Summer Break Frenzy Grips Gaston County Students
Students at Gaston schools exit for summer amid loud celebrations and bumper to bumper traffic along Franklin Boulevard. Crest High students from Shelby describe the mood as intense after 180 days of classes. At Belmont Central Elementary the last bell rings and kids stream outside amid warned to walk. Many plan beach trips and shopping with friends as summer begins.
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Franklin Boulevard
Gaston
Gastonia
Jarron Webber
Crest High School
Shelby
Webber
Harold Lawrence
Crest
Lawrence
Lincolnton High
Dairy Queen
Eastridge
Krista Correll
Melanie Clark
Cindy Quesada
Mike Spencer
North Gaston High
Belmont Central Elementary
Unemployment Rises to 7.5 Percent in May
The Labor Department reports May unemployment at 7.5 percent, the highest in nearly eight years, with 9.5 million out of work. A separate survey shows 330,000 new entrants to the labor force, many aged 16 to 24, while 68,000 new jobs were created. Critics warn of a stalled recovery as economists note rising consumer concerns.
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Washington
Bush
Labor Department
Gaston County
Lynn Martin
Paul Sarbanes
D-Md
Joint Economic Committee
Ross Perot
House
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Gephardt
Michael Evans
Grads Miss A Third Of Peers In 1990 Enrollment Data
Washington AP reports Census Bureau findings that 40 percent of boys and 29 percent of girls aged 15 to 17 were behind a grade or out of school in 1990. The overall dropout rate rose to 34.8 percent, with gaps widening by race as students grow older.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Robert Kominski
Atomic bunker for sale in Amherst with lead roof relic
The former SAC underground command center near Westover Air Force base is listed for 250000 dollars. The 44000 square foot bunker sits on 26 acres, has a three story war room, glassed in theater, generators, wells, water storage, and lead reinforced concrete shielding. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston used it for records storage began in 1956.
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Amherst
Mass
Esta Busi
Strategic Air Command
U.S.A
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Westover Air Force Base
SAC
Census record fragment sparks racial wording concern
Fragments from a census snippet mention race and ethnicity with unclear context. The readable parts reference possible classifications and a note about race, leaving the full meaning ambiguous and requiring verification from the original records.
State's biggest S&L taken over by feds
Greensboro based First American Savings Bank the states largest savings and loan seized by federal regulators and placed under Resolution Trust Corp management. RTC will run daily operations and seek a sale while assuring insured deposits up to 100000. Regulators cited lack of congressional funding for the Accelerated Resolution Program.
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Gastonia
North Carolina
Congress
First American Savings Bank
Resolution Trust Corp
RTC
S&l
Richard Wilkinson
First American
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East Gaston High School
Stan Napier
Chool
Kermit Hull
the Gazette
Judy Quilliams, Paige Dixon
U.S
Abby
Dallas
Lincolnton
Charlotte
Fox
KRTM
Feds
Leo Hohmann
Gazette
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