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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1992
Page
2
President Bush acknowledged deep election-year problems shown in polls and offered no new actions. He resisted discussing Perot, touted a balanced budget amendment and other longstanding goals, and said he would debate after the August convention.
Storms pounded Gaston and Cleveland counties with a tornado near Crest High School in Cleveland County destroying two mobile homes and snapping power lines. No injuries reported. Power outages and road closures affected the region, with heavy rains forecast and a 30 percent chance of rain continuing.
Mondson described fear as sirens screamed in Shelby while a twister touched down briefly in the area. Later breaks in the sky appeared blue with scattered funnel sightings reported around Boiling Springs before the National Weather Service cancelled the tornado watch in Cleveland County by 7 p.m.
An 18 month study by OT A volunteer group reports Gaston, with 30.6 percent of adults under eighth grade, faces an economic hurdle as modern factories demand reading and math skills. Small and medium firms struggle to fund basic skills training while large corporations invest heavily. The study models assembly lines and cash registers to illustrate how low literacy hampers productivity.
Rauch Industries a Christmas ornament maker in Cramerton and on U S 321 south is in peak production and needs workers. About 900 are employed across sites with a busy period through October. Jobs include first shift weekend and a 4 45 to 9 p m mini shift. Temporary agencies say 18 plus applicants who pass screening can work and may become permanent as the economy improves.
The United States, pressed for not signing the biodiversity pact, says it would join if minor edits are made. William K. Reilly, head of the U S delegation, stated in Brazil that specific language could satisfy U S concerns. Armored vehicles stand guard near the summit gathering place.
The New York Times reports Ross Perot discussed private ventures with Vietnam’s communist government following his 1987 Hanoi trip seeking American prisoners of war. The piece notes hunger rising in the U.S. with pantries short of flour corn meal canned goods and peanut butter.
EU members pressed forward with a blueprint for political and economic union despite the Danish rejection. Croatian blame in Bosnia conflict cited by a U.N. report prompts Serbia to demand sanctions relief. Police in Georgia arrest two founders of a banned labor union to deter anniversary protests of China’s crackdown. two others missing.
Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina remained in the intensive care unit at a Raleigh hospital one day after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery and a heart valve replacement. Hospital officials gave no further details on his condition.
A Mount Holly woman died and her 6-year-old son was critically injured when their car slid in Thursday morning rain and was struck broadside by another vehicle. A Gastonia man in a Ford Thunderbird led state troopers on a 15 mile chase Thursday from Lowell to Kings Mountain.
The Nation's top market regulator urged Congress that the federal government should not set pay limits for top executives. Unemployment benefits edged up 4000 for the week ending May 23. A congressional investigator told a House panel that federal regulation of financial planners creates a false sense of security and should be strengthened or scrapped.
Regional forecast shows mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with highs near 80 in Greater Gaston, a low around 61, and scattered precipitation chances. Several cities like Asheville Charlotte Gastonia Greensboro and Raleigh-Durham report highs in the 68 to 75 range and lows from 60 to 66 with varying precipitation totals.
The Portland Trail Blazers remain skeptical about Michael Jordan's sensational three point display in the opening game of the NBA Finals. The report notes their doubt despite Jordan's reputed efficiency and the high stakes of the series.
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