Rain cannot dampen graduation at multiple area high schools
A packed gymnasium heard Principal Steve Laws announce Sharon is safe as Barron Lee confirmed her presence. Seniors at Hunter Huss, Ashbrook, Cherryville, Bessemer City, East Gaston, and South Point celebrated with balloons, theme napkins, and plans for futures including Wake Forest and travel. Nine students finished Webb Street School as rain fell but spirits remained high.
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Bessemer City High School
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East Gaston High School
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South Point High School
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Webb Street School
Plan Ivy League style campus growth at UNCC
Woodward describes a blueprint for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to expand with green spaces and pedestrian links. He emphasizes community access, a campus not paved with asphalt, and connections to University Place shopping and NC 49 and Harris Boulevard, while noting future leaders may adjust details.
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UNCC weighs football plans amid budget fears and NCAA rules
UNCC debates adding football as part of a broader sports strategy. Rose warns football could strain finances since 70 percent of Division I programs lose money, and NCAA equity would force another women’s sport. Panthers’ stadium needs and opponents’ cautions add to the complexity while a $20 million on campus complex nears completion for 1996-97.
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NATO Jet Downed Over Bosnian Serb Territory
A NATO F-16 was shot down by an SAM-6 missile during a routine no fly zone patrol over Bosnia. The pilot ejected unseen by the accompanying jet, with unconfirmed reports of capture by Serb rebels. Crew safety and retaliation plans drew strong statements from NATO and U S officials as missiles targeted nearby NATO aircraft.
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Lejeune Marines ready if Clinton orders Bosnia bailout
Marines at Camp Lejeune stand ready to evacuate U N peacekeepers from Bosnia. If the president orders, about 2 000 U S Marines could land within six hours in the ex Yugoslav republic, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit commander Col Martin Bernat said.
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Citadel to allow Shannon Faulkner to keep hair in cadet entry
After a year of debate The Citadel decides Shannon Faulkner will not be required to shave her head when she becomes the first woman in its corps of cadets in August. The decision ends a long fight over gender integration and hair rules at the military college.
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Publisher assures Ito jurors safe in upcoming book
Debra Dicenso, 29, a college student and amateur bodybuilder, was arrested for working out in a city gym's men’s weight room. The White House condemned Bosnian Serbs for shooting down an American F 16 jet, calling them outcasts and international pariahs.
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Debra Dicenso
White House
Bus test drive ends with rollover on Lowell Bethesda Road
A shiny new bus for small children flipped on its side during a test drive on Lowell Bethesda Road Friday leaving no injuries reported. Loray Baptist Church marks 90th anniversary with a history book tracing its growth alongside West Gastonia. James Doc Thompson wins the W A Broadway Environmental Health Award for safeguarding Gaston County well water.
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West Gastonia
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Gaston County
Home schooling parents push back at government interference
Home schooling parents voice strong resistance to government limits while defending their right to educate at home. The segment also notes a business figure, Jim Thompson, and analyzes a recent job market shift with more losses than gains, including a slight dip in the unemployment rate.
Gordon tops speed chart as NASCAR pace quickens
Jeff Gordon captured his sixth pole of the season with a track‑record speed on Friday, three days after his crew chief faced a record $60,000 fine for alleged cheating in the Coca Cola 600.
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Jeff Gordon
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Sunset and sunrise times listed for tonight and tomorrow
The Sun provides the local sunset at 8 34 p m and the sunrise at 6 11 a m for the following day, giving readers a concise notice of daily celestial events.
North Carolina Regional Temperatures and Precipitation
The data lists daily highs and lows for cities including Gastonia Greensboro Hickory Raleigh Durham and Wilmington with precipitation values. Highs range from the mid 70s to mid 80s and lows from the upper 50s to mid 60s.
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