NAACP to F ight GOP in Civil Rights Debate Campaign
New NAACP chair Myrlie Evers Williams vows a return to activism to counter Republican efforts on social programs and affirmative action. She aims to mobilize grassroots support, meet GOP leaders, and back surgeon general nominee Henry Foster while opposing rollbacks in welfare and civil rights gains.
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NAACP
Myrlie Evers-Williams
NBC
Evers-Williams
Republican Congress
Cme
ABC
Good Morning America
Washington
Henry Foster
Capitol Hill
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Joe Newt
William Gibson
Gibson
Presidents Visit Craven County Revered New Bern Past
The region hosts a heritage of presidential visits from George Washington to Harry S. Truman and George H. W. Bush. Washington slept near New Bern in 1791 after a Southern Tour and was hosted at Tryon Palace. Truman visited for church services and a key stopover at Cherry Point in 1948. Bush toured Cherry Point in 1991 post Desert Storm deployment, while Monroe also spent a night in New Bern.
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George Bush
Craven County
U.S
George Washington
Bush
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Persian Gulf
Harry S. Truman
New Bern
Washington
James Monroe
Truman
First Baptist Church
Key West
Fla
Independence
Cherry Point
Harry
Cat Tail
Tryon Palace
Stanley Mansion
Town takes exception to mayor's stand on landfill proposal
River Bend officials split over regional study on a long term landfill for Craven Pamlico and Carteret counties. Mayor Bill Ritchie backs Vedco waste to energy system, while four council members and former member Fetrow dispute the mayoral position and plan to present a counter report at a public hearing. The CASWMA hearing starts at 9 30 tomorrow.
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River Bend
Bill Ritchie
Coastal Regional Solid Waste Authority
Crswma
Craven
Pamlico
Carteret
Ritchie
Vedco
Kinston
Roger Kramer
Harriet Metcalf
Mary Baker
George Fetrow
Fetrow
John Ponessa
Ponessa
Caswma
Havelock Native Dies in Newport Shooting
A Newport shooting Sunday night left a Havelock native dead and led to charges against Michael Vernon Dickens of Lot F Doc's Mobile Home Park. Dickens faces involuntary manslaughter and unlawful possession counts in connection with the fatal incident.
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Havelock
Newport
Michael Vernon Dickens
Dickens
Tragedy at First Flight airport ends in triple homicide
Three Seaford children aged 4, 6, and 9 were found dead in a charred van at First Flight airport after not returning from a visit with their father. Authorities say the father murdered the children and died by suicide in nearby woods. Firefighters found at least one body in the vehicle after extinguishing the blaze. Investigations are led by state police, Kill Devil Hills police, the FBI, and the National Park Service.
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First Flight
Seaford
Del
Woods
James Gradeless
Devil Hills
Preston Lewis
Delaware
Kill Devil Hills
Bill Walker
Dare County
Charlie Hartig
Hartig
Greenville
WNCT
Gradeless
Virginian
Walker
State Bureau of
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Park Service
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GOP
New Hampshire
George
Lincoln
Middle Street
Harry Truman
Rebecca Benson
Gibson and Evelyn Church
New Bern Preservation Foundation
Sudan Temple
Union Station
Ann Landers
Earnhardt
Marlin
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