Vanceboro prison sparks mixed local reaction in growth hope
Residents expect new prison brings work and lunch spots, while others fear escapes and safety issues. Newport officials emphasize secure confinement and jobs through inmate labor and district work. Community leaders note long ties with the facility and its practical role as a local landmark.
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Patrick O'Callahan
Vanceboro
O’callahan
McDonald’s
Becky Laughinghouse
Alligator Road
Newport
Jack Gladstone
Gladstone
Donald Laughinghouse
Laughinghouse
Potter
Florida
Charlie Meeks
Meeks
Charles R. Tomlinson
State Department of Transportation
Tomlinson
Rayma Brennan
Brennan
Mothers shaping East Carolina families in the 40s and 50s
Interviews reveal how mothers guided children through chores, telephones, and daily routines while instilling faith, education, and the Golden Rule. Children recall siblings, early television, and the distinct personalities of their mothers, highlighting enduring respect and affection.
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Grace Dove
Dorothy
Eileen
Sonny
Robbie Meadows
Pollocksville
Jones County
Larry Meadows
Bobbie Meadows
Gwaltney
Pamlico County
Ann
Joanne
The
New Bern
North Carolina
Larry
Virginia Jenkins
Linda Staunch
Craven Regional Medical Center
Carol Mattocks
Guardian Ad Litem
Carol
Linda
Ann Gwaltney
Joann Gwaltney
Portugal’s first royal wedding in over a century
Dom Duarte Pio and Isabel de Heredia wed at Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon in a Roman Catholic ceremony attended by European royals and about 1,500 guests. The couple appeared in public amid cheers and folk parades as Portugal debates restoring the monarchy, with the succession to be resolved in nine months.
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Dom Duarte Pio
Duke of
Braganca
Isabel de Heredia
Lisbon
Jeronimos
Mario Soares
Anibal Cavaco Silva
Portugal
Amalia
Dom Duarte
Manuel II
House of
New Bern Tightens Downtown Parking Rules
Gail Kleiger, a Nashville transplant now living in New Bern, notes she has no car and sees limited parking concern while the city enforces downtown violator penalties. A local poll asks residents what should be the downtown time limit, with two hours suggested as ample for tasks.
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Kleiger
New Bern
Nashville
Tenn
From Harmonica Gigs to Moonlighting Fame Bruce Willis
Novelist Jonathan Levi recalls the pre fame days of Bruce Willis in New York where a harmonica playing singer from the Savannah Sheiks joked that the struggling actor would become a star. Willis reflects on fame in the New York Times Magazine noting Brad Pitt as his Twelve Monkeys co star and observing how fame can spin heads as he watches another rise.
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Bruce Willis
Jonathan Levi
New York
Savannah Sheiks
Levi
Willis
New York Times
Brad Pitt
Miss Universe Chelsi Smith Finds Luck Delays College
Chelsi Smith 21 from Deer Park Texas says school can wait after winning Miss Universe with nearly 500000 dollars in cash and prizes. She began her reign with a Rolls Royce parade through Windhoek Namibia and plans to enjoy the moment before resuming college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsi Smith
Deer Park
Texas
Smith
Windhoek
Namibia
Cosby Teaches Lesson on Education and Wisdom at Southern
In Baton Rouge Cosby told Southern University graduates that education and wisdom differ. He recalled his father's street smarts helping him ace a college philosophy debate on whether the glass is half empty or half full. The father replied it depends who is pouring or drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Cosby
Baton Rouge
Southern University
Cosby
Voices of fear over missing Schaumburg preschooler
Roger Kirsch and others describe a four year old once bright and active now seen on film in distress. Parents and stepparents are accused of exploiting his image while officials warn of lasting harm. A pastor and a columnist note the boy’s altered behavior and the intense emotional impact on those who knew him.
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Roger Kirsch
St. Peter Lutheran School
Schaumburg
Richard
Kirsch
Kelly Guinaugh
Fred Ade
St. Peter Lutheran Church of Schaumburg
Heaven
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