UNC board lauds Spangler while urging better Assembly ties
The UNC System Board of Governors released a review praising President C D Spangler for management and fundraising gains including a 450 million in research grants and a 310 million bond approval in 1993 while urging improved communication with lawmakers and the public amid possible General Assembly budget cuts totaling over 100 million. The panel credited his ties to business leaders but noted lawmakers remain a challenge.
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UNC
C.D. Spangler
General Assembly
University of North Carolina Board of Governors
Spangler
W. Travis Porter
North Carolina
Porter
Ranlo
Spencer Montain
Gastonia
Carolina
Board of Commissioners
Powell
Enterprise Fund
Joe Lawing
County board scraps CARE program over budget worries
Mrs. Conner supports CARE but cites cost. Board Chair Ward says budget timing and a $3 million jail annex strain funds. Commissioner Ellis proposes $5,000 as a show of support. The board votes 5-2 to reject financial aid and authorize McCarthy's service, with Conner and Kuykendoll voting no.
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Pat Ellis
McCarthy
Conner
Caroleen Kuykendoll
Kuykendoll
Storm knocks out power as storms hit Gastonia area
Gastonia police report a surge of outages with over 700 customers still without power. Winds and lightning felled poles on Chapel Grove Road Hickory Creek Drive and Boyd Road. Two inches of hail affected Belwood but caused no damage. Forecaster Sandi St Claire said the weekend would be partly cloudy with a small rain chance and highs near 90.
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Hickory Creek Drive
Boyd Road
Belwood
Bobby Jones
Cleveland Communications
Sandi St. Claire
Southeast Regional Climate Center
Grandparents urge charge after 2 babies die in hot car
In Asheville Tennessee area parents and relatives call for double murder charges against Jennie Bain 20 after Dustin 1 and Devin Ducker nearly 2 perished in a hot car left unattended for 8 to 10 hours. Bain reportedly slept at a motel party with four men while the children remained in the vehicle. Authorities declared the boys dead upon arrival at a hospital. The father James Ducker and grandmother Annette Ducker demand accountability as police continue inquiries.
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Asheville
Tennessee
Dustin
Devin Ducker
Jennie Bain
James Ducker
Ducker
Ms. Bain
Bosnian escapee recalls war ordeal and rescue efforts
Bosnia from 19 19, elated about his uncle and safe family. Custovic walked 700 miles through Serbian-held territory losing over 40 pounds and losing a limb scar from shrapnel. He worked for Merhamet and received Red Cross aid saving over $2,000. He seeks to reunite with his wife and two children as US, UN efforts continue amid Yugoslav conflict.
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Btf Custovic
Merhamet
Atif Custovic
Lincolnton
Red Cross
Yugoslavia
Josep Tito
Bosnia
Croatia
Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia
Slovenia
Tradition space drives court schedule changes
Bernardino noted the need for more courtrooms to run three courts regularly and prevent backlogs as of April 30 with 1,606 criminal cases and 347 civil cases pending. He said no court had held during that week historically, but the court cannot shut down. Gaston DA Mike Sands added extra court time helps.
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Bernardino
Gaston
Mike Sands
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