North Carolina to curb animal waste discharges into rivers
Governor Hunt announced the DEHNR will require annual followups on animal waste violators and issue permits for serious discharges. $175,000 funds groundwater contamination study, with findings due May 1, 1996. Oceanview Farms faced a $92,000 civil penalty, the largest in state history for water violations, amid ongoing algae blooms and fish kills in the Neuse and Trent rivers.
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Hunt
Jonathan Howes
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
DEHNR
State Division of Environmental Management
Soil and Water Conservation Commission
a_ state Study Commission on Animal Waste
Howes
Wilson County
North Carolina
New
Onslow County
Oceanview Farms Limited Partnership
Ation
Oceanview
Neuse
Rick Dove
Neuse River
Trent and Neuse
Dove
Trent and
Goose Creek
New Bern
Preston Howard
W.L. Wainwright
D-Craven
John Nichols
R-Craven
Beverly Perdue
Marion Smith
Lawson Creek
Governor Hunt conducts first cabinet meeting outside Raleigh
In New Bern area counties Hunt leads a cabinet tour visiting preschools and meeting with officials and business leaders. He notes the Neuse River bridge contract as the largest in state history with over 100 bids and a four lane US 17 project to SC. He reaffirmed tax cuts totaling 237 million and praised crime crackdown, education boosts, and base retention.
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Craven
Pamlico County
Trent
Neuse
New Bern
Columbus
Onslow
Pasquotank
Gates
Hunt
Craven County
Raleigh
State Department of Transportation
Neuse River
DOT
Virginia
South Carolina
Havelock
Vanceboro
Newport
Parker’s Sentencing Follows Drug Ring Testimony and Resignation
Parker, convicted as part of a marijuana ring, was not the harshest among witnesses. Co-defendants received sentences from four years to 12 years after turning in dozens of dealers. Parker, claiming conspiracy against him, resigned his county board seat and faces an appeal stay while reporting to the U.S. Marshal.
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Earl Whitted Jr
Goldsboro
Parker
The
Sun Journal
Robert Leon LeCraft
Sylvia Little Burden
Barry Cordell Bryant
Pollocksville
Bryant
Don Gaskins
Port Charlotte
Fla
Whitted
Boyle
Craven County
U.S. Marshal's Service
Johnnie Sampson
Sampson
4Th Circuit
Court of Appeals
Swimsuit Debate Divides Miss America Contenders
Eight of ten beauty queens back the swimsuit show while a broader poll signals viewers may vote on its fate during the September 16 telecast. Leonard Horn notes contestants voice opinions but the pageant’s official stance remains unchanged.
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Emily Orton
Leonard Horn
Horn
North Carolina
Lisa Bamford
Snipes Swayze Leguizamo Talk Drag Roles in New Film
Wesley Snipes says the girdle and panty fight was the toughest part of dressing in drag. He and Patrick Swayze discuss fears of losing masculine identity while filming To Wong Foo Julie Newmar with John Leguizamo.
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Wesley
Snipes
Patrick Swayze
John Leguizamo
Wong Foo
Julie Newmar
Washington visitor reflects on suffrage anniversary
The Sun Journal notes Chrobog a Washington, D.C. resident, vacationing here as this month marks the 75th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage. She says more can be done but American women currently enjoy more rights than European women.
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Chrobog
Washington, D.C
Snipes Comments on Drag Queen Trio Members
Snipes says he wants a chance to be a father and discusses the drag queen movie. He notes John is the most beautiful of the trio and has the daintiest feet, expressing his opinion on who stood out.
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Snipes
John
Dalai Lama to Visit Wingate College North Carolina
The Dalai Lama will speak at Wingate College on September 5 during a 10 day U S. tour with stops in Atlanta Houston Boston and Washington D C The visit to Wingate was arranged with The Jesse Helms Center Helms backed Tibet autonomy efforts and exile leadership.
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Dalai Lama
North Carolina
Wingate College
United States
China
Tibet
Wingate
Atlanta
Houston
Boston
Washington
D.C
Jesse Helms
Helms
Prince to move back to Minnesota and sell LA properties
Prince announces he is leaving Los Angeles to live in Minneapolis. He will sell his Beverly Hills home and Glam Slam nightclub. Warner Bros. sets The Gold Experience release for September 29 and a world tour is expected.
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Prince
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Minneapolis
Warner Bros
Richard and brother kept apart in custody dispute in Chicago
In sweltering summer heat, four year old Richard remains denied contact with his eight year old adoptive brother and adoptive parents since the day he was taken from his apartment to Lincoln Park Zoo. Cardinal Bernardin offers help, but no visits or calls have occurred. The Illinois Supreme Court faced criticism for not preserving the boys’ access to each other. The piece argues the rights of the child and urges accountability.
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Richard
Mokena
Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Australia
Catholic Archdiocese of
Joseph Bernardin
Cardinal Berardin
Lutheran Church
Hope
Illinois Supreme Court
Education Dept says rising scores show no longer failing
Readers are asked to vote on whether rising test scores prove the system is not failing, with numbers to call for yes or no. The piece also asks about Hurricane Felix offering a chance to test preparedness, citing Hurricane Jones in 1955 as a cautionary example and urging safe measures.
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U.S. Education Department
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Wesley Snipes
Magda Chrobog Homemaker
Jesse
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Ronald Reagan
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Kemp-Baker
Oval Office
Kemp
Bush
Lithuania
Baker
Fitzwater
National Security
Brent Scowcroft
Washington Post
Bob Greene
Ueee Ees
Jone
Freedom
SUN Journal, Inc
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