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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1995
Page
1
A Sunday feature revisits a plantation past, exploring life, labor, and memory in a restrained, historically grounded tone. It examines how race and place shaped communities, with reflections on enduring legacies and the need for remembrance.
Craven County investigators probe a double murder near Vanceboro and believe suspect Melvin Lee White Jr. remains in the area. A $1,000 Crimestoppers reward is offered as authorities track White, described as 29, 5 feet 5 inches, 215 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
Gov Jim Hunt appeals to BRAC members weeks before deliberations to keep about 160 F A 18s at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station. He argues the 1993 BRAC decision favoring Cherry Point should stand, meeting BRAC Chair Alan Dixon to press North Carolina's case alongside Sam Poole and former Gov Terry Sanford.
Clemson University wildlife professor Gene Wood led a field tour in Croatan National Forest as part of Georgia-Pacific foresters expeditions to study the red cockaded woodpecker. The species, listed endangered by the 1970 Act, inhabits longleaf pines across southern forests and forms social colonies. Georgia-Pacific owns over 4 million acres in the southeastern pine belt.
State budget negotiators remain divided over expanding Smart Start next year to 12 counties. Gov. Hunt supports expansion while Republicans demand accountability first. Some House Republicans back expansion privately, but Rep. Billy Creech opposes next year, seeking accountability before broader growth. If tied to accountability, expansion could wait until June with new programs starting January 1997, as talks linger and the $9.5 billion budget bill stays unsettled.
The House approved 300 to 126 a $267.3 billion defense budget for the coming fiscal year, adding $9.5 billion to President Clinton's request. Republicans argued top generals favored the funding, while critics warned the move echoed Cold War thinking and diverted funds from domestic programs.
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