Radio reading service seeks volunteers in New Bern area
A reading service for the blind and physically handicapped seeks volunteers to read news and features from the Sun Journal. Operated from the WTEB tower, the service tapes excerpts for evening or next day broadcast to receivers for local readers. Call 633-6921 to audition.
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Radio Reading Service
New Bern Area
WTEB
Dennis Hanyo
New Bern
Greenville
Hanyo
The
Sun Journal
SBA to open storm loan office in Trenton Feb 27
Beginning Feb 27 the Small Business Administration will open a disaster loan assistance office in Trenton at Town Hall 110 South Market St from 8 am to 5 pm through March 3 to aid residents in Jones and Craven counties damaged by the Jan 7 wind storm. Applicants may call 800 359 2227 for loan forms. staff will help complete applications.
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Small Business Administration
SBA
Trenton
Jones and
Craven Counties
Town Hall
South Market St
Sun Journal Red Cross plan Feb blood drive
The American Red Cross and Sun Journal set a February 27 blood drive to replenish the area's supply. Coastal Carolina Chapter chair Jo Ann Frank urges donations, aiming to collect 40 pints as the drive returns for a second year with goals mirrored from last year.
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Sun Journal
The
Red Cross
Jo Ann Frank
Blood Service
Coastal Carolina
Food and Drug Administration
Frank
BRAC '95 Brings Prayer and Debate to Havelock
Former congressman Martin Lancaster urged 100 residents in Havelock to pray as BRAC 95 eyes relocation of 160 F A 18 jets from Cecil Field to Cherry Point and 12,000 expected new residents. He warned of costs, praised North Carolina, and urged sustaining housing and demonstrating capacity to host 3,500 personnel amid planning through March and May.
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Havelock
Martin Lancaster
Cecil Field
Fla
Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station
Lancaster
Winstead
Brac '93
Virginia
Defense
William Perry
Oceana Naval Air Station
Virginia Beach
U.S
Gary Elsten
BRAC
Elsten
North Carolina
Norfolk
Oceana
Air Station
Florida
Jimmy Sanders
Charles Schwab
Sanders
River Bend councilman resigns amid tense local politics
River Bend councilman George Fetrow resigned citing wasted time and disruptive governance. Appointed 1990 after Bill Smith’s February exit, Fetrow’s departure follows a 1993 election cycle that split the council. Alan Hiley was chosen 4-1 to fill Fetrow’s term, amid questions about process. The mayor abstained from voting. Hiley previously chaired the water and sewer board and will serve until November elections.
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River Bend
George Ferrow
Fetrow
The
Sun Journal
Bill Smith
Ferrow
Bill Ritchie
Coalition For Change
Elizabeth Brinson
Ritchie
Brinson
Hiley
Water and Sewer Board
Utilities Inc
Brac Schedule Outlines Defense Base Listing Plan
The BRAC timetable proposes a March 1 start with Secretary of Defense recommendations due in March or April in Washington hearings in April and May. Regional hearings and site visits run through May and June with a May 17 commission deliberation on adding bases to the list. More regional hearings occur into late June, then a report to the president by July 1.
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Washington, D.C
Perry
Clinton
Jetport Receives FAA Safety Award in 1994
Kinston Regional Jetport earns the Southern Region FAA Safety Award for 1994 after a press release cites its commitment to safety. FAA Regional Administrator Carolyn Blum notes the honor and presents the award to jetport manager Steven Brian on Wednesday.
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Kinston
Southern Region
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Kinston Regional Jetport
Carolyn Blum
Craven and Jones Counties Hold Monday Holiday for Schedule Day
A fragmented notice indicates Craven and Jones Counties observe a local holiday Monday with a workday schedule instead of President’s Day. Banks, post office, and acet gas estat closures are noted as affected.
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U.S. Post Office
Craven
Jones Counties
Cow Cafe visit features radio host Doug Stephan in New Bern
New England radio figure Doug Stephan will broadcast from Maola’s Cow Cafe in New Bern starting at 5 a.m. Tuesday. Mildred Green and Maola plan a reception at the Chelsea with local officials and a mayoral presence as Stephan visits the cow themed eatery famed for its novelty decor and milk based treats.
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New England
New Bern
Doug Stephan
Talk America
C Street
Stephan
Noel Coward
Matt Moonroe
Mildred
Uncle Mooford
Grand Moo Isla
Maola
Beifer
Tryon Palace
Cow Palace
Chelsea
Star
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Craven County
Don Waite
Stanley Kite
Craven County Emergency Services
Kite
American Red Cross
David Rowe
Marine Corps
Charlie
Secretary of Defense
Washington, DC
aCets Gas
Bruce Godfrey
Janeiro
Godfrey
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