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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1994
Page
3
A New Bern dog dug up a live World War II or Korean War Mark II fragmentation device buried at 803 Haywood Place. Police said EOD Cherry Point examined the item, removed the fuse, and transported it to the base for disposal.
Fort Macon cutters Station Island and Gentian aided Cuban refugee rescues and Haitian migrant repatriations off Cuba and Guantanamo Bay. Station Island rescued 170 Cubans on Wednesday. Gentian repatriated 102 Haitians to Port au Prince. Coast Guard reports ongoing, large scale Cuban rescues with 19,446 Cubans rescued this year and 14,715 in August. Fort Macon says reserves not currently called up. unit operating at full capacity.
Organizers expect more than 15,000 Tar Heel volunteers for the Big Sweep cleanup Sept 17 across the state. In Craven and Pamlico counties, local groups boost involvement with Keep Pamlico County Clean and River Keeper efforts. Last year Craven counted 78 volunteers who bagged 5,300 pieces of trash. Volunteers meet at Belva's Boat Ramp in Bayboro at 9 AM, end by 1 PM, with organizational meeting set for Tuesday at Charlie's Restaurant.
Craven County Judge James Ragan ruled Reginald Frazier cannot legally practice law in North Carolina and cannot represent Youssef in the Youssef murder case. Youssef insisted on other appointed attorneys while Frazier appeals a disbarment history and ongoing contempt charges loom.
UNC-Chapel Hill geologist Dr Christine Powell asks residents in Beaufort Carteret Craven Jones Onslow Pamlico Pitt and other eastern counties to report what they felt during the August 6 earthquake. The 3.6 quake near Merritt northeast of Havelock aims to locate the epicenter and explain why it occurred. Powell emphasizes gathering even data from those who felt nothing to map its reach.
Maggie, a 13 week old Oriental-Black Labrador, begins a two year path to become a aid dog for a para or quadriplegic. NEADS volunteers pair dogs with disabled individuals, training Maggie in tasks like fetching and counter pickup. Betsy and Keith Bratcher, Nova-based hosts, await placement and mass training in Massachusetts after 18 months, with public mall visits and restaurant access. Contact Sue Curd at 633-6258.
Pamlico County moves to cut charitable funding for an animal control officer, risking the Coastal Women's Shelter and the Council on Women. The loss of about 750 dollars plus a missing grant prompts staff reductions and service cuts including reduced counseling for abuse survivors.
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