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BY RAHN ADAMS
A inint invustiunHnn hu lrv?nl law
enforcement agencies last week
yielded 11 arrests, including three in
connection with a suspected drugrelated
burglary ring in
southwestern Brunswick County.
According to Brunswick County
Sheriff's Capt. Phil Perry, all 11 arrests
were made last Wednesday at
1:15 a.m. during a party at a Turnpike
Road residence near Supply.
"It just happened that way," Perry
said last Thursday, in reference to
how the suspects happened to be
together at the time of the arrests.
Three Supply area men were
charged with break-in and drug
counts, while the other eight suspects
face drug charges.
Rodney Wayne Suggs, 19, of Turnpike
Road, Supply, was charged with
two counts of breaking, entering and
larceny; assault on a female; misdemeanor
possession of marijuana;
and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Michael Lindy McDuffie, 22, of
Route 3, Supply, faces two counts of
breaking, entering and larceny;
misdemeanor possession of marijuana;
and possession of drug
paraphernalia.
And Jeffery Mark Harden, 24, of
Lakeview Estates, Supply, was
charged with two counts of breaking,
entering and larceny; misdemeanor
possession of cocaine; misdemeanor
possession of marijuana; and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
Following their arrests last
Wednesday morning, all three were
placed in the Brunswick County Jail
under $50,000 bonds.
The other eight were charged with
one count each of misdemeanor
possession of marijuana and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
They included: Marcus Gregory
McDuffie, 25, of Shallotte; Wayne
Allen Mooney, 18, Route 3, Shallotte;
William Chancie Pavne. 16, Route 3,
Shallotte; Kenneth Daniei Vance, 27,
Turnpike Road; George Linnon
Dudley, 32, Orrum; Tanya Dawn
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BY DOUG RUTTEF
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George Gilbert, assistant supervi;
sanitation program of the N.C. Divisi
vices, said results of tests conducte
week showed little change in the amou
rent rated in their bodies
And with the closing of oyster se;
fective March 19, Gilbert said it is ui
will reopen before the fall.
"I'd say chances are awfully rem
will happen again with oysters,"
discouraged, but I guess we can't say
prised."
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D. Haley, 19, Route 3, Shallotte; and
Angela Marie Munna. 17. Route 3,
Shallotte.
The eight were released from
custody on $200 bonds.
Perry said the arrests resulted
from several weeks of investigation
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Beach Police, Ocean Isle Beach
Police and the SBI.
The charges against Suggs,
McDutfie and Harden stemmed from
two recent home break-ins in the
Holden Beach area.
However, the on-going investigation
may yield charges in connection
with numerous other break-ins
throughout southwestern Brunswick
County over the past six months,
Perry noted.
"I'm anticipating somewhere in
the neighborhood of six to 10
burglaries (to be solved)," he said
last Thursday. "As this thing progresses,
it could be more than that.
We're just beginning to put things
together."
Lawmen obtained information
about the suspected burglary ring
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BY SUSAN USHER
Harsher penalties are ahead for
Brunswick County students who
make alcohol and drugs part of the
school scene.
Monday night, board of education
members voiced broad support for a
draft policy presented by Superinten
dent John Kaufhold for review and
revision. The draft will be rewritten
and presented for a vote at the
board's April 4 meeting.
Kaufhold said the board had made
a commitment to its fight against student
drug and alcohol use. "We think
we do need to get tougher," he noted.
"This is very strict. We think it will
go a long way toward deterring drug
abuse in our schools."
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it week said there have learned cmite
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arvest. Although the
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int of toxicity con- never been experii
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ulikely local beds
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he said. "We're shellfish purging tl
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tudents at the University of North
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following two break-in arrests made
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Dudley?one of the 11 arrested last
week?and another Robeson County
man were both charged Feb. 16 with
felony possession of cocaine, possession
of marijuana, possession of drug
paraphernalia and possession of
stolen property.
Ocean Isle Beach Police Chief Bill
Ozmenl said last month the two arrests
were possibly linked to more
than 20 vacation home break-ins that
occurred in early February.
According to Perry, the home
break-ins under investigation were
drug-related.
"From the intelligence we could
gather, it (stolen property) was being
swapped for money or drugs," he
said, "or the money was being used
to buy drugs."
Perry noted that mainly jewelry,
televisions, video cassette recorders,
guns and household appliances were
taken from the residences.
"We have recovered some of the
property but not all of it," he added.
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Suggesting wording revisions to
make the language of the policy
clearer and more consistent,
member Doug Baxley said that over
all, the policy was "on the right
track."
The DroDOsed rtolicv calls fnr an
automatic 10-day out-of-school
suspension for first offenders, or
junior high and senior high students
caught for the first time using,
possessing, under the influence of, or
selling, transmitting or distributing
drugs or alcohol in school, on school
grounds, and off-campus while on a
school-sponsored function.
A principal would recommend
long-term suspension, or "exclusion" i
from school for the remainder of ihe i
ter Seasc
Jilbert, state environmental officials
a bit since the algae bloom was first
jrt'n Carolina coast in October,
state has received informational
jnvironmental agencies in Florida
aoms are somewhat common, he said
? created some problems which have
meed,
come to realize we're in a coinpletean,"
he said.
led that lower water temperatures in
lave slowed down the process of
hemselves of the toxins,
lis red tide infestations in Florida
ive cleansed themselves within six
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Thursday, March 10, 1988
TURNOUT VERY LP
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BY SUSAN USHER
The Rev. Jesse Jackson drew more
Brunswick County votes than any
other single candidate in Super Tuesday's
presidential primary, totting
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1,234 in a primary marked mainly by
voter apathy and failed expectations.
