Reeves’ Virginia murder sentence upheld in life terms
In October 1990 Reeves was convicted of kidnapping rape sodomy and attempted murder of a forest service employee in Virginia and given two life terms plus 110 years. Prosecutors note he appeared in Ernul about Feb 6, 1989 and attacked Toler at her mobile home before killing her. An NC Virginia agreement keeps his death sentence on NC death row. if overturned, he returns to Virginia. North Carolina allows lethal injection or gas chamber.
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Virginia
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Carteret County
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Toler
Sun Journal
North Carolina
Max
Generation X
Mike Royko
River Bend police chief fires sergeant after seven-hour hearing
Voerman plans to vindicate James in court after a seven-hour closed hearing in River Bend. Ann James, fired sergeant, had seven years with the town. Kennedy says glad the process is over and aims to hire another officer to join his three-person staff amid looming lawsuits. Metcalf notes relief and shift to town business. James was suspended from July 1 to 5 before dismissal. Kennedy recalls James as one of the best officers to work with.
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Voerman
River Bend
James
Gorman Kennedy
Kennedy
Ann James
Ann
TransPark gains cautious support as federal partners eye military supply ties
DLA director Admiral Edward Straw toured the Global TransPark in July and backs study cooperation. In September he proposed the agency would work with the study and could steer military suppliers to the project. Officials stress the plan serves broader state needs beyond bases, aiming for federal runway funds and regional job growth. Mountain Air Cargo becomes the first official tenant, signaling private sector interest as a multiorganization study partners with UNC Chapel Hill and Lehigh.
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Babbitt
Sughrue
DLA
Edward Straw
GTP
Straw
Transpark Authority
North Carolina
Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
Unc-Chapel Hill
Iacocca Institute
Lehigh University
Federal Express
Mountain Air Cargo
Sandia National Laboratories
Richmond Cold Storage Co
Mountain Air
Congress votes on Haiti mission amid partisan clash
Lawmakers approved the Dellums version 258-167 and reaffirmed 236-182 for final passage. The Republican plan to force a 30 day troop withdrawal failed 225-205. Hamilton and Torricelli sponsored a March 1 authorization with a Feb 1 vote on extending, but it was defeated 398-27.
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Hamilton
Congress
Parliament nears Haiti military amnesty agreement
Haiti's Parliament moves toward a broad amnesty for coup leaders Raoul Cedras and Philippe Biamby under a Carter brokered plan, with a Oct 15 or Parliament driven deadline and ongoing U.S. arms searches in Port-au-Prince. Some MPs favor a limited pardon for the coup action.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Senate
Delmas
St. Marc
Raoul Cedras
Philippe Biamby
Jean
Carter
Aristide
Rock stars slow down as aging legends face medical crises
Aging 1960s and 1970s rock icons confront health woes from respiratory infections to severe conditions. David Crosby faces liver failure due to long-term drug use, while Glenn Frey undergoes colon surgery and John Mellencamp battles a heart attack aftermath. Robert Plant and Roger Daltrey also pause tours as the era’s road wear takes its toll.
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David
C . Stills and Nash
Eagles
Jerry CIA
Grateful
Geezer
Grateful Dead
Dennis
Philadelphia
McNally
Who
Roger Daltrey
Frey
HMO
California
Mellencamp
Crosby
Baywatch Nights Spinoff Aims For Private Eye Role
David Hasselhoff launches Baywatch Nights with Mitch Buchannon moonlighting as a private eye. The syndicated series debuts in September and stays close to the glamorous, sensual aura of Baywatch. Most action occurs at night as Buchannon keeps his day job.
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Baywatch
David Has- Hasselhoff
Buchannon
Hasselhoff
Paul
Tony Wallace Employee Pepsi-Cola
Wallace, a Bridgeton resident, works for Pepsi-Cola and enjoys drag racing in his spare time. He dismisses winter sports on TV, saying he does not watch pro basketball or hockey.
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Tony Wallace
Pepsi-Cola
Wallace
Bridgeton
Drag
Barbara Steals Spotlight At Sullivan Medal Ceremony
George Bush accepted the Anne Sullivan Medal on the Perkins School for the Blind campus in Watertown Massachusetts while Barbara Bush, guest of honor and author of a best selling memoir, drew all attention by arriving late and being featured in a separate honor from two years prior. The event highlighted disability rights support linked to the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act.
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Bush
Barbara Bush
Perkins School For the Blind
Watertown
Mass
Anne Sullivan
Helen Keller
Barbara
Love bridges Serb Croatian lovers wedding tale
A Serb groom Max Popovich and Croatian bride Irena faced an ethnic scare when their wedding band canceled. Local tamburitza musicians from both sides later united to perform, ending in a joyful celebration. Now in Valparaiso they are a family with a three year old daughter Gabriella and a message of peace.
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Max Popovich
Rece
Max
Yugoslavia
Irena
Park l
Mairzy Doats
Dozy Doats
Lamzy Divey
Wisconsin
Valparaiso
Ind
Gabriella
Officials push tourism as business at Washington seminar
Local officials in Washington North Carolina urged stronger emphasis on tourism as a business at a Thursday seminar. Readers are invited to respond with yes or no by calling the given numbers.
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Washington, N.C
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Balanchine Works
Nancy Reynolds
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
George Balanchine Foundation
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Balanchine Foundation
Balanchine
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New Bern
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