Craven County Volunteers Run Rostered Fire Units
Craven County relies on about 700 volunteers across seven rescue squads and 15 fire departments. Areas like Jones and Pamlico counties face staffing gaps leading to paid daytime crews. Training, regulations, and dedication drive volunteers who respond to wrecks, fires, and emergencies, often bonding through life changing calls.
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Kite
Gary Williams
Weigl
New Jersey
Township 7 Department
New Bern
Township 7
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Pamlico
North Harlowe
Jones County
Carol Tyndall
Comfort Rescue Squad
Tyndall
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Sheriff's Office
Pam
Kenny Highsmith
Pamlico County
Randy Beeman
Bayboro
Jones County weighs day EMTs to keep county control
At a January public meeting about ambulance service residents and rescue squad members urged commissioners to hire local EMTs for day calls. Meadows proposed two daytime EMTs funded largely by ambulance charges, with bases in Trenton and the Pollocksville Maysville area, while Wyse Fork would use a Kinston service. Some residents oppose fees, fearing people will skip calling an ambulance when needed.
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Jones County
Jones County Civic Center
Jones
Meadows
Commissioners
Trenton
Pollocksville- Maysville
Civic Center
Sheriff's Office
Wyse Fork
Kinston
Clinton budget pushes deficit cuts with no new taxes
The Clinton plan trims agriculture and space while arguing for deficit reduction and growth. It avoids new tax hikes and omits a full welfare overhaul, yet AP reports persistent deficits with a 1996 projection of 192.5 billion and a peak of 213 billion in 1997. GOP seeks larger cuts and a balanced budget by 2002, targeting Medicare Medicaid welfare and other programs, while defense financing remains intact.
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House
Senate
Newt Gingrich
Food and Drug Administration
Russia
Africa
Gary Oldman Opens About Addiction After Rehab
Fresh from rehab Gary Oldman acknowledges his alcohol addiction and says people underestimate chemical dependence. The English actor, 36, known for Sid Vicious and Dracula, reflects on responsibility after a 1991 drunken driving arrest and discusses living by a personal code amid upcoming projects Murder in the First and Immortal Beloved.
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Gary Oldman
Oldman
Entertainment Weekly
Sid Vicious
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dracula
Los Angeles
Isabella Rossellini
Former Cleveland reporter signs major screenplay deal
Joe Eszterhas, longtime Cleveland Plain Dealer alumnus and Hollywood screenwriter, secured a near four million dollar contract with Paramount for Reliable Sources based on his newsman experiences. Daily Variety cites 3.4 million. The project centers on a 22 year old reporter whose actions in a breaking story lead to a death.
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Joe Eszterhas
Cleveland
Hollywood
Paramount Pictures
Los Angeles Times
Variety
Eszterhas
Basic Instinct
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rolling Stone Magazine
Edie Winkler Retired in Binghamton Area
Edie Winkler, a resident of Binghamton New York, is retired and spends time on flower arranging crafts and fishing while vacationing in the area. She says if the 1996 presidential election were today she would support Newt Gingrich expressing fatigue with liberal politicians.
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Winkler
Binghamton, N.Y
Newt Gingrich
David Letterman Flexes Pecs On Late Show With Lederman
David Letterman performs on his show with his brother Joel during Stupid Human Tricks. Lederman, known for leasing coin operated washers, says this public flex is likely the pinnacle of pee flexing. He ages 39 and aims to be a role model for his children.
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David Letterman
Letterman
Brother Joel
Lederman
Barry Says Testifying About Fire With Pop Tart Case Unethical
Humor columnist Dave Barry warned that putting him on the stand would breach ethics and likened it to a risk for any testifier. He suggested a joke about using him as an expert in a kitchen-fire case tied to Pop-Tarts and Kellogg.
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Dave Barry
Sam Petroff
Barry
Petroff
Thomas Nangle
Nangle
Kellogg Co
Patricia Highsmith, Noted Crime Writer, Dies at 74
Patricia Highsmith, the American crime writer famed for psychological thrillers and the Tom Ripley series, died Saturday at Carita hospital in Locarno Switzerland at age 74. No cause was released. Her debut Strangers on a Train appeared in 1950 and Hitchcock adapted it into a 1951 film.
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Patricia Highsmith
Highsmith
Carita Hospital
Locarno
Alfred Hitchcock
Tom Ripley
Mr. Ripley
Italy
Mystery Writers of America
Horror of a judge's ruling drives Findleys to heartbreak
In Springfield Illinois a dinner conversation reveals the impact of the Illinois Supreme Court decision by James D Heiple that removed Joe from Craig and Karyl Findley and sent him to a nonrelated household. The Findleys describe pain, a lost brother, and the child Richard awaiting a ruling. Paul Findley, former congressman, laments the lack of hearing on the child’s best interests as Joe endures uncertainty and distress.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Richard
Springfield
Craig
Karyl Findley
Paul
Joe
James D. Heiple
Heiple
Andy Findley
Andy
Craig Findley
Paul Findley
U.S
Jacksonville
Ill
Findley
Bob Greene
Budget Fever Drives Government Cuts Question
A reader poll asks if Raleigh and Washington should reduce government services to curb the budget crisis. Voter options urge support or opposition by phone, signaling concern over fiscal tightening and public impact.
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Raleigh
Washington
Public Opinion Poll on Smoking Rules in Restaurants
Yesterday’s results debate whether separating smokers from non-smokers in dining venues should be voluntary or government mandated. Voters challenge smokers to quit and question government involvement while urging action against secondhand smoke.
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