North Carolina pushes Cherry Point case in BRAC 93 fight
North Carolina officials led by Gov. Jim Hunt dispute Virginia Beach favors as BRAC 93 moves raised. They highlight Cherry Point’s fuel leak cleanup record, seek proactive regional planning, and urge ongoing efforts to keep and grow military presence, including attracting new missions.
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Brac Commission
Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station
Cecil Field
Jacksonville
Fla
Oceana Naval Air Station
Virginia Beach
North Carolina
Smith
Virginia
U.S. Navy
Navy
Jim Hunt
Baltimore
Tidewater Virginia
Norfolk Area
Oceana
Norfolk
Tidewater
Department of Commerce
Hampton Roads
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Rescue on East Front Street saves but Bailes survives
Officers Pedzinski and Zanghi swam 60 to 65 yards to reach Bailes after he jumped from a bridge area. They grappled with the cold water and barnacles while administering mouth to mouth and guiding Bailes toward shore as rescue crews arrived. Bailes survived though exhausted, thanking the effort.
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Pedzinski
Zanghi
Bern
Bridgeton
Bailes
Fire tradition in New Bern two‑company station on Broad Street
Two volunteer fire companies meet in mirrored rooms on the second floor of 420 Broad St main station in New Bern. The arrangement endures by tradition while training together and sharing a chief deputy chief role through annual turnover. This May includes a parade and open house at the historic main station and New Bern Firemen's Museum.
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Broad St. Main Station
Tim Conner
Button Company
New Bern Fire Department
New Bern Firemen’s Museum
General Assembly
New Bern
Craven and
Pollock
Newberian
Atlantic Company
Kenneth Highsmith
Reid Whitford
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Captain Kangaroo denies spawning sexual revolution and riots
Captain Kangaroo actor Bob Keeshan rejects a letter claiming his 1950s to 1980s show fueled the 1960s sexual revolution and campus unrest. He calls the claim ludicrous and an embarrassment, labeling the lobbyist’s argument as extremely foolish.
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Captain Kangaroo
Bob Keeshan
Motion Picture Association of America
Stevenson
MPAA
Donna Reed
Ozzie and
Gary Busey Recovering After Apparent Overdose
Gary Busey awoke and ate in Malibu home after an apparent cocaine overdose. A hospital spokesman said his condition improved from serious to fair and he could be released Sunday. The actor's lawyer asked for no further information.
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Gary Busey
Malibu
Busey
Ed Braun
Santa Monica Hospital
Braun
Buddy Holly
Resident Knowles favors Navy Hornets at Cherry Point
Maysville resident People Knowles says he enjoys fishing when possible and believes adding Hornet jets to Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station would benefit the area by increasing nearby activity and people presence.
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Knowles
Maysville
U.S. Navy
Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station
Pat Paulsen Plans Sit In 1992 Presidential Run
Comedian Pat Paulsen, who won 9 percent in North Dakota’s last primary, contemplates a serious 1992 campaign once he finalizes a message. He first ran as a joke in 1968 on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
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Pat Paulsen
Paulsen
North Dakota
Ross Perot
Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Sinatra sells desert estate near asking price of nearly five million
Frank Sinatra closed a deal for his desert estate to Canadian magnate Pattison, near the 4.9 million asking price. The singer threw in a piano and furniture along with spa theater two pools and other amenities. Sinatra may move to a smaller Palm Springs home. Meanwhile Mark Wahlberg discusses his post underwear ad image and still living with his mom in a People interview.
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Frank Sinatra
Desert
Tom Ogle
Pattison
Ripley’s
Susan Reynolds
Sinatra
Palm Springs
Mark Wahlberg
Marky Mark
Wahlberg
Calvin Klein
People
Former hostage-taker claims AIDS from prison
Eddie Hatcher, imprisoned for hostage actions at a Lumberton newspaper office in 1988, says he was paroled due to AIDS contracted through promiscuous sex behind bars. He asserts inmate sexual activity is pervasive and open and notes his HIV diagnosis date as February 27 after testing positive in 1991.
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Eddie Hatcher
Hatcher
Lumberton
Van in traffic prompts fears and letters of gratitude
Bob Greene notes how an empty stalled van amid post explosion fear echoes the nation’s struggle with trust. In Tipp City Ohio eighth graders write to World War II veterans, including Brad Havens and Thomas Gilbert, sharing thanks and reflections on freedom and perseverance.
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Tipp City
Ohio
Brad Havens
Thomas D. Gilbert
Lowes Park
Ill
Gilbert
France
U.S
Mr. Gilbert
Janesville
Wis
Pearl Harbor
Sed
Operation Hornet's Nest and BRAC '95 jets battle
A reader question asks if North Carolina Operation Hornet's Nest can reclaim jets from Virginia in BRAC 1995. It invites public input via two local lines and hints at a school issue on student T shirt expressions with no school funding involved.
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North Carolina
Virginia
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