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Ml 1 (tif1 4t I 1 irt 1 fl1 Tiik Sun Nkws Mykti-k Bbacii SC Sunimy Skjtkmukr 9 2001 3C WWWMYRTI JJHBACI CAROLINAS GENTLE DENTISTRY with Dr Billy Poumaras In the Carolinas RIBUILDERS Helms says labor through final 16 months SOUTH CAROLINA Additions Repain Kitchen Bath Renovations Design Build Home Business Improvements Sun Rooms New State-Of-The-Art Facility Laughing Gas To Induce Calmness and Reduce Anxiety Accepting New Patients Emergencies All Insurances Accepted Rebuilding On The Level mimaras nineties Call 448-0041 'sgths Art at Dentistry (843) 449-3161 Usenet mV Intent AHWoritBeeneM MWnMItmmyrllihislieam 4712 Oleander Dr Myrtle Beach The Associated Press RALEIGH NX The time it takes to travel from the Senate floor to his office has increased thanks to the droves that stop him along the way to wish him well and get a picture taken with him US Sen Jesse Helms however says he wont let his final 16 months in office deteriorate into a farewell tour devoid of productivity going to do my job and plenty to Helms said want to go out perspiring a little bit" In an interview with The News ft Observer of Raleigh the 79-yearold senator and his aides touched on more than a dozen issues ranging from the far-reaching to the routine in which he plans to be engaged in coming months The NC Republican ia considering championing a buyout of the tobacco quota system an ambitious and expensive move intended to help struggling family farmers get out of the business In addition Helms says he wanta to get the administration to do more to help another ailing industry textiles He says he might pay a personal visit to President Bush about it Helms has Bpoken openly in recent months about his frustration with the effects of the Bush free-trade posture on his ailing textile industry textile industry is not going to be robust and healthy again like it has been but we can stop some of the hemorrhaging if we get Borne things agreed to legislatively" Heims said of these days I'm going to drop by and give the president chapter and verse on Helms the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to continue pushing an array of foreign-policy initiatives and has his own ideas about what an immigration policy with Mexico should look like In the interview Helms offered his thoughts on US-Mexican relations and amnesty for illegal workers coming in by the thousands and face it not going to be able to Btop Helms said ought to say to them not a citizen but not going to push you back because we know going to come back anyhow But if you remain employed and law-abiding for three years well be prepared to offer you But Helms faces the challenge of overcoming the status said Andrew Taylor a professor of political science at NC State University know that they necessarily need to stay in his good he said Still a real personal affection for Senator Helms that said George Grayson a government professor at the College of William ft Mary COLUMBIA Prosecutor allegedly mishandled case A Richland County assistant prosecutor faces sanctions alter reconunending probation fin three New Yorkers arrested for possessing large amounts of high-powered marijuana Fifth Circuit Solicitor Barney Giese said Alex Poetic mishandled the case because he did not gain approval from senior prosecutors before finalising a deal But JT McLawhorn head of the Columbia Urban League said actions raised questions about racial bias and sent a mixed message about punishment because all the defendants are white The New Yorkers were caught with 35 pounds of marijuana last week They pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana and were allowed to return to New York to serve two years probation LEXINGTON Teacher admits having sex with students i A former Pine Ridge Middle School teacher was sentenced to serve 180 weekend days in jail alter she admitted to having sex with two 14-year-old students Melissa Holbrook 32 had faced 23 years in prison Under plea agreement Holbrook received a 15-year suspended sentence and was charged with one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Holbrook admitted to having a four-month affair in 1997 with one boy The affair ended after Holbrook became pregnant and had an abortion she said Holbrook had sex with a second boy during a pool party Holbrook is prohibited from supervising children and will give up her teaching license She must wear a monitoring device for one year attend counseling and serve 1000 hours of community service GREENVILLE Third man charged in Pickens County death A third man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a Pickens County man Tony Ray Lawless 21 of Greenville was taken into custody Friday James Hollis Green in 29 and Terry Darrell Armstrong 44 both of Greenville already were charged with murder armed robbery and first-degree burglary Investigators said they found evidence of a forced entry into Thomas Dwight Easley home where the 62-year-old was found shot to death in his bed Aug 12 The individuals who broke into the residence took an unknown quantity of cash and a gray box believed to contain receipts authorities said CHESTER Fuel tank manufacturer to dose in October A commercial fuel tank manufacturer here says it will close Oct 29 and its 56 workers can apply for jobs at the plant in Charlotte NC Fuel Systems plans to consolidate the plant with its Charlotte operation which is larger and has a bigger customer base the company said Friday Employees can apply for jobs as they become available said Brenda Ritsema manager of the human resources i division HILTON HEAD ISLAND Yellow butterflies migrating through area Sulphur butterflies are fluttering through the Lowcountry on their annual migration south The butterflies whose distinct yellow wings give them their name spend summers throughout the Southeast and sometimes as far north aa the Upper Midwest They are on their way to southern Florida where they will spend the winter Most travel about 500 miles is not as great a migration as that of the monarchs who can go up to 2000 miles but it is said Jaret Daniels who studies butterflies for Butterfly Kingdom GAFFNEY Police say high-school incident gang-related Three students and two teachers have been injured in what police said was a gang brawl in the hallways of Gafiney HighSchooL The fight started around 10:80 am Thursday when Teny Wood 17 and Kyle Tate 18 waited for a 15-year-old student 1 outside of his classroom after threatening him the night before police said The fight lasted between five and 10 minutes and was probably the result of rivalries between two street gangs fighting over a girl school resource officer Sgt Johnny Miller said The 15-year-old received several cuts to his head from blows from and class rings according to investigators Two teachers and two other students also suffered minor injuries Wood was charged with resisting arrest assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature disturbing school inciting a riot lynching making threats two counts of assault and battery and three counts of assault on a school official A judge has denied him bond Tate was charged with assault and battery inciting a riot lynching and disturbing school all orange clearance tag prices on all remaining outdoor patio furniture plus -All in stock bar stools NORTH CAROLINA njoi Quantities limited Sate oxcludoa previous purchases Cash A cany only CHARLOTTE Faircloth not vying for Senate seat Republican Lauch Faircloth announced Saturday that he run for Jesse Helms' US Senate seat a move that narrows the GOP field but could soon expand it exit could clear the way for candidacies by US Rep Richard Burr of Winston-Salem NC and Jim Snyder a wealthy lawyer from Lexington NC Both had said they would defer to Faircloth Former Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot is the only declared Republican candidate From wire reports Monday-Friday 9am 7pm Sat 9am Sunday 1pm 5pm 2444 Hwy 17 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