfiguration and an outdoor birthday dinner for about 60 with a frosted carrot cake.
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Hillary Clinton faces decision on Beijing conference trip
Decision looms as Hillary Rodham Clinton weighs attending the Fourth United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing. Senators Dole and Lugar urged her to skip, arguing her presence could strain U S China relations and complicate hosts plans.
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Kansas
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Women’s rights reflections and aging suffrage milestone
Brittany Gallimore of New Bern shares thoughts on exercise and life, noting this month’s seventh anniversary of Women’s Suffrage. She expresses contentment with current gains and questions further steps for gender equality, emphasizing equal rights beyond race nationality and sex.
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Brittany Gallimore
New Bern
Service station attendant with rare name lands TV agent
A 61 year old Saskatchewan gas station attendant known by the surname Assman gained attention after appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman. His agent says bookings in Texas and Arizona are planned, with Winnipeg arrangements in the works. He returns home to resume work pumping gas Tuesday.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
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Letterman
Hefner to leave Playboy mansion after 20 years
Hugh Hefner and his wife Conrad plan to move out of the Playboy mansion in Los Angeles after two decades of pajama parties and playmates. A Playboy representative quoted by the Los Angeles Times says the couple seek a calmer home life for their two sons aged 3 and 5, noting ongoing photo shoots at the mansion.
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Playboy Magazine
Conrad
Los Angeles
Hackers Co Stars Targeted by Online Prank
Hackers Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie appear as victims of their film plot when real hackers hijack the MGM United Artists site. They replaced the page image with mustaches and neon hair on the stars and swapped mug shots with photos of friends drinking beer.
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Na Jolie
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Geraldo Rivera Makes Simpson Trial Part Of Life
TV host Geraldo Rivera says the O J Simpson trial dominates his schedule on CNBC. He watches hours daily and has grown close to both sides, with the Brown Simpson family staying at his home and likely watching the verdict together.
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You had to be there on the bomb debate
Mike Royko recalls a WWII veteran who argues the bomb helped end the war and saved lives, saying invasion casualties were likely far higher. He contrasts professors debating numbers with veterans who experienced combat and believe dropping the bomb avoided more deaths. The piece urges empathy for those who faced combat.
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