"I had expected a little better,"
said Cedar Grove NAACP President
Jesse Bryant Tuesday night. Still, he
said, Jackson did "tremendously
well" locally and elsewhere given his
status as "having no money, being an
underdog and a minority." Bryant
had accompanied Jackson on a whirlwind
pre-primary tour of the region
list month.
While Jackson led a divided
Democratic ballot by only a light
margin over Sen, Albert Gore of Tennessee,
with Massachusetts Gov.
Michael Dukakis in third, for Bush it
was a clean sweep, reflecting his experience
across the region. He took
all but one county precinct. In
Leland, where 1,748 voters are
registered, former television
evangelist Pat Robertson took 33
votes to Bush's 32.
The turnout at Leland was not untypical;
only about 30 percent of the
county's 25,823 registered voters
went to the polls.
In Frying Pan Precinct, which
votes at the Shallotte National Guard
Armory, 54 people had voted during
the first two hours the polls were
open. By the end of the day, roughly
10 percent of the precinct's 1,561
voters had turned out.
Only a handful of people turned ou
at the Brunswick County Govern
ment Center to watch Board of Elec
tions officials post unofficial results.
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shortly before 9 p.m., the rough totals
around 9:30 p.m., or two hours after
the polls closed.
The count won't be official until the
canvass is taken today iThursday),
when any corrections will be made.
Those unofficial results, by candidate
are as follows for each party:
Democratic?Jesse Jackson,
1,662; Albert Gore, 1,501; Michael
Dukakis, 1,111; Richard Gephart,
35C; Gary Hart, 197; No preference,
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school year unless the student and
one parent or guardian enters a
rehabilitation nrneram nhtainc
substance abuse counseling or enters
some other approved intervention or
treatment program.
"Involvement of parents early in
this process is one thing research has
shown is making a difference,"
Chairman James Forstner said.
The school system is now in the
process of identifying community
agencies to provide substance abuse
programs for the offenders. Also,
Superintendent KaufhnlH contacting
local business and industry to
see if they would help pay for treatment
for families who cannot afford
it.
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weeks. However, with winter watei
ferences of some 20 degrees betwe<
and the Gulf of Mexico, local oysters
toxins at a much slower rate.
Meanwhile, the 50-mile stretch b
and Marshallberg, which was infests
concentrations of toxic algae for the
time, also remains closed to clammi
Gilbert said there has been some
toxicity within the past two weeks,
recommend the beds be reopened.
William Hogarth, director of th<
Marine Fisheries, said the state ma
conclude all oyster liarvesting next i
input gathered at several recent pub
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80; Paul Simon, 31; and Bruce Babbitt,
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Republican?George Bush, 1,234;
Robert Dole, 702; Pat Robertson,
355; Jack Kemp, 103; No preference,
29: Pete DuPont, 10: and Alexander
Haig Jr., 8.
Babbitt, DuPont and Haig had
wunarawn prior to Tuesday's
balloting, the first regional presidential
primary in the South.
Southern political leaders had
hoped a regional primary would give
them clout at the national level, swinging
support for a
Southern/conservative candidate.
However, Brunswick County's party
leaders had little enthusiasm for
Super Tuesday.
"It was one of the sorriest turnouts
we've ever had," said Democratic
Party Chairman W.A. "Bill"
Stanley, predicting a similar
phenomenon statewide. "Super Tuesday
is a complete flop as far as I'm
, concerned."
At first, said Stanley, he thought
the low turnout was because of
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dent, was joined by Jesse A. Bryant (
Branch of the NAACP on a recent h
Jackson was invited, said Bryant, "to!
ing drug problems and racial problem
Robeson and adjoining counties.
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I Under current policy, a student
who violates drug and alcohol rules is
suspended for three to 10 days and
then returns to school.
At member Dot Worth's suggestion,
the policy will also include
disciplinary steps for elementary
students who violate the policy.
Forstner warned that school
system administrators and board
members should be prepared to
"take the heat" from parents once
the policy is adopted.
"This kind of policy is great until
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community reception of the policy.
"The heat's coming."
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something he hadn't done to get out
the vote. "But the Republicans are in
as bad a shape as we are," he added.
Super Tuesday did a disservice to
voters and to the presidential candidates.
Stanley suggested, because
a combined May primary would have
given a clearer indication of u-hn ?hn
winners are, with local and state candidates
helping to draw voters.
Republican Chairman John Dozier,
contacted at home where he was
recuperating following an illness,
wasn't quite as vocal on the subject
of Super Tuesday.
"I don't really see any point in it
either," he said.
However, North Carolina's
delegates to the GOP national convention
will be bound on the first
ballot to vote for the top GOP votegetter
in the state Tuesday?Bush.
Dozier said he had expected a low
turnout; but he had also expected
Robertson to do better than his showing
Tuesday, based on precinct-level
activity.
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the Democratic nomination for presiright),
president of the Cedar Grove
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suspended 14 days this winter for letting
passengers on his bus drink
alcohol could have received a longterm
suspension, according to
Superintendent Kaufhold.
Monday night, board members
heard from William H. Dowdy, a
Wilmington attorney hired by the
family of senior Bryan Bernard.
Dowdy called for an in-house investigation
of the incident by the
board, saying the student's rights
had been violated because punishmeni
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minimal legal due process, such
as a hearing.
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by the "rod tide," hp explained, bill
protect areas which had been
is season.
teds in the northern part of the state,
ted by the algae, as well as areas in
>ere harvested niore than usual this
o allow them to continue harvesting
added. "Our main objective is to do
;t some of the economic hardship
outh of Surf City usually lasts until
season in the northern part of the
month later. State law requires the
iter than March 31.