Whispers of Harassment Charges at Cherry Point Wingate
affidavits from GM-14 Naval Aviation Depot employee Earl Bender Jr and Maggie Smith allege Sherri Mason urged Kathy Turney to file sexual harassment charges against Gerald Wingate over noncompetitive promotion disputes. Mason reportedly claimed Wingate and Gerald Johnson, plus a study calling Wingate's role unnecessary, fueled her actions. concerns of manipulation and personnel shifts surface as Pentagon investigates Voerman’s charge of civilian-to-military replacement.
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Management and Plans Office
Smith
Mason
Johnson
Bender
Gerald Johnson
Gerald Wingate
Athy Turney
Paul Mason
Turney
Sherri Mason
The
Sun Journal
Base Joint Public Affairs Office
New Bern
David Voerman
McCorkle
Voerman
Pentagon
Appeal reverses harassment ruling at Cherry Point base
Kathy Tumey sued after a 1993 sexual harassment claim from 1992 led to the firing of Gerald Wingate, and a two grade demotion for Gerald Johnson. A military judge, Vitaris, found Tumey not credible and favored Wingate and Johnson, reinstating them and awarding six months back pay. Wingate and Johnson remain on paid administrative leave as base officials delay their return.
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Kathy Tumey
Gerald Wingate
Cherry Point
Gerald Johnson
Turney
Vitaris
Turmey
Johnson
Wingate
Christine Ulrichs
Ulrichs
Storm storms over North Carolina echo 1950s hurricanes
Storms in 1954 1955 battered New Bern Craven County and surrounding areas as Hazel Connie and Jone caused widespread flooding wind and power outages. Residents Nolan Jones Erma Tingle and George Brown recall days of water rising to bridges streets and rooftops while neighbors shared coffee and meals during outages and adults shielded children during the terrifying events.
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Hazel
New York State
Toronto
Canada
New Bern
Connie
Jone
Nolan Jones
Jones County
Maysville
Jones
Camp Lejeune
Jacksonville
White Oak
Lejeune
Erma Tingle
Tingle
Prince Charles says he never loved Diana in biography
A new Sunday Times biography cites Charles saying he never loved Diana and married under his father’s pressure. It quotes letters showing his sense of being in a cage by 1986 and describes the royal union’s deterioration. Charles confirmed an affair in a June Dimbleby interview after the marriage faltered.
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Diana
Sunday Times
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Dimbleby
Prince
Prince Harry
Little Brown
Elizabeth II
Prince Andrew
Sarah Ferguson
Dennis Franz hints at nude scene on NYPD Blue
Dennis Franz says producers promise more skin on NYPD Blue but so far viewers have not seen it. He warned fans online that his bald overweight figure may appear on national TV, noting rumors of exposing his rear during future episodes.
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Dennis Franz
Andy Sipowicz
ABC
Nypd Blue
Franz
Prodigy
New Bern resident George backs Iraqi crisis action
George, a New Bern resident who enjoys basketball and church work, raises three children and weighs in on the Iraq troop movement toward Kuwait. He believes the president has the right idea to end the stalemate with Hussein.
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George
New Bern
Iraq
Kuwait
Hussein
Leno mocks Amtrak after NBC ad pull brouhaha
After months of complaints to NBC, Amtrak pulled its $2 million advertising contract with the network. Jay Leno joked about Amtrak on The Tonight Show and pressed a mock ad in People magazine. Amtrak spokesman Howard Robertson said the ads could not keep pace with the jokes.
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Jay Leno
NBC
Amtrak
People Magazine
Leno
Howard Robertson
Winkler says he was never in control despite Fonzie fame
Henry Winkler, producer and director of Happy Days, told teachers at a conference that his school years were torture as he faced insults about being stupid and lazy. He recalls applying to 24 colleges and being accepted by only two, attending Emerson and Yale drama, and discovering dyslexia at age 31 while at the height of Fonzie fame.
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Fonz
Henry Winkler
Winkler
Emerson College
Boston
Yale University
Graduate School of Drama
Parton Says Director Told Her She Could Not Act
Dolly Parton recounts on The Nashville Net that director Herbert Ross told her she couldn’t act on the set of Steel Magnolias. She says he was tough on her and Julia Roberts because Meg Ryan was the original choice, and she fired back that they hired her for her personality rather than acting prowess.
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Parton
Dolly Parton
Herbert Ross
Julia
Roberts
Meg Ryan
the Nashville Net
Death of August F. Crabtree, ship miniature creator
August F. Crabtree, creator of a 16 miniature ships display at Newport News Mariners' Museum, died Thursday at age 89. He spent 28 years building the collection, parts so small a magnifying glass is needed. After selling the set to the museum for 75000 he worked as an artist lecturer and museum guide.
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August F. Crabtree
Mariners’ Museum
Newport News
Crabtree
The easy things in Jackson and beyond haunt the mind
A reflective piece contrasts advanced technology with human frailty. It cites a 12 year old boy Gary Wells found dead in a back yard, a mother charged as an accessory to murder, and a shattered sense of safety. It laments society failing to provide a peaceful place for children while praising easy technical gains like instant calls and air service. The author notes a gunman killed three, including a two week old baby and mother, and hints at the difficulty of addressing underlying causes.
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Jackson
Gary Wells
Reginald Anderson
Charles Anderson
Chicago
Mississippi
Com
Bob Greene
Siarelac
Meade
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