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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1992
Page
8
Ross Perot won a place on North Carolina's presidential ballot, the first unaffiliated candidate to do so in 27 years of Brock's tenure. The Board of Elections audited 85,603 of 175,813 signatures, needing 70,543 under state law.
Lt Gov Jim Gardner underwent gall bladder removal and is expected to resume duties by mid next week. An aide said he may be discharged from Nash County General Hospital on Friday and will rest briefly before returning to work.
About 1,600 North Carolina Conference members from 56 eastern counties meet at Methodist College in Fayetteville as the conference approves a motion to form a Board of Institutions to mediate between the conference and affiliated institutions on financial stability and policy. Bill Norton notes leaders fear the conference could be held liable for problems at affiliated institutions.
Raleigh City Council will study changing a ban on nonofficial flags. Councilman Ralph Campbell plans to ask the city attorney to draft language to allow churches institutions and corporations to fly up to three flags including one of their choice. The move follows weeks of debate over a Christian flag at Neuse Baptist Church with pastor Rev. R L Walters hailing it as a victory.
The North Carolina House approved the budget 84 to 17 after a short debate with many amendments rejected. The package includes 522 annual raises for all state workers, more Medicaid and AFDC funding, and additional mental health spending, while Rep. Art Pope criticized lawmakers’ pay raise.
Duke University researchers attempting to infect chimpanzees with the MN strain of HIV found a second, more aggressive IIIB-type strain took hold in the animals. The setback delays vaccine testing but officials say it is not a major obstacle. Contamination likely came from Duke lab. chimpanzees held in New Mexico. Experiments conducted at Duke Immunology Laboratory, funded by a five year 4.4 million grant from NIAID in 1988.
Eva Terrell, born in 1878, turned 114 as more than 200 friends gathered in Durham. She recalls six wars and 23 presidencies, with 10 children and 40 grandchildren among her descendants. Family notes vary on date due to scarce records from Reconstruction era Georgia.
The Gazette delivers concise regional sports notes with quick updates on games, players, and standings. Key names and teams are highlighted to reflect local interest and recent results in a compact format.
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