Missing Marine-Civilian friend case stirs fear in North Carolina
McLaughlin and Cockrill, once close, vanished after odd jobs bond. Police doubt any arrest warrant exists, while Cockrill may be traveling in a mud spattered white Mustang. Daughter Pearl recalls him as generous and devoted, pleading for his return as families worry and checks bounce.
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Dodson
McLaughlin
Havelock
Pearl McLaughlin
Apex
Cockrill
Public Safety Office
N.C
Marine and Naval Aviation Depot
Love at first sight keeps couples strong through the years
A newspaper feature recalls couples who found lasting love after initially meeting in work or social settings. Jerry and Linda Hobbins met at the port authority and soon married. Lisa and Greg Humphries reconnected after years apart and wed after brief breakups. Kathleen and Harold Orringer first met at a Shrine dance and have been married 52 years. John and Jerry Price began dating on John’s 16th birthday and celebrate 42 years married with a New Bern relocation in 1992.
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Port Authority
Hobbins
Jerry Hobbins
Linda Hobbins
Patti Cole
Introductions Limited
Goldsboro
Portsmouth
Charleston
S.C
Greg Humphries
Lisa Humphries
Kathleen
Harold Orringer
Harold
Italy
John
Jerry Price
John Price
New Bern
Mother and grandmother charged in starvation death of infant
In Washington, Thomas Owensby died at 10 months from malnutrition as his mother Sandra Owensby and grandmother Constance Rice partied and used crack. They pleaded guilty to starvation homicide, with autopsy showing decomposed organs and the child neglected for months.
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Washington
Thomas Owensby
Sandra Owensby
Constance Rice
Superior
U.S
Eric Holder
Young Thomas
Kevin Ohlson
U.S. Attorney's Office
Thomas
Forrest Gump Leads Oscar Nominations With Thirteen
Forrest Gump receives 13 nominations at the 67th Academy Awards headline the field. The tally matches the highest since 1966 and could set a new record if All About Eve's 14 stands. Other top nominees include Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption with seven each.
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Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Nigel Hawthorne
Paul Newman
John Travolta
Jodie Foster
Jessica Lange
Miranda Richardson
Winona Ryder
Susan Sa
Gump
Pulp Fiction
Samuel L. Jackson
Martin Landau
Ed Wood
Chazz Palminteri
Broadway
Paul Scofield
Gary Sinise
Jennifer Tilly
Dianne Wiest
Uie Oen
Rosemary Harris
Helen Mirren
Uma Thurman
Pfeiffer Accepts Harvard Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Michelle Pfeiffer visits Cambridge Massachusetts to receive the 1995 Woman of the Year award from the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. She participates in the celebration with a reprise of her Cat Woman role from Batman Returns and playfully mocks Harvard’s bad boy image.
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Michelle Pfeiffer
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Pfeiffer
Hasty Pudding Man of the Year to Be Honored Feb 21
Sun Journal notes Sun resident People Stone from New Bern and Chicago fond of reading and puzzles. Two seniors endured stage punishment, smiling as Pfeiffer tapped them. Pfeiffer mused about a brass pudding pot trophy and joked about potty training his daughter.
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Stone
New Bern
Chicago
Pfeiffer
Om Hanks
Kerrigan refutes $5 million skate off proposal
Nancy Kerrigan said a proposed skate off with Tonya Harding is pointless even if offered millions. Harding had admitted helping cover up the knee attack that derailed Kerrigan at the national championships. Harding pleaded guilty, received a $100,000 fine, three years probation, and a lifetime ban from competitive skating.
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Nancy Kerrigan
Tonya Harding
WBZ Television
Boston
Harding
Kerrigan
U.S
Albright Defends UN Role at NC State Forum
United States ambassador to the United Nations told NC State University listeners that the UN reflects its member nations and cannot act alone. She urged support for the U N while warning GOP efforts to curb U S funding and troop contributions could undermine the organization.
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Albright
NC State
United Nations
United States
U.N
N.C. State University
Madeline
Bosnia
Rwanda
U.S
Mountie TV royalties probed in RCMP licensing drive
The RCMP launches a trademark and licensing program spanning the United States to protect the Mounties name and collect royalties on TV and merchandise. Solicitor General Herb Gray and RCMP Commissioner Philip Murray oversee the effort, which targets shows like CBS CTV’s Due South. Corrections by Cpl. Gilles Moreau aid the process.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Herb Gray
Philip Murray
RCMP
United States
Murray
Grandmother’s Santa Letters Turn Sour in Post Office Mixup
A Glen Ellyn grandmother sent letters to Santa for her grandchildren using a North Pole address from a local newsletter. One letter to a 4 1/2 year old girl contained a threat and insult, prompting apologies from Fairbanks officials who handle Santa mail. Postmaster noted strict monitoring needed, and the family vows not to write again. Bodily safety and postal oversight concerns highlight risks in children’s Santa correspondence.
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Glen Ellyn
Santa Claus
North Pole
Santa
Alaska
North
Pole
Brittany
Bonnie Gerdes
Fairbanks
United States
J.C. Thomas
Betty Sleep
Thomas
Bob Greene
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Wolf Diefenbaker
Glen Ellyn, Ill
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