North Carolina Seeks Active Vote on Mid Atlantic Council
Hearings note state federal tensions over fisheries policy and seek an NC voting seat on the Mid Atlantic Fisheries Management Council. Fishermen urge inclusion, citing NC’s large harvests and diverse catches, while officials stress listening and reform in Magnuson Act provisions.
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Stevens
North Carolina
Freeman
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
South Atlantic Council
Cape Hatteras
Mid- Atlantic
Mid- Atlantic Fisheries Management Council
Magnuson
Alaska
Florida
Oscar Green Jr
Atlantic Flying Fish
Morehead City
Green
Jerry Schill
North Carolina Fisheries Association
Schill
U.S
Heat risks rise for pets and elderly in Craven County
In New Bern and Craven County residents face record heat with 104 degree temperatures. Dr. Fred Knowles urges shade, water and cool spaces for dogs, especially overweight or matted coats, while Thelma Chadwick warns the elderly to avoid sun and stay hydrated. United Senior Services distributes fans and AC units, and health officials offer cooling tips such as chill lotions and wrist pulse points. Meteorologist Bob Fredrick says hot, humid conditions will persist into early September with limited cooling fronts.
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New Bern
Tryon
Palace
Fred Knowles
Neuse
Knowles
Thelma Chadwick
United Senior Services
Chadwick
Senior Services
Craven
Jones Counties
Craven County Health Department
Bob Fredrick
National Weather Service
Newport
North Carolina
Fredrick
Heat wave claims extra NC woman's life in heat
Mary Mathis 78 died of heat stroke after a weekend without air conditioning in Fairmont. Rescue workers found her unconscious Saturday as the room’s temperature topped 100 degrees. Chicago faced a growing heat crisis with 179 deaths reported Monday and hundreds more awaiting morgue and funeral home processing as the heat wave persisted.
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Mary Mathis
Mathis
Fairmont
Chicago
Pool plans draw ire over city cost estimates
Alderman Robert Raynor criticized Peterson Architects of New Bern for high pool cost estimates in a work session. Estimates ranged from 832,593 for a 25 meter pool to 1 million for a 50 meter pool, with Julius Parham urging a first class, lasting 20 to 30 years and avoiding tackiness.
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Robert Raynor
Peterson Architects
New Bern
Julius Parham
Friend helps finish Ellison second novel Invisible Man sequel
Ellison published Invisible Man in 1952 and spent decades unable to complete a second novel. After his death last year a friend, Joie Callahan, with support from Fanny Ellison and a Woodrow Wilson Center fellowship, works from 11 or 12 versions scattered on disks and pages. The book follows a light skinned Black man who passes as white and becomes a racist senator as it probes racial alienation.
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Ralph Ellison
Joie Callahan
Callahan
Ellison
Fanny
Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars
Washington
New York
Joe Fox
Fanny Ellison
Lewis and Clark College
Portland
Ore
O'Connor to miss Lollapalooza tour due to pregnancy
Sinead O'Connor, 28, will skip Lollapalooza 95 while pregnant and due in February. Robinson cited sickness made singing hard and said no father is confirmed. no decision yet on replacements or future plans.
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Sinead O’connor
Robinson
Los Angeles
Retired Canadian Janice Beacock and media debate
Janice Beacock, a retired Canadian citizen who enjoys reading, weighs in on televised trials and courtroom cameras. She argues cameras in court undermine fair trials and fuel sensationalism, as media coverage can distort facts. The passage also notes a nationwide tour headlined by O'Connor and Sonic Youth, visiting Raleigh on August 6.
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Janice Beacock
Susan Smith
O’connor
Sonic Youth
Hole
Cypress Hill
The
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Raleigh
Saks Settles Credit Suit With Aretha Franklin
Circuit Judge signs order dismissing Saks Fifth Avenue suit for 262851.15. Franklin appears to have settled though no record filed. Liens against Franklin's Bloomfield Hills home total 661458. The second item notes Jay Leno and Hugh Grant beat David Letterman on Tonight Show ratings for a week.
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Aretha Franklin
Saks Fifth Avenue
Alice Gilbert
Saks
Franklin
New York
Gilbert
Bloomfield Hills
Tony Detroit
Leno
Letterman Jay Leno
Hugh Grant
David Letterman
Grant
Los Angeles
NBC
CBS
Nielsen Media Research
David Poltrack
Mandela marks 77th birthday with 2000 abused children
Nelson Mandela hosted a party at Crown Mines amusement park for more than 2,000 children, many abused or abandoned, with ministers and celebrities present. He stressed providing love and security and noted the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund has grown to about 1.13 million dollars after donating 42,255. Also reported, Kim Fields wed Johnathon Franklin Freeman in a private Los Angeles ceremony, their first marriages.
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Nelson Mandela
Mandela
Crown Mines
Kim Fields
Fields
Johnathon Franklin Freeman
Los Angeles
Salenger
Yankee Stadium not what dreams imagined the big stage
Bob Greene reflects on Yankee Stadium as a national monument and elusive finish line. He visits the Bronx, discovers a real ballpark that fails to live up to childhood myths, realizing the top rung vanishes when reached and the ideal stadium exists mainly in memory.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
White House
Buckingham Palace
New York Yankees
Bronx
Don Larsen
Yogi Berra
Midwest
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Babe Ruth
Bob Greene
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