Record #:

1661

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

David Lawson is scheduled to be executed in Raleigh's Central Prison on June 15. Central Prison Warden Gary Ward explains the step-by-step procedure for executing a condemned prisoner.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 24, June 1994, p8, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Capital punishment; Executions and executioners

Record #:

1662

Author(s):

Garten, Jeannie

Abstract:

In the wake of a 1987 Ku Klux Klan march through Hillsborough and Chapel Hill, Orange County Commissioners, led by Moses Carey, unanimously passed an ordinance to protect civil rights.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 24, June 1994, p9, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Carey, Moses; Civil rights--Orange County; Civil rights workers--Orange County

Record #:

1663

Author(s):

Ariail, Kate Dobbs

Abstract:

The North Carolina Museum of Art is staging an exhibition, \"Songs of my People,\" that includes more than 100 photographs by 50 African-American photographers.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 24, June 1994, p18, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Museum of Art--Exhibitions; African American photographers

Record #:

1664

Author(s):

Burtman, Bob

Abstract:

The Raleigh arts community is concerned that Mayor Tom Fetzer's proposal to cut property taxes will result in funding cutbacks for the arts. Some arts officials are calling for a merger of the two grant-providing organizations in Wake County.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 24, June 1994, p19, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Art--Finance--Wake County; City of Raleigh Arts Commission; United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County

Record #:

1665

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

In May, 1994, the school boards in Halifax, Robeson, Cumberland, Vance, and Hoke Counties sued North Carolina, charging that the state's system of financing public schools does not foster uniform opportunity, as the state constitution requires.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 24, June 1994, p10-13, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Education--Finance

Record #:

1666

Author(s):

Smith, Jane

Abstract:

Barbara Trent and David Kasper, known for their Academy Award-winning documentary \"The Panama Deception,\" moved their Empowerment Project to Orange County from Santa Monica. The project aims to aid filmmakers who wish to advance important human purposes

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 24, June 1994, p15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Trent, Barbara; Kasper, David; Empowerment Project; Documentary films