NADEP at Risk in BRAC Controversy Ties to Cherry Point
Local leaders warn that Air Force consolidation of depot work could threaten NADEP and Craven County’s economy. NADEP employs about 4,000 civilians across Craven, Jones, Pamlico and Carteret counties, with nearly 164 million in salaries and over 9,800 secondary jobs generated locally. Pamlico County approved 500 for defense of Cherry Point, while Ward and Smith defend keeping Navy jets on course with a 50,000 BRAC presentation ahead of the April 4 hearing in Birmingham.
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Air Force
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Navy
Cherry Point’s
NADEP
Craven County
Craven
Jones
Pamlico
Carteret
Beverly Perdue
D-Craven
Department of Defense
Pamlico County
New Bern
Ward and Smith
Cherry Point
Birmingham
Ala
Virginia
Pentagon
Oceana
Baltimore
Craven County Committee of 100
Sheraton Grand
Tom Thompson
Craven County Economic Development Commission
Allies
ADCP
Col
David Jones
Troy Smith
Ward and
Fred McCorkle
Center backs off plan for convention space renovation
Aldermen in New Bern drop the Heilig Levine building renovation as costs climb over 50 percent. City and hotel owners trade criticism over taxes and annexation, with talks to seek legislative input and consider a 1 percent annual rise for three years, while disputes over funding and cooperation deepen.
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Heilig-Levine
Rick Pendleton
City of
New Bern
Pendleton
Pat Gulley
King’s Arms
Craven County Hospitality Association
Bleau
McCotter City
Bill Hartman
McCotter
Ramada Inn
Croatan National Forest
Welfare debate reflected in Washington Post poll
Washington Post and ABC News report a national poll shows a majority of Americans still approve in principle of the House GOP Contract With America. However 52 percent oppose the plan’s effects on government services and taxes, while 59 percent fear it will go too far aiding the rich and cutting services for average Americans and the poor.
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Washington Post-Abc News
America
Robeson County Adviser Denies Campaign Pressure Claims
Robeson County agriculture adviser R W Wilkins Jr of the Office of the Governor denies pressuring a state employee to donate to Gov Jim Hunt's campaign. Wilkins blames The Robesonian for the accusation and plans to sue the newspaper. The claim stemmed from a February 27 resignation letter by Joseph Neill Howell Jr a former probation and parole officer who says Wilkins pressed him to give $2000 to Hunt's campaign. Howell returned to duty with the Lumberton Police Department after a two week stint in corrections.
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Robeson County
Jim Hunt
R.W. Wilkins Jr
Hunt
Robesonian
Lumberton
Wilkins
Correction
Franklin Freeman
State Bureau of Investigation
Joseph Neill Howell Jr
State Division of Intensive Probation and Parole
Howell
Correction Department
Lumberton Police Department
Richard Chamberlain Day Proclaimed in Honolulu
Honolulu officials declare March 14 Richard Chamberlain Day as the actor becomes an environmental spokesman for water pollution education. He will appear in PSAs, attend environmental events, and be featured in Chamberlain educational materials.
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Richard Chamberlain
Hawaii
Honolulu
R. Chamberlain
Tyson seeks faith aid after prison release in Plainfield
Mike Tyson, departing prison Saturday, will first visit a mosque in Plainfield to pursue spiritual guidance. His adviser says Tyson plans to move forward and help youth, despite not becoming an angel, following a controversial 1992 rape conviction and a reduced six year sentence for good behavior.
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Mike Tyson
Plainfield
Ind
Muhammad
Tyson
Desiree Washington
Indianapolis
Siddeey
Johnson lauds psychic income from wildflowers in Texas
Lady Bird Johnson promotes public engagement with nature at the National Wildflower Research Center in Austin, a $9.5 million project founded in 1982. She hopes visitors gain knowledge of local flora and incorporate it into daily life, stressing the joy of the natural world. Flavor Flav rapper convicted of weapon possession after 1993 gunfire incident. faces up to one year. Retired Brig. Gen. James H. Howard, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 81 in Florida, noted for single-handedly engaging 30 German aircraft in 1944.
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Lady Bird Johnson
Johnson
National Wildflower Research Center
Austin
Texas
Flavor Flav
William Drayton
Drayton
Public Enemy
New York City
James H. Howard
Germany
Belleair Bluffs
Fla
Howard
England
Life-size Yankees Next Door Inspire Quiet Spring Training Tale
Bob Greene reflects on visiting New York Yankees players at spring training in Sarasota Florida posing as a neighborly lineup. The would-be big leaguers appear ordinary, prompting thoughts about New York’s distant myth versus local life and what the world would be like without the iconic Yankees or Yankee Stadium. Lou Gehrig is cited as the all-time Yankees hits leader in a trivia moment.
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New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Smith
Jones
Edwards
Budke
Burnett
Kroeger
Phillips
Menee Ve
Coneerto
Mickey Mantle
Yankee
New York City
New York
New York Yankee
Joe DiMaggio
Stanwood and
Elm
Whitey Ford
Tom Byron
White Sox
Yankee Stadium
P.A
Lou Gehrig
Bob Greene
Should elderly people be evaluated for medical problems before get ting driver's licenses
Debate on whether seniors should undergo medical screening prior to license issuance. Readers are invited to call two numbers to express yes or no, framed by a slogan about control and responsibility and a claim that children do not belong to the state.
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Wildflower Center
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