Magnuson Act hearing slated for Morehead City Monday
A field hearing of the Senate Oceans and Fisheries Subcommittee on the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization will be held Monday at 9 30 p m in City Council Chambers Morehead City Witnesses include representatives from the Marine Fisheries South eastern North Carolina Waterman's Association and the Ocracoke Women's Auxiliary of the North Carolina Fisheries Association Sen Larry Pressler as chair and Sen Ted Stevens as subcommittee chair will preside with Sen Jesse Helms to participate.
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Senate
Morehead City
U.S
Larry Pressler
Rl.d
Senate Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation
Subcommittee On
Oceans and Fisheries
Ted Stevens
R-Ark
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Stevens
New NC State Colors On New Ferry Baum
The Thomas A. Baum ferry joining North Carolina’s system will display NC State red and white colors with the Wolfpack emblem. Dedication is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday on the Manteo waterfront with Gov. Hunt and Duke Earnhardt among attendees.
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North Carolina
Wolfpack
Department of Transportation
Thomas A. Baum
North Carolina State University
Manteo
Jim Hunt
N.C
Larry K. Monteith
Dale Earnhardt
Earnhardt
Detroit Diesel
Hatteras
Ocracoke
Coast Guard
NCSU
UNC
DOT
Weyerhaeuser avoids federal penalties over pollution action
Weyerhaeuser’s state level pledge to tackle industry pollution led to more than 1.2 million dollars in fines at six southern states mills but avoids federal penalties. The company plans 35 to 50 million dollars for VOC reduction equipment.
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Weyerhaeuser
Louisiana-Pacific
Georgia-Pacific
Justice Department
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
Lois Schiffer
Environmental Protection Agency
Steve Herman
Jack Creighton
Pamlico county sewer project backed by grants faces resident opposition
Pamlico County wins a 2 million dollar ARPA grant to fund a five million dollar countywide sewer system shared with Bay River and Oriental. Neighbors near the proposed 400 acre NC 306 site near the community college fear odor and pollution despite officials' assurances of hidden irrigation and no odor. Local leaders urge approval while residents push for alternative sites ahead of a county commission meeting.
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Arapahoe
Pamlico County
NC 306
Community College
Harvey Hardison
Bay River Metropolitan Sewerage District
Bay River Board
Oriental
Bay
Neuse
Bay River
Pamlico
Bill Rice
Leo Brinson
Battered woman awarded 175000 in Craven County suit
Debra Laughinghouse of Vanceboro won 175000 in Craven County Superior Court against ex husband Johnny Ray Anderson for injuries from a 2 by 4 attack in a New Bern beauty shop. The default judgment awards 75000 actual damages and 100000 punitive. the defendant is incarcerated serving a five year term for assault with a deadly weapon.
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New Bern
Craven County Superior Court
Debra Laughinghouse
Vanceboro
Johnny Ray Anderson
River Road
Quinton Sumner
Laughinghouse
Randy Hunter
Sumner
Anderson
Parents fear for kids as safety rules grow too tight
Bruce Godfrey argues that safety measures increasingly shelter children from everyday risks, leaving adults to handle complex gadgets and dangers. He contends childhood hardship builds resilience, criticizes overprotective policies, and notes how even common items now seem perilous for adults.
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of Marine Fisheries
Southeastern North Carolina Waterman’s Association
Ocracoke Women’s Auxiliary of
North Carolina Fisheries Association
NC State University
Washington
Brinson
Jim Krauss
Krauss
Rice
Jesse Avery
Sun Journal
Alfred A. Cunningham
Martha Hagar
Trent River
Union Point Park
Irs
Bruce Godfrey
Janeiro
Godfrey