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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1994
Page
2
Brendle says crashes improve compatibility in confined spaces while Gaskins recalls his son and his wife's brother as a good kid who never caused trouble, highlighting a personal angle on a tragic incident.
U S Department of Agriculture data show average tobacco prices climbed from under 20 dollars per hundred pounds in 1940 to a record above 180 in 1980, with last year’s preliminary average under 170. Local experts in North Carolina discuss present crop quality, rainfall effects, and carryover with prices uncertain due to anti smoking campaigns and varying market conditions. County agents note potential yield and quality impacts from reduced rainfall in Pamlico and drought pockets in other counties while ASCS officials list 1994 allotments and acres for Craven, Pamlico and Jones counties.
The dialogue explains where two tobacco types grow, with flue-cured from Winston-Salem to the coast and burley across the western state. It notes market operation, grading, and the role of warehouse operators as middlemen in sales. Farmers may reject offers, aided by receipt turns, and federal stabilization prices backstop markets during low bids.
Peter Schecter, head of the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, warns that influx of money could alter public policy on shoreline development. On Bald Head Island, property owned by Davis, valued at 394000 dollars with three nearby lots, has been deprioritized as ocean erosion advances. A dune near his deck has disappeared, with the beach eroding three feet and bags once filled with sand losing their contents amid tides and a full moon.
A study cites work related crime as a notable portion of rapes robberies and assaults with 4 percent of homicides at work. Northeastern professor Jack Levin notes murder levels steady but revenge killings rising amid eroded social ties as job loss scares people.
John Petersen, a Key West bar manager, won the Papa Hemingway Look-alike contest amid 82 contenders. He earned a week at a local resort, a $100 Sloppy Joe’s tab, Hemingway cigars, five cases of beer, and a front-end alignment, after growing a beard and weight gain for the role. The Hemingway Days festival honors the author who lived on the island.
Evans a New Bern resident and wholesale paper distributor who enjoys guitar and restoring old furniture muses on a hypothetical comet strike on Earth. He asks if such a collision would lead to Earth being affected and voices concerns about the scenario.
Princess Diana plans legal action against a photographer and the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror for published gym pictures taken by concealing a camera. Anthony Julius of Mishcon de Reya states the case seeks profits from the former gym owner. The suit, scheduled for February 13, aims to assert privacy protections and testimony from Diana.
TV Guide interview cites Curtis saying kissing on screen is not meaningful when all partners are married. The piece also previews Woodstock 94 style events with Bethel 94 festival lineup featuring Woodstock veterans, prices, and venue at Hudson Valley site. It notes tickets priced at 94.69 and Woodstock 94 in Saugerties. Geena Davis and husband Renny Harlin relocate to Santa Barbara County estate as Davis begins Cutthroat Island production.
Mike Royko mocks the Center for Science in the Public Interest and other diet zealots for labeling tasty foods as unhealthy. He argues common sense and moderation matter, listing popular dishes as examples and urging readers to choose supportable, healthier options without moralizing every bite.
A reader argues that the Click It or Ticket campaign is a tedious bureaucratic gimmick aimed at extracting more money, contrasting it with their habit of always wearing a seat belt and criticizing the campaign's purpose and impact.
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