Nichols brothers linked to Oklahoma bombing case
Federal charges accuse James and Terry Nichols of making improvised bottles and small explosive devices and hold them as material witnesses. McVeigh not charged in Michigan case. FBI released an enhanced sketch of a man connected to the April 19 attack. A Junction City motel manager described a man with a foreign accent who rented a Ryder truck two days before the bombing and stayed at Room 107.
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Barr calls for prioritizing terrorism over assault weapons ban overturn
Barr head of a House firearms task force says time is limited and action on rolling back the assault weapons ban must wait to address terrorism. Senate Leader Dole echoes focus on terrorism while NRA signals support for shifting priorities and signals readiness to back counter-terrorism efforts.
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Children plant trees across Gaston County day cares
In Belmont and Dallas, 185 children from eight Gaston day care centers planted a magnolia tree in Stowe Memorial Park and 35 students from Fellowship Christian Center planted a Bradford pear at Gaston County Park. The event, organized by local day cares, highlighted community involvement and lessons on growth.
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North Carolina debates concealed weapon rights bill
A Charlotte textile executive recounts stopping an intruder with a concealed weapon in a late night I 85 restroom five years ago. He lists Patrick Goble, an Asheboro truck driver linked to interstate killings, as a TV reappearance prompting his view that self defense should be legalized. Senators and police officials clash on safety versus increased danger.
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Simpson judge accelerates OJ trial proceedings
A judge in the O J Simpson murder trial issued haste orders to speed the proceedings. Spectators were ejected and the judge ruled on questions rapidly without giving explanations, driven by mounting urgency as the case moved forward.
Rally at state capital pushes budget cuts and court program
A rally at the state capital Tuesday drew more than two dozen children and as many adults to protest proposed budget cuts in a volunteer court program. Black ministers support a measure to provide tax dollars for parents to send children to private schools of their choice.
Dodgers beat Marlins as MLB season begins
The Dodgers crushed the Florida Marlins to open a full Major League Baseball slate. The day included criticism of ticket hikes by seven clubs after the strike that delayed this season. In Charlotte, two Gaston residents secured playoff tickets at the Coliseum. A separate note mentions the Unabomber’s letters suggesting unraveling.
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Love opens Gastonia superstore with parade and icons
Love's Know s opens a Gastonia location with a marching band parade and appearances by the Energizer Bunny and the Pink Panther. Beverly Scruggs notes self taught skills in trading writing arithmetic and typing. A major insurer moves more headquarters to Charlotte while IBM chair Louis V. Gerstner Jr defends no dividend raise amid rebounding fortunes.
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Greater Gaston Area Weather Forecast
The forecast covers Gastonia Greensboro Hickory and Raleigh Durham with high temperatures from the mid fifties to mid sixties lows in the mid to upper thirties and trace to a few hundredths inch of precipitation. Thursday looks partly cloudy with a slim chance of rain.
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