Town weighs cost and districting for new Orrington referendum
Kathleen Orringer estimates election costs at about 1000 dollars or less for 4000 registered voters in the township. Hollows, long resident, urges delaying for a November referendum on district versus at large voting, with U S Justice Department approval and possible district redraws under the Voting Rights Act. Council may be five commissioners with an appointed mayor. bill language remains ambiguous.
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Kathleen Orringer
Hollows
U.S. Justice Department
Joe Krovisky
Justice Department
Krovisky
Jim Sugg
Sugg
Raleigh
Ron Taylor
Puppy Hero Rescues A Puppy After Doorbell Test
Casassa recounts reviving Minnie after near drowning and using a doorbell test to prove her recovery. Minnie initially lay still but jumped up when the bell rang a second time, supporting recovery claims while Jeffrey offers another theory about her survival.
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Casassa
Minnie
Jeffrey
Standards report seeks major competencies for NC diplomas
The draft report to the state Board of Education outlines major competencies for graduation including communication, numerical use, problem solving, information processing, teamwork and technology. It lists 10 essential skills like reading writing speaking listening viewing numbers and critical and creative thinking, with no specified changes yet. Commission member Suzanne Triplett notes the plan updates basics by adding listening and speaking.
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State Board of Education
Hunt
North Carolina
Commission
Suzanne Triplett
County to renovate Piney Grove school for new Corps program
The county plans a federally funded program at the closed Halls Piney Grove school in Sampson County. Groups of 125 students will endure a 22 week, five month military style regime to earn a high school equivalency diploma with a $2,200 job training or education scholarship on completion. About 400 of 500 students are expected to graduate.
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Olina
Aet County
Halls- Piney Grove
Sampson County
Hunt
Clinton health care campaign expands nationwide effort
The plan unfolds with July 30 protest in Independence Missouri at Harry Truman’s home and a Washington gathering in early August to push universal coverage. The Clinton team, Vice President Gore and White House allies plan bus tours, ads, and surrogates to secure middle class health benefits through guaranteed insurance.
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Independence
Harry Truman
Clinton
Washington
al Gore
White House
Democratic National Committee
Haitians at sea face asylum or safe haven choice
Randall Robinson of TransAfrica calls for passage to a safe haven in Panama for Haitians at sea and accuses the administration of mixing asylum standards with liberal processing. He reiterates a push for a multilateral invasion to oust Haiti’s military rulers. U.N. officials and U.S. aides discuss implementing the policy in New York, with no talk of military intervention.
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Randall Robinson
TransAfrica
Panama
U.S
Haiti
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees
Gray
U.N
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
New York
Rostenkowski probe argued as unconstitutional intrusion
Lawyers for Rep. Dan Rostenkowski challenge the corruption case as an unconstitutional intrusion into legislative powers. In Washington, defense attorney Dan Webb seeks dismissal of counts based on the speech and debate clause and urges private grand jury review of evidence. The case timeline moves toward September motions and responses.
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Dan Rostenkowski
House
Ways and Means
Washington
Dan Webb Saic
U.S
Normany Johnson
Congress
Supreme Court
Senate
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Joseph McDade
R-Pa
Webb
Rostenkowski
Johnson
Willie Nelson Cancels Seattle Show Over Picket Lines
Willie Nelson cancels his July 16 concert at Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville Washington to avoid crossing United Farm Workers picket lines amid a vineyard labor dispute. His spokeswoman Evelyn Shriver says Nelson remains committed to farm issues and fairness to farmers and may perform in Seattle that night instead.
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Willie Nelson
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Woodinville
Wash
Seattle
Nelson
United Farm Workers
Evelyn Shriver
Don Hennington Comments On Forest Fire Travel Plans
Program manager Raleigh Hennington of Raleigh says he enjoys vacationing in New Bern in his spare time. He notes he has not been bothered by recurring smoke from the Croatan National Forest fire and suggests increasing prevailing winds to the northeast as a potential remedy, but adds there is not much that can be done.
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Republican Party
Clinton
Republican National Committee
Hennington
New Bern
Letterman trims Lalas goatee as World Cup buzz erupts
TV host David Letterman teased soccer star Alexi Lalas by trimming his fiery goatee on his show. Lalas, a U.S. World Cup player, flashed a ball from the Ed Sullivan Theater balcony as Univision’s Cantor joked. The segment followed Brazil's World Cup win over the United States.
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Letterman
Lalas
Ed Sullivan Theater
Univision
Cantor
Brazil
Charles visits N Ireland despite leaked travel plans
Prince Charles pressed ahead with engagements in Northern Ireland after leaked travel plans sparked security concerns. He opened a hospital in Antrim and visited Downpatrick, meeting farmers and viewing a new aquarium.
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Charles
N. Ireland
Prince Charles
Northern Ireland
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Antrim
Belfast
Downpatrick
Academic edge on field through graduation rates proposed
Brennan suggests replacing opening tips and coin tosses with a system that grants initial possession to the school with the higher graduation rate for varsity athletes. He claims it would reward academic effort, though some coaches might oppose. The idea would be tested at every game to show alma mater commitment.
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Brennan
Charles VIII
France
Bob Greene
Coast erosion alarms Bay River resident
Orrin Pilkey is right and a local Bay River resident warns that erosion is severe along the coast. The speaker says they would not build a home on the coast due to ongoing erosion threats.
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Duke
Orrin Pilkey
Barrier Island
Bay River
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