New Bern Attorney Appointed to Defend Youssef in Murder Case
Craven County Superior Court has appointed John Harmon to defend Ehyin Mohammed Youssef, the accused in the 1992 River Bend gospel producer William Yeates murder. Harmon is the fourth attorney. earlier appointments faced conflicts and withdrawals. Harmon needs about 60 days to prepare, and the trial is expected early next year.
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New Bern
John Harmon
Ehyin Mohammed Youssef
Craven County
Harmon
Youssef
River Bend
William Yeates
Josh Willey
Bill Ward
Reginald Frazier
North Carolina
Frazier
NAACP
Calvin King
King
Yeates
Navy extends comment deadline on training field study
Navy officials push back public input deadline to Sept 8 for three potential outlying airfield sites for Cherry Point MCAS. Sites include Beaufort County east of Bay City Road, a Beaufort County area east of NC 32, and Open Grounds Farm in northern Carteret County. Draft environmental impact study due Oct/Nov. Comments mailed to Atlantic Division NFEC Norfolk.
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Navy
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
John Peters
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Bay City Road
Beaufort County
Beaufort/Pamlico county
NC 32
Beaufort
Washington County
Open Grounds Farm
Carteret County
Lejeune Marines Deployed Again To Guantanamo Cuba
About 300 Marines from Camp Lejeune head to Guantanamo Bay Cuba amid the refugee crisis. Lt Jason Johnson says the 2nd Battalion 6th Marines may be away up to six months to bolster security at the migrant camp as more refugees arrive.
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Camp Lejeune
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Jason Johnson
Base Public Affairs Office
2Nd Battalion, 6Th Marines
New River Air Station
Florida
Guantanamo
Marines
Property owners to work out deal on Change Street
The New Bern Board of Aldermen awaits boundary agreement from property owners before closing the Change Street block from East Front Street to the Neuse River. Two owners will take title after closure while the city retains its utility and drainage easement.
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New Bern Board of Aldermen
Change Street
East Front Street
Danny Mead
Marina seeks easement in 148-slip Oriental marina project
Developers seek an easement to launch a 148 slip marina in Oriental a $3.5 million plan that has dominated four years of court action. The case has featured three appeals a judicial review and permit battles with opposition led by Howard Manning Oriental Yacht Club co owner and local resident Richard Walker.
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Oriental
Howard Manning
Manning
Oriental Yacht Club
Richard Walker
Pamlico County
Karlie Gryb
New Bern
Gryb
Howard
Grub
Marine Fisheries Commission
Pate
Walker
Fred G. Morrison
Smith Creek
Coastal Resources Commission
CRC
G.K. Butterfield
Coastal Management
Department of Administration
Propst
Oriental Yacht Club marina plan faces easement delays and court battles
Oriental developer Allen Propst guides a proposed marina with 148 boat slips encircling 5.9 acres of public trust waters. Easement decisions hinge on a joint legislative review after years of legal challenges, court rulings, and interim permits, with a state review expected by fall and potential delays persisting into 1995.
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Joe Henderson
State Property Office
Joint Legislative Committee On
James Hunt
Council of State
Henderson
Burroughs Wellcome seeks posttrial seal on AZT case records
A U S District Court judge will hear Burroughs Wellcome’s bid to seal 104 documents in its patent fight with Novopharm Ltd, Novopharm Inc, and Barr Laboratories. The company claims the files include test results, FDA submissions, and privileged materials. The case centers on NIH role and potential license shifts if the challengers win.
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U.S
Burroughs Wellcome
Food and Drug Administration
National Institutes of Health
NIH
New Bern
Malcolm Howard
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Novopharm
Barr
David Nelson
Barr Laboratories
Federal Circuit
Burroughs Whiecas
Greenville
United States
Haircuts and humor at the head table barbs
Bruce Godfrey recalls a banquet anecdote with Henry Youngman where a long head table encounter led to a hair style jab about where hair is cut. The column riffs on barbers, celebrities, and the politics of hair, noting quirks of public figures and the annual baldhead convention in Morehead City.
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Henry Youngman
Ross Perot
Henry
Mr. Youngman
Don Rickles
Michael Jackson
Phyllis Diller
Peewee Herman
Don King
Tiny Tim
Whoopie Goldberg
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Stooges
Medusa
Blackbeard
Yul Brynner
Elvis Presley
Morehead
Bruce Godfrey
Fairfield Harbour
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Norfolk, Va
Atlantic Division
Gilbert SK
Norfolk
Jim Haluska
Cherry Point
Allen
Neuse River
Marina
Jesse Avery
Sun Journal
Oriental Harbor
Preston Pate
AZT
Publishers Association
Godfrey
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