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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1995
Page
7
Sylva jurors deliberated 30 minutes before sentencing Walter Thomas York to life for first degree murder and kidnapping. He could have faced the death penalty. parole is possible in 20 years. The case recounts seven years of testimony about Tony Cecil Queen’s torture and suffocation in a Cullowhee mobile home.
Two congressmen propose a memorandum of understanding with the White House and tobacco CEOs to curb teen smoking through a multimillion-dollar state crackdown and ban on youth-targeted ads, avoiding FDA tobacco drug regulation. They warn FDA authority exists but aim to pressure both sides, with potential future action if violated. The plan follows growing legal scrutiny of the industry and rising teen smoking rates.
In Raleigh, House Republicans again postponed a committee hearing on Rep. Toby Fitch's lottery referendum bill to fund school construction. Chair Rep. Chuck Neely says he plans to debate it, while Fitch accuses Republicans of trying to bury the measure.
Glaxo Wellcome announced a phased scale back of Greenville operations over five years, risking about 1,000 jobs and leaving roughly 300 workers. The plant, opened in 1970 and once the county’s largest private employer with 1,600 staff, produced AZT and other medicines. Executives say Zebulon will take over related production and distribution, while Greenville will keep OTC medicines. Local officials remain hopeful for future job growth and economic diversification.
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