World Japan US auto trade pact hailed as historic deal
The United States and Japan reached a late Geneva accord easing access to Japan’s auto market while avoiding immediate tariffs. Leaders and CEOs praised the pact as real progress though no fixed quotas exist, with relief for U S dealers and plans for more U S parts and assembly in Japan.
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U.S
Geneva
Hank Bottieri
Lexus
Albany
N.Y
America
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
United States
Mickey Kantor
Clinton
Washington
Ryutaro
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Jury finds Skeels guilty of first degree murder
Jurors found Michael Ray Skeels guilty of first degree murder in Craven County Superior Court after about four hours of deliberation over two days. The verdict carries a potential death penalty for the 30 year old for the March 4 1994 shooting of Elbert Rosevelt Sam Stokes. Skeels was also found guilty of second degree kidnapping and armed robbery as the trial highlighted his alleged impaired judgment and strange behavior on the day of the crime.
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Michael Ray Skeels
Craven County Superior Court
Skeels
Elbert Rosevelt
Sam” Stokes
Stokes
Goldsboro
Atlantic Beach
Chevron
John Harmon
Calvin King
Ancestors Fought Each Other in Civil War Revealed
New Bern man uncovers that two great grandfathers fought on opposing sides in the Civil War. Zack R. Brantley joined the Confederates in 1861 with the Pamlico Rifles while Valentine Wallace Paul served the Union. The discovery comes after decades of curiosity about his family roots.
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Michael Genovese
Sun Journal
Claude Brantley Jr
New Bern
Brantley
Aurora
Zack R. Brantley
Fort Sumter
William
Valentine Wallace Paul
Craven County
U.S. Revenue Service
Union
Claude Brantly Jr
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Fall session may tackle welfare reform in North Carolina
The North Carolina Legislature contemplates a second special session this year to address welfare reform as Congress weighs block grants and funding cuts. Senate leaders anticipate delays until Washington acts, while debates center on how to allocate federal aid and coordinate state plans before any final reform.
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Raleigh
Congress
Washington
Beverly Perdue
D-Craven
Cochairman
General Assembly
House
Leo Daughtry
R-Johnston
Senate
Bob Dole
Robert Rector
Heritage Foundation
Finance Committee
Bob Packwood
Sunbelt
James Jeffords
Vermont
State House budget shifts boost tuition and college funding
A marathon House budget session produced a spending plan increasing university tuition and adding millions to community colleges while restoring earlier public school cuts. The committee also approved a 2 percent pay raise for teachers and state workers, with funding shifts replacing a $27.3 million school bus cut from unspent agency funds.
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House
Robert Grady
R Onslow
Grady
Billy Creech
R Johnston
Creech
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