Clinton seeks advice in televised economic conference
President elect Clinton quizzed economists and business leaders at a two day, nationally televised conference in Little Rock. The session mixed seminar and town hall formats with 320 participants from industry labor academia and advocacy groups. Clinton supported a strong but not propped up dollar and urged cautious Chinese policy while pressing for human rights progress. Sen Lloyd Bentsen said China must have an open market for U.S. trade to continue.
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Little Rock
Ark
Clinton
U.S
Robinson Convention Center
Beijing
China
Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
Treasury
United States
Businessman Tidwell released on bond in federal case
Roy Tidwell and co defendant Walter Church were released on $1 million bonds after a federal indictment and four year probe into Tidwell business practices. Both men are under house arrest and electronic monitoring while under federal supervision. Charlene Church named in the case and Tidwell’s wife Carolyn aided in the bond.
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Charlotte
Gastonia
Roy Tidwell
Tidwell
Carolyn
U.S
Paul Taylor
Frank Whitney
Whitney
Costa Rica
Walter
Wally” Church
Church
Federal Probation Office
Charlene
Ex-Gaston Police Officers Testify On Street Abuse Scheme
Former Gastonia officer Allen Wright testified in federal court that Eagle team members routinely abused street people since 1987 including slaps, beatings, and demeaning pranks. He described gatherings to brag using the line taking them for a ride on Space Mountain as they targeted Rankin Lake and a post office.
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Charlotte
Gastonia
Allen Wright
Eagle Team
Wright
Steve Phillips
Mark Gibby
Kyle Shephard
Space Mountain
Rankin Lake
Post Office
Gaston County officers face civil rights trial panel
A nine man and three woman jury, including two Gaston County ties, was chosen to hear the case of three Gastonia Police officers charged with civil rights violations of street people. Witness Allen Wright described abuses from 1987 to 1990 and quoted, We all told each other to stick to our guns and not admit anything.
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Gaston County
Gastonia
Wright
Gastonia police chief and officers subpoenaed in trial
Gastonia Police Chief Jack Postell and several current and former officers were subpoenaed to testify this week as trial begins for three officers accused of civil rights violations against street people. Potential government witnesses include former officers McKinney Bass Trull Ramsey and Sgt Terry Jones, along with street people John Black Leonard Carswell and Charles Arthur Davis. Defense witnesses list Postell and other officials amid ongoing controversy since a federal probe and 1990 internal findings.
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Gastonia
Charlotte
Jack Postell
Postell
Terry Jones
Eagle Team
E Street
John Black
Leonard Carswell
Charles Arthur Davis
Boy asks Santa to feed parents and lift them up
Thad, a child between third and fifth grade, writes to Santa asking for food for his hungry mother, a job for his father, and help reaching heaven so his family won’t have to feed him. Police and educators seek the boy, hoping to locate him as Christmas draws near.
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Boy
Santa
Heaven
Port Angeles
Wash
Thad
Heven
Clallam County
Monty Martin
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