BRAC planning meeting held with regional officials and lawmakers
About 20 attendees including Col. Gary Elsten and Lt. Lynn Phillips met at the Jets Holiday Inn to discuss BRAC uncertainties and how to present to DoD. Participants planned for Perry's list, regional hearings, and potential base closures with emphasis on military value, costs, and community impact.
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Holiday Inn
Gary Elsten
BRAC
Cherry Point
Lynn Phillips
Garner
Perry
U.S
Walter B. Jones Jr
Rn.c
Mike McClanahan
Jones
Virginia
Cecil Field
Jacksonville
Fla
Naval Air Station
Oceana
John Warner
R-Va
Navy
Department of Defense
Washington
D.C
Virginia may escape military base closures in Perry list
The draft list released by Defense Secretary Perry on Tuesday could shield Virginia from major cuts. Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach may expand, while Fort Eustis in Newport News faces possible reduction. Navy plans to concentrate F-14s and F/A-18s repositions are under discussion, with optimistic remarks about Oceana’s future.
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Commission
Bill Clinton
Congress
New York Times
Oceana
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth
Virginia
Army
Fort Eustis
Newport News
Pentagon
Defense
William Perry
Perry
Navy
John Dalton
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
N.C
Prescribed Burn Saves Riverdale Area in Croatan Forest
District Ranger Lauren Hillman cites a spring prescribed burn as key to preventing wildfire spread in the Croatan forest. After clearing 672 acres, crews move to an area near NC 58 in Jones County as burns continue through March to reduce fuels and create flexible burn zones for future management.
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Riverdale
Lauren Hillman
Forest Service
NC 58
Jones County
Jenkins
Hillman
Bogue Road
NC 24
James Cherry
Brices Creek
Cherry
Son of Sam Sheppard walks to oppose death penalty
Sam Sheppard, once anonymous, begins a 160 day march from Plymouth Massachusetts to New Orleans to highlight opposition to capital punishment. He recounts his family tragedy and his father’s 1954 murder trial, conviction, and eventual acquittal, arguing the death penalty harms victims’ families and risks wrongful execution.
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Sam Sheppard
Cambridge
Massachusetts
New Orleans
Sheppard
Cleveland
F. Lee Bailey
Plymouth
Mass
Bacchus Goes On Wagon During Mardi Gras Festivities
New Orleans native John Larroquette, famed for portraying a recovering alcoholic, joined Mardi Gras celebrations as Bacchus. This year he reportedly avoided alcohol, instead drinking root beer as the god of wine and mirth led the parade amid the city’s famed revelry.
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Bacchus
John Larroquette
New Orleans
Parking Woes Plague Downtown New Bern Residents
SUN JOURNAL notes resident Fordham of New Bern enjoys gardening and fishing but cites a bad downtown parking situation. He urges practical improvements, while comments reflect weather, distance, and local concerns. The piece then shifts to Fat Tuesday preparations with large parade attendance and mentions Alan Bond’s bankruptcy settlement in Australia.
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Fordham
New Bern
Alan Bond
Australia
Bond
Robert Ramsay
Bond foes and Gordy Holland Lukens rise in courts
In Sydney Bond’s bankruptcy was annulled yet seven fraud charges linger over a $760 million Bell Resources deal. In Detroit Holland and Gordy clash over decades old royalties. in Dallas neighbors report a reclusive Lukens facing bribery charges over a school loan lobbying case.
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Bond
Bell Resources Ltd
Bond Corp
Australia
United States
Motown
Berry Gordy
Eddie Holland
Detroit
Holland
Gordy
Dallas
Feds
Donald “Buz
Lukens
Don Dilts
Congress
Weekend Horror Film Fable With Family Deal
A father and son debate watching old horror classics Frankenstein Dracula The Mummy and The Wolf Man over a weekend. The boy learns fear lessons from aged cinema while the family negotiates a limited viewing, ending with Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and a quip about color and memories. Mike Royko’s syndicated column appears Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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Larry Talbot
Lon Chaney Jr
Mike Royko
Question on Marines to Somalia sparks UN evacuation debate
A reader asks whether Marines should be sent to Somalia to assist in evacuating UN personnel, with a call-in line for support. The snippet includes a stray comment about turning a location into a fish habitat and a prior remark praising a project in New Bern.
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Somalia
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