Pamlico Officials Talk Spending and Tax Revaluation
Pamlico leaders vow to hold the line on spending while reviewing the budget and a forthcoming revaluation. Officials say a larger tax base could reduce taxes, but cushion is needed for growth as voters signaled concern on November 8. The audit showed a clean bill of health but calls for longer range planning ahead of the 1995 revaluation. The 1996 property values will take effect January 1, 1996.
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Lou (Cannon
Audit criticizes Pamlico tax office staff size and controls
Pamlico County faces a material weakness in its tax office after an audit by McGladrey and Pullen of New Bern highlights the dual role of Randy Beeman as tax collector and assessor plus IT support. The report cites insufficient separation of duties, with Beeman and another staffer handling cash and computer access, and notes budget limits prevent hiring a systems administrator. County leaders say funds are unavailable to fix the issue, and the finance officer will continue reconciling transactions with source documents.
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Randy Beeman
McGladrey and Pullen
New Bern
Board of Commissioners
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Tax Department
Bill Rice
Fishing enforcement growth debated in North Carolina budget
Swain seeks 226,758 for seven new fisheries officers and uniforms plus 317,840 for training and travel. The plan also requests 150,000 for new boats and 562,321 for equipment including communications. Basnight denies claims of cronyism and defends enforcement levels amid a contested News & Observer report.
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North Carolina
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Senate
Marc Basnight
Manteo Democ
Helms says remark about bodyguard was a mistake
In a Tuesday statement Senator Helms admitted his offhand comment about the president needing a bodyguard was a mistake. He said he did not intend the remark to be literal and reflected concerns about national defense. Senate Republicans Dole and Gingrich echoed cautious support.
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News & Observer
Raleigh
Clinton
Darrel Fisher
Capitol Hill
Soldiers and Marines blast Helms at Fort Bragg
North Carolina troops criticize Jesse Helms for belittling President Clinton and claim he showed poor judgment by attacking the president. Soldiers express loyalty to the commander in chief while Helms calls Clinton unfit and warns of a bodyguard visit. Helms later says his remark was a mistake.
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Pitt Drops Journalism To Seek Acting Path
Brad Pitt, two weeks from completing a Missouri journalism degree, left college for Los Angeles with $325. He recalls the decision as relief and notes he started with odd jobs before rising to fame in Interview With The Vampire, while maintaining a belief in honesty as guiding principle.
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University of Missouri
Los Angeles
Rolling Stone Magazine
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Beauty queen convicted on seven misdemeanors in WV case
Jurors found Lippard 23 not guilty of felony murder after two days of deliberation in Lewisburg West Virginia. She was convicted of two counts of second degree attempted murder and five other misdemeanors for driving 250 miles with a pistol knife and hammer to attack a romantic rival and her family. The hammer attack on Weik was deemed heat of the moment. Sentencing set for January 4 with a maximum 6 1/2 years.
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Weikle
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Lewisburg
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Jane Metheney
Richard Sorensen
West Virginia
Poitier to Join Walt Disney Co. Board of Directors
Sidney Poitier has been elected to the Walt Disney Co board to fill the term of the late Frank G Disney. The appointment, announced by Disney chair Michael Eisner, brings Poitier's entertainment industry insights to the board. term runs until February. Poitier is 67 and is known for 40 films including Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and In the Heat of the Night.
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Poitier
Frank G. Disney
Disney
Michael D. Eisner
Britain shouts at arts failings Lord Attenborough says
In his first Lords speech the Oscar winner laments lack of concern from arts ministers and calls Britain’s arts academies world class yet accessible to promise students. He criticizes reduced home support while promoting industry success and stars as a department store Santa in Miracle on 34th Street remake.
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Hollywood
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House of Lords
Britain
United Kingdom
Santa Claus
Christmas window displays should go up after Thanksgiving
Nobles of New Bern values early holiday cheer and writes songs while singing in his church choir. He advocates that stores should post Christmas window displays after Thanksgiving.
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New Bern
The High Tech Jabbering Jaywalker
In Chicago a driver recounts a near miss with a man on a curb talking on a portable phone. The jayswalker remains unfazed, continuing to chat after the collision, while the narrator imagines lawsuits and police as the modern dangers of the information highway merge with street life. Royko mocks mobile etiquette and jokes about mobile mopery and witnesses.
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