Empty Stocking Fund accepts applications in 1994
The Empty Stocking Fund sponsored by the Sun Journal and Salvation Army takes applications Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Salvation Army office on Craven Street. Donations will fund Craven and Pamlico counties only this year, with Carteret served by its own office. Donors can no longer designate recipients, and the fund emphasizes food and toys. In 1993 the fund aided 895 families and received 18,145 dollars in cash. Donations start the Friday after Thanksgiving at the Sun Journal or Salvation Army offices, checks payable to the Empty Stocking Fund.
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Salvation Army
Craven St
Craven County
Craven
Pamlico
Ann Turnage
Carteret
Sun Journal
Pollock St
Five groups chosen to get money from chili proceeds
Five local organizations in Havelock will receive portions of the 1994 North Carolina Chili Cookoff proceeds. The Craven County Council on Women, Child Development Center, Outreach Ministerial Association, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts were selected by the Havelock Chili Festival Committee. An official presentation is planned for 6 p.m. Tuesday at Shoney’s. the 1995 cookoff is set for Oct. 21. For more information contact Irene Zaccardelli at (919) 444-1496.
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North Carolina
Havelock
Craven County Council On Women
Child Development Center
Outreach Ministerial Association
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Irene Zaccardelli
Pamlico woman charged with vehicular homicide
A Pamlico County woman, Diane Whitfield, 40, of Grantsboro R-1, faces misdemeanor death by motor vehicle in the October 31 death of 83 year old Lessie Rawls Daniels in Arapahoe. Daniels died after Whitfield pulled out into the path of a truck on NC 306.
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Pamlico County
Arapahoe
Diane Whitfield
Grantsboro R-1
Lessie Rawls Daniels
State Highway Patrol
NC 306
Whitfield
Daniels
Johnny Ray Anderson
Aurora
Judge seals AZT patent trial records in New Bern
U S District Court Judge Malcolm J. Howard granted Burroughs Wellcome Co. a request to seal 80 exhibit documents from the 1993 AZT patent infringement trial in New Bern as trade secrets. Six other documents will remain public. The ruling follows Burroughs Wellcome’s court appearance against two generic drug firms.
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Burroughs Wellcome Co
U.S. District Court
Malcolm J. Howard
New Bern
Burroughs Wellcome Ieee
Nursing homes in Craven County vie for 50 new beds
Craven County will receive 50 additional nursing home beds in 1995. Bayview Nursing Center plans to apply for all 50, while Craven Regional Medical Center seeks 20 for Twin Rivers. Applications due mid February with a March 1 review by the certificate of needs board.
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Craven County
Division of
Medical Facilities
Bayview Nursing Center
Kensington Park Drive
Craven Regional Medical Center
Twin Rivers
Medical Center
Bayview
Chris Bennett
Certificate of Needs Board
Bennett
Satterfield
Craven Coun
Craven
Mountain project seeks buyers for NC peak protest
Jarrett Franklin and Jeffrey Scott trek 1040 miles from Nags Head to raise about 350000 dollars to purchase Howard Knob near Boone and convert it into a 110 acre public park. They seek per mile pledges, fundraisers, and donations to outbid developers at a pace toward a New Year finish.
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Faith
Jarrett Franklin
Jeffrey Scott
Franklin
Scott
Nags Head
Howard Knob
Boone
New Bern
Wilmington
Neuse River
Goldsboro
President signs Gulf War illness relief bill
President Bill Clinton signed a new bill on November 2 offering compensation to Persian Gulf veterans with undiagnosed illnesses, termed Persian Gulf Syndrome. The measure, approved by Congress on October 8, directs VA to define the eligible time frame and to review or reopen claims for veterans on the Persian Gulf Registry, acknowledging limited current diagnoses.
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Persian Gulf
Bill Clinton
Congress
Department of Veterans Affairs
Jesse Brown
Brown
Clinton
Oriental artist Lucille Truitt paints her life on canvas
The piece profiles Lucille Truitt of Oriental known for colorful waterfront scenes and fishing boat images created during January and February. Her work sells for 50 to 125 dollars as she balances life with husband Billie on the Neuse River. A northern writer plans a book about Lucille and her art.
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Oriental
Incredi
Mighty
Neuse
Billie
Lucille
Cole
Congress
New York
Bob Dylan
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