Rainy day funds eyed for Gaston County job program
The Gaston County Work Force Development Board seeks state and federal money to expand a training program for displaced workers as plants reduce staff. Top leaders push for a $150,000 state share from a new $1 million rainy day fund, with possible federal matching funds if needed. Sixty-five to 80 students enroll as Gaston College begins a new semester, studying about 100 occupations.
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Freightliner
Pharr Yarns
Burlington
Work Force Development Board
Alexander
Raleigh
Mike Felt
Gaston County Department of Social Services
Gaston County
Felt
Sue Myrick
Pierson
Alan Alexander
Division of Employment and Training
Commerce Department
Devel
Opment Board
Alan
Feds
U.S. Department of Labor
Becker
Myrick
Department of Labor
David Spooner
Washington
Gaston College
Dry conditions hinder spring planting and raise fire risk
The dry hard soil delays planting as drills struggle to penetrate the ground and wells and creeks run dry. County ranger Reid Goodman warns that fall leaf burning adds fuel for forest fires and urges permits, noting only slow, frequent rains will help more than a single heavy downpour.
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Drechsler
Reid Goodman
N.C. Forest Service
Goodman
Greenspan warns oil risks amid upbeat US economy
In remarks to a monetary policy conference Greenspan noted oil and energy risks could affect growth while reporting healthy productivity gains and firm consumer spending. Economists expect the Fed to hold rates steady, with higher oil prices the main potential threat. Potential impact on inflation and policy remains a key concern.
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United States
Greenspan
Fed
Richard Yamarone
Argus Research Corp
Get a Burning Permit Before Leaf Fires This Fall
Local burning permit agents list for information before burning leaves. Agents include Reid Goodman County Ranger Dallas 922-0719 C H Jones Mount Holly Farm Supply Mount Holly 827-4431 R E Gamble Gamble Hardware Bessemer City 629-2691 and others. Source:N C Forest Service.
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Reid Goodman
Dallas
C.H. Jones
Mount Holly
R.E. Gamble
Gamble Hardware
Bessemer City
Country Hardware and Rental
W.O. Upchurch
Upchurch Garden Center
Cherryville
Judith Johnson
McClurd- Dellinger Insurance
Stanley
Leroy E. Reece
Larry Evans
Reece's Hardware
Cramerton
Tommy Cabe
Gastonia
Max Wolfe
West End
Shara Uzzel
Michele Peterson
N.C. Forest Service
Zinni cites refueling options and Yemen ties after Cole attack
General Anthony Zinni tested alternative sites to refuel ships moving to and from the Persian Gulf. He noted Djibouti was dropped for unsatisfactory facilities and Yemen offered better threat conditions, with visits to Aden from 1998 to 2000 confirming Yemen’s cooperation. He rejected withholding aid unless Yemen cooperates in the Cole investigation and outlined U.S. aid totaling about 3 million in military prep plus 20 million in food aid in the fiscal year.
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Persian Gulf
Zinni
Sudan
Saudi Arabia
Djibouti
Horn of Africa
Gulf of Aden
Yemen
U.S
Aden
United States
State Department
Afghanistan
Somalia
Navy recovers last four sailors from Oct. blast
The Navy said it has recovered the final four bodies of sailors killed in the Oct. 12 explosion after thirteen bodies were flown home. FBI Director Louis Freeh visited Yemen for talks with President Saleh and called the scene a tangled mess of metal and wire. The Pentagon named retired General William Crouch and Harold Gehman to co-chair the independent bombing probe, while the Norwegian ship Blue Marlin was expected to reach Aden by month’s end to bring the damaged Cole to the United States.
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Navy
United States
FBI
Louis Freeh
Yemen
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Pentagon
William Crouch
Harold Gehman
Joint Forces Command
Norfolk
Kenneth Bacon
Aden
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