SAT Scores Highlight Mixed North Carolina Trend
Pamlico County educators caution against reading too much into rising SAT scores as small systems cause year to year fluctuations. Norman Sermon Boyd credits higher goals, caring teachers, and improved math curriculum for gains, while state officials blame low rigor and high test participation for NC’s weak national ranking.
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Pamlico County
Hazel Alcock
Jones County
Norma Sermon-Boyd
North Carolina
Sheriff outlines reform for Craven County youth services division
Newly elected sheriff pledges to hire a third officer when funds allow and to require bullet-proof vests for all criminal officers. He also plans to speed up domestic violence enforcement by empowering deputies to swear warrants and arrest when probable cause exists, reducing reliance on victims. He brings nine years of law enforcement experience.
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Monette
Sheriff's Office
Havelock
Craven Sheriff's Office
Coast Guard rescues Cuban rafters as asylum limits loom
A Coast Guard rescue operation saves dozens of Cuban rafters, with crews recalls their perseverance under the merciless sun. Refugees arrive in improvised craft, carrying bags, papers, and sometimes personal mementos while interpreters and crew provide aid. Attorney General Janet Reno says asylum claims will not be heard.
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Coast Guard
Navy
Cynthia Thompson
Miami
United States
Janet Reno
U.S. Plans Expanded Cuban Refugee Camps Costing Up To 100 Million
Pentagon spokesman Dennis Box estimates up to 100 million to build expanded camps for Cubans, with numbers not exceeding 45 000. Marine Lt Gen John Sheehan says it amounts to running a small city. Clinton says talks with Cuba will focus on immigration only, not lifting sanctions, amid Castro urging firm response. Radio Marti broadcasts warn Cubans against boat escapes as spotters report many rafts with Coast Guard limits. 49 Cubans at Port Isabel facility, over 7 000 aboard Navy and Coast Guard ships, and 14 500 Haitian refugees on base.
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Pentagon
Dennis Box
Marine Corps
John Sheehan
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Clinton
U.S
Cuba
Castro
Florida Snans
Coast Guard
Dick Lobo
Office of Cuba Broadcasting
Radio Marti
Port Isabel
Texas
U.S. Navy
Denver drunk driving arrest could bring year in jail
Denver faces up to a year in prison if convicted of a second drunk driving offense within a year. The incident occurred when his Porsche struck a tree near his Aspen home. A mandatory sentence ranges seven days to a year if convicted.
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Denver
John Denver
Sukarno
Indonesia
Rocky Mountain High
Wallace's 75th Birthday Marked by Center for Southern Politics
On his 75th birthday Wallace’s family announced plans for the Wallace Foundation and the George and Lurkeen Center for the Study of Southern Politics. They aim to reshape his legacy beyond the 1963 doorway incident at the University of Alabama, with a library museum to highlight broader service.
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Wallace
University of Alabama
Alabama
Wallace Foundation
George and Lurkeen
Open door policy on Cuban emigrants debated
Joe Rush of New Milford Connecticut an insurance agent who enjoys computers and boating weighs open door policy for Cuban emigrants and asylum restrictions. He criticizes Gov Chiles saying the policy would overwhelm those already there and rejects it.
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Rush
United States
Gov. Chiles
Buffett escapes unscathed in Nantucket seaplane crash
Jimmy Buffett, 47, of Key West, fled from a seaplane that flipped on takeoff from Nantucket Mass. He swam to a passing boat that ferried him to shore. Authorities reported no visible injuries though he complained of pain.
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Jimmy Buffett
Nantucket
Mass
Margaritaville
Buffett
Key West
Fla
Mother Teresa at 84 Receives World Gifts in Calcutta
Mother Teresa turned 84 today at the Mother House in Calcutta as admirers from around the world sent gifts including a 4 foot birthday card. Hundreds gathered to honor the Nobel Peace Prize laureate with flowers saris and toys for homeless children. She declined to deliver a message saying she is tired of giving messages and joined nuns in a prayer for departing sisters bound for Singapore and Malaysia.
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Mother Teresa
Missions of Charity
Singapore
Malaysia
Dunaway sues Lloyd Webber over Sunset Boulevard defamation
Faye Dunaway files a 6 million dollar lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging that Andrew Lloyd Webber defamed her by saying she cannot sing and by firing her preventing her from taking the lead in Sunset Boulevard. A Lloyd Webber spokesman calls the suit groundless while promising to defend it.
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Faye Dunaway
Sunset Boulevard
Lloyd
Lloyd Webber
Peter Brown
Moment of silence sparks Georgia school row
Mike Royko critiques the Snellville teacher Brian Bown who was suspended for refusing to assign a minute of silence at the start of the school day. Royko defends silent prayer as personal, questions school duties, and lampoons parents and politicians demanding religious instruction in public schools.
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North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction
Brian Bown
Georgia
Snellville
Bown
South
Bubba’s
Honky-Tonk
Elvis
Darlin
Festus Dodd
Mumba
Nell
School health clinics sparkSAT score debate
School officials credit academics emphasis for higher SAT scores and invite public reaction. Call lines solicit yes or no responses. Letters include support for clinics as helpful or as government overreach into parental rights.
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Mother House
Calcutta
Working Mothers Mag
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Lucas
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