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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1995
Page
6
Baseball owners and players plan time-saving tweaks to speed games. Changes include hitters staying in the batter box, faster half innings, and quicker first pitch introductions. Umpires will call a chest to knee strike zone, timing tweaks aim to reduce delays and Liven action for fans.
The piece argues that HUD and Justice Department actions against Berkeley protesters and Bakersfield homeowners under the Fair Housing Act threaten First Amendment rights. It contends government pressure to block protest and court challenges abuses housing rights, and warns against using zoning power to distort land use.
Gaston commissioners vote to cut their own salaries by five percent and approve 19,314,949 for county school operating expenses, a figure below the school board’s hopes. Don Pittman warns budget cuts will hit employees. Bruce Weir notes personal pay issues from the Simpson case.
A writer tours the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh with his family, noting lawmakers at work on various bills. He greets Rep. W. W. Dickson and Sen. James Forrester, visits Eugene McCombs, and observes a Senate bid to balance alimony and address illicit sexual behavior, while describing the busy, partisan atmosphere of committee halls. The piece blends personal recollections with political theater as a snapshot of state legislative life.
Letters critical of Gastonia policy argue the board burdens teachers by requiring a teacher opted moment of silence rather than mandating a school wide minute. The writer endorses a universal classroom moment of silence to protect students' rights.
A speaker argues for banning all assault weapons citing failed past bans. He contends hunting licenses should be denied to users of AK-47s, notes limited sport shooting venues, and claims these guns are favored by criminals and extremist groups. He cites emergency room delays and taxpayer costs in Charlotte.
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