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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1995
Page
5
Chief Warrant Officer Jay Stokes of Fort Bragg set a world record with 331 parachute jumps in 24 hours at Raeford Municipal Airport, surpassing the previous 301. He continued after a 200th jump despite an ankle injury, with airport owner Gene Paul Thacker urging him to keep going.
In Yadkin Correctional Center North Carolina 12 of 65 guards learned Spanish through Surry Community College to ease Spanish speaking inmate relations. Hispanics compose 15 to 20 percent of 72 inmates, with religious services and AA meetings offered in Spanish and ESL classes starting in June. The center holds the state's largest Hispanic inmate population.
Wilmington AP reports that a congressional overhaul of the 1972 Clean Water Act could remove protections from about 60 percent of North Carolina wetlands. Officials warn of degraded water quality, more floods, fewer fish, and broader habitat damage, while developers praise lighter regulation and higher housing costs, sparking debate over wetlands value and public awareness.
Raleigh AP report: Gov. Jim Hunt derailed a private matching funds compromise on Smart Start and offered a counter proposal after a fraught negotiation day. Lawmakers faced a sprint toward a late weekend budget setting, with Hunt seeking 5 percent cash and 10 percent in kind while preserving some core education aims and reducing waiting lists for day care.
In Wilmington, Norman Kinney testifies he can communicate with his deaf daughter Sonya despite not learning sign language. Sonya, 15, prefers living with her interpreter Joanie Hughes, who seeks permanent custody amid allegations of abuse and Kinney’s drinking and drug use.
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