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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1995
Page
25
Europe endures severe floods with towns evacuated across the Netherlands and Rhine valley. More than 250,000 people flee rising waters as dikes strain. Germany reports inundations in Cologne and Bonn, with France Belgium Luxembourg affected.
Congress readies hearings as conservatives push to slash or end NEA funding amid years of controversy over explicit art and public support. NEA chairwoman Jane Alexander defends agency while critics warn taxpayers should not fund art. Activists urge preservation as they mobilize letters and campaigns nationwide.
North Carolina blues singer Big Boy Henry, a New Bern veteran, is honored with the Folk Heritage Award carrying a $3,000 stipend. He left music for decades, returned around 1980, and aims to raise Eastern Carolina blues awareness. Awards are planned for early June at NC State Raleigh campus.
Opponents argue current system already meets needs while supporters push for change. Council volunteers like David Berson defend local decision making and warn against politicizing the community. William Lee, a long-time resident from Washington since 1971, backs the status quo. Rouse spokeswoman Cathy Lighteig says the company will comment after the community association holds a hearing.
Dutch veterans protest Princen visa denial while Prime Minister and parliament clash over his 1948 desertion to Indonesia. Hans Van Mierlo granted humanitarian visa amid calls for reckoning with colonial era violence in the Dutch East Indies and ongoing debates on reconciliation.
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