Judge salaries spark tax paid dispute in North Carolina
Legislator Nichols and Superior Court Judge James Ragan exchanged letters over judge pay and court efficiency. Nichols criticizes high salaries and backlog while Ragan defends judicial workload. Drennan notes backlogs but cautions against delaying trials. Chief Justice directs calendars cleared in several districts.
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Drennan
Nichols
Courts
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Burley Mitchell
Burley
Jury hears ballistics link in 1994 murder case
Prosecution rested after 19 witnesses in two days in Craven County Superior Court. Archie Nolan is accused in the slaying of Ray Rhue Jr whose body was found in a car outside O Js night club in North Harlowe on January 24, 1994. Defense argues Nolan was asleep and questions investigator conduct amid threats alleged by Keith Van Winkle.
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Ray Rhue Jr
Harmon
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Rhue
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North Harlowe
Craven County Superior Court
Peter Ware
State Bureau of Investigation
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Belgrade
Onslow County
Calvin King
Ken Fillingame
Craven County Sheriff's Office
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Keith van Winkle
Beaufort
Fillingame
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Mr. King
W. David McFadyen Jr
Jets Say May Hearing Better for Base Case
Nelson notes BRAC received a March 16 letter asking to move the North Carolina hearing to Baltimore and to combine it with the Alabama regional session. The letter argues two bases and questions should be heard together, with presentations usually by geography. Cherry Point sits within Baltimore’s 400 mile radius but outside Birmingham’s.
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BRAC
North Carolina
Baltimore
Cherry Point
Birmingham
Alabama
Park The North Carolina Pork Association Ad Sparks Trade News Debate
The North Carolina Pork Producers Association runs an advertisement in at least eight North Carolina newspapers this month rebutting news stories they say paint an extremely negative picture of an industry supporting thousands of jobs and millions in rev.
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N.C. Pork Producers Association
North Carolina
Hog waste pits defend water quality in state act
The act profiles hog industry environmental record and defends lagoons as protecting water quality. It cites an N.C. State University survey testing 10,000 wells across 34 counties and finding no direct contamination traceable to hog operations.
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N.C. State University
Jersey Garden State plaque honors Howard Stern rests stop
A black and silver Howard Stern Rest Stop plaque was unveiled on I-295 in Springfield New Jersey facing the woods. The 1993 pledge by Gov Christie Whitman to endorse Stern drew feminist criticism, though Stern has publicly supported the plan. Stern’s agent called it a first for a client to have a bathroom symbol on a plaque.
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Howard Stern
Springfield
N_J
Christie Whitman
Stern
Florida
Elvis Comeback Costume and Artifacts Exhibit at Rock Hall
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland received Elvis Presley items for an exhibit on rock style and society. The loan includes the black leather jumpsuit from the 1968 Comeback special, a guitar and scrapbook from the show, plus a signature jumpsuit. Rock Hall curator Jim Henke called the era a high point in rock n roll history.
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Ley
Cleveland
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Graceland
Presley
Jim Henke
Comeback era and Bushs stay in the public eye in 1995
The Sun Journal notes Goldens Dover ties to basketball and fishing, and predicts a 90 degree day around early May. It highlights the Bush family’s 1995 appearances and Mrs. Bush remarks on George’s retirement frictions, including a golf incident seen on TV and her quips about violence on television.
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George
Bara Bush
Bushes
White House
Bush
Reagan Highway Naming Blocked In Illinois Senate
The Ronald Reagan Highway proposal to name a section of Interstate 57 failed in the Illinois Senate by six votes as Democrats used the issue to push for a highway named after Thurgood Marshall. Ten Republicans abstained or voted no. some wanted Interstate 88 named for Reagan due to his hometown ties in Tampico and Dixon.
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Illinois State Senate
Reagan
Tampico
Ill
Dixon
Eureka College
Senate
Thurgood Marshall
Illinois
Diana at 50-year Avedon portrait retrospective
Princess Diana visited Richard Avedon’s 50-year portrait retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery in London. She wore a dark green velvet wrap dress and wore a bandage on her right knee from a workout injury as the photographer complimented her beauty and hinted it would be an honor to photograph her.
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Diana
Richard Avedon
Avedon
London
National Portrait Gallery
Oates Heads Nominees For PEN/Faulkner Award
Joyce Carol Oates joins five fiction titles up for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Other nominees include David Guterson for Snow Falling on Cedars and Stones from the River. Frederick Busch and Joanna Scott are named for short story collections.
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Joyce Carol Oates
PEN
David Guterson
Bainbridge Island
Wash
Cedars
U of Nine Mile Falls
Frederick Busch
Sherburne
N.Y
Joanna Scott
Rochester, N.Y
Newt Gingrich and the Ghostwriter Controversy
Mike Royko critiques Newt Gingrich for seeking a 4.5 million dollar book advance and relying on a ghostwriter. The piece argues writers should be paid for real work and mocks Gingrich for avoiding hands on writing while praising Johnson’s quip about money and writing. Royko notes publisher Rupert Murdoch’s involvement and comments on tax considerations for best selling authors.
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Newt Gingrich
Newt
Myra
Rupert Murdoch
Prince of Darkness
Murdoch
Congress
Congressional
Newsweek
Samuel Johnson
Slats Grobnik
Mike Royko
North Carolina bid to end teacher tenure sparks debate
Readers weigh in on a proposed NC legislative measure affecting public school teachers. Calls to vote yes or no ran at two numbers with 27 total responses. The survey included opinions on medical exams for elderly drivers and teen driver safety.
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North Carolina
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