Clinton State of the Union Aims for Bipartisan Change
President Clinton urged a leaner government and national campaigns on teen pregnancy and illegal immigration. He called for a data bank to verify workers identities and urged gifts from lobbyists to stop. Republicans led by Bob Dole prepared a House debate on a balanced budget amendment as Whitman delivered the outside rebuttal.
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Clinton
Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
House
Fior
Congress
New Jersey
Christie Whitman
Balanced budget amendment tests GOP contract push
A House vote on a proposed balanced budget amendment serves as an early test of the GOP contract agenda. Supporters push fiscal restraint while opponents warn of constitutional limits and economic risks. Key figures weigh in as the debate shapes spending priorities.
City puts off rate decision to March 1
New Bern businesses face a proposed shift in commercial electric rates that would raise charges for more than 1,500 firms and lower bills for over 500 if usage remains unchanged. Residential rates stay the same, and city officials seek to show how conservation can curb costs.
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Laurie Gengenbach
Sun Journal
New Bern
Robert Raynor
Raynor
Broad Street Law Office
Guns Cut Up For Scrapyard After Court Evidence
Craven Sheriff Jerry Monette describes how about 50 firearms from the evidence locker are destroyed by cutting receivers barrels and cylinders so they cannot be used again. The process, done three or four times a year, ends with melted metal and burial in a landfill. Some usable weapons may be given to the SBI for training, but most end as scrap.
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Frank Winn
Craven County Sheriff's Office
Winn
Jerry Monette
Sheriff's Office
Monette
State Bureau of Investigation Training Academy
SBI
Greg Simmons
New Bern
Judge suspends media in Simpson murder trial
Superior Court Judge Lance Ito cuts session short over a court TV slip as cameras briefly showed an alternate juror. No defense opening statement today while prosecutors assert blood evidence adds weight to the case. Jurors sent home and a hearing on televising jurors set for the morning.
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O.J. Simpson
Johnnie Cochran Jr
Simpson
Superior Court
Lance Ito
Court TV
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
State GOP takes control of NC House as session opens
Republicans in North Carolina seized control of the House for the first time this century while targeting the Senate leadership. Incoming House speaker Harold Brubaker announced a focus on an eight-point pre election contract including veto power for the governor and tax cuts. Senate plans target Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight as Republicans push to overturn a 26 23 majority.
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State House
Senate
House
Harold Brubaker
R-Randolph
GOP
Marc Basnight
D-Dare
Betsy Cochrane
R-Davie
Basnight
Brubaker
Jim Black
D-Mecklenburg
Duplin County
Elaine Marshall
Lillington
Dan Page
Coats
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