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Charles Kuralt’s first bylined article in the Charlotte News appeared July 18, 1955. He had just finished four years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (he did not have enough credits to graduate), where he was editor of the student-run newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel.¹

Allen’s body was buried in Pinewod cemetery this afternoon, the funeral services being conducted from the colored Presbyterian church, corner of 7th and College streets, by Rev. Mr. Wyche. Mr. Carson and family attended, and a number of other white people were present.²

A Charlotte woman, who wants to remain anonymous, told Eyewitness News she worked for the Saxons for two years as a paid escort. She said several times a week she was paid to have sex with well-known, well respected men in Charlotte.³

Materialism is a characteristic often attributed to the now generation, thus demand for goods is high. However, many service providers have been pushed out of the system and replaced with the self-service option.⁴

The rally was held at the Cricket Arena off of Independence blvd. While the arena is much older and less modern than the Bobcat Arena in uptown Charlotte, it allowed for greater access by Charlotte locals as it’s a more central location, and is in closer proximity to Charlotte’s middle class voters.⁵

For a foundation whose mission is to build community, the arts provide a most effective glue. In the Knight communities of Miami, Akron, Charlotte and Columbus, Ga., new cultural institutions are integral parts of booming civic revitalizations.⁶

Ross Perot has a very distinct personality with three consistent qualities: an absolute conviction that he is morally right; an intense will that refuses to consider the possibility that he could be wrong, or could lose a fair fight; and a need to control every situation to fit these parameters. These are his strengths and his weaknesses.¹

Reform Party candidate Ross Perot is suing the Commission on the Presidential Debates for excluding him and his running mate Pat Choate, from the October square-offs between Republican and Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. In an exclusive Newsmaker interview, Perot discusses the law suit, supply-side economics, and drug abuse.²

On June 27, Ross Perot founded EDS by incorporating the company with the state of Texas for $1,000. He chose Electronic Data Systems from potential names he scribbled on a pledge envelope during a service at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas.³

Here, Ross Perot begins to nudge a little against the outlines of an AIger hero, begins to show a little too much flamboyance. He