Freightliner Nicholson union talks stretch into night
At Freightliner plant 1600 employees with 200 non union workers. A line of vehicles left the lot at 1130 p m horns blaring. Workers fear a strike while union leaders say they seek a fair share. Mount Belly Po police kept traffic safe near the plant as talks continued and the union hall remained packed for updates.
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Freightliner
Mount Belly
Dept
John Sherrill
Sherrill
East Charlotte Avenue
Bush lifts veil on cabinet picks and staff plan
President-elect Bush outlined potential cabinet choices including Condoleezza Rice as national security adviser and suggested Dan Coats as defense secretary. He signaled cross party outreach, noting Breaux could help Medicare reform while pledging a diverse White House staff and counsel role for Gonzales.
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White House
Bush
Stanford University
Condoleezza Rice
Dan Coats
R-Ind
al Gore
Gore
Breaux
Senate
Dennis Hastert
Texas
Washington
Gonzales
Court Associates
North Carolina school boards seek taxing authority study
A study shows many local school boards favor independent taxing power while a minority oppose it. The report notes 94 of 117 districts responded, with Caswell Duplin and Jones counties among supporters, and Alamance Burlington and others undecided. Legislators may act after the 2001 session. Gazette staff reporter Nancy Moore contributed.
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Annette Carter
Gaston
Leanne Winner
N.C. School Boards Association
North Carolina
Winner
Caswell
Duplin
Jones Counties
Lincoln County
Alamance-Burlington
Carteret County
Cleveland County
Kings Mountain City
Shelby City
Craven County
Greene County
Lenoir County
Onslow County
Yongue
General Assembly
Gazette
Nancy Moore
Lawsuit raises claims after officer’s alleged accidental shooting
Elmore sues Deputy Little and others for more than 30000 in damages alleging Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment violations and unreasonable seizure during a police chase. The suit says Little aimed his gun at Elmore and Womack, then stepped on Elmore’s back, causing the neck wound, with Little claiming the shooting was accidental. The incident followed a pursuit of suspects in a Suburban near Clover.
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Bryant
Little
Elmore
Mark Anthony Womack
George Boykin Brice
Gastonia
Clover
Joshua Solomon
U.S. 321
Brice
Womack
Ms. Elmore
Henderson Hill
Charlotte
William Simpson
Chapel Hill
Hill
Charles Elmore
Faye
Solomon
Robbie Hudgins
York County
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