Post office chief urges precautions with mail
Post master General John F. Potter urged caution about mail safety and said he cannot guarantee it. Postal officials advised washing hands after handling letters and sent improved gloves and masks to workers while awaiting high tech mail sanitizing equipment.
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Iowa
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CBS News
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Afghanistan War Updates Include Taliban Resistance and U S Strikes
U S aerial assaults north of Kabul press on as Taliban resist. Northern alliance assaults loom on Mazar e Sharif while claims claim Taliban deaths and captives near Kashendeh. Powell vows swift anti-terror fight but readiness to continue through Ramadan. Congress approves sweeping anti terrorism bill granting police stealth searches and surveillance powers. Schroeder opposes humanitarian pauses, Stufflebeem criticizes Taliban. Harakat ul Mujahedeen fighters killed in Kabul strike. bodies smuggled into Pakistan amid border tensions.
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Ramadan
Taliban
al-Qaida
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United States
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John Stufflebeem
Joint Chiefs of Staff
bin Laden
Harakat ul-Mujahedeen
Kabul
Muzamal Shah
Harakat
Pakistan
Shah
America
Torkham
Harakat Ul- Mujahedeen
Kashmir
County budget debate weighs mandated services and cuts
Budget talks stress protecting essential local programs while contending with Washington and Raleigh mandates. Commissioners consider defining mandated versus discretionary services, potential tax increases, and savings through consolidations and selling assets. Keigher and Loftis push for deeper changes and long term revenue ideas. Laura Fiorilli can be reached at 704 869 1828.
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Washington
Raleigh
Tom Keigher
Heath Jenkins
Department of Social Services
Keith Moon
DSS
Joe Carpenter
Loftis
Sheriff's Department
Keigher
Gaston College
Gaston County
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Laura Fiorilli
Stroud’s Assault Case Highlighted by Testimony in Gaston Court
Stroud faced cross examination about possible mood swing medication and hospitalization later that month. Witnesses, including Danny Craig and Kim Craig, backed Stroud’s version while prosecutors raised concerns about his conduct. Prior assault charges and Stroud’s long legal career were noted as context.
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Hood
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Kim
Sands
Page Morgan
Gaston County
Susan Randall
Dallas
North Carolina House backs tougher WMD penalties
The North Carolina House approved a bill imposing harsher penalties for sale, manufacture, use or possession of biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons. It would punish possession or use with 16 to 20 years in prison for first offenses, with life possible for serious crimes, and includes hoax and mail-release provisions. Uses of WMD in murder would invoke life without parole or death in state law.
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Fender
Jury verdict explores Simpson case and testimonies
The jury deliberated about 90 minutes while Pattinson was absent. Juror Ernesto Diaz said there was not enough evidence to prove Simpson reached into Pattinson’s car. Prosecutor Rifkin argued the verdict did not prove innocence, and a plea offer was rejected by Simpson.
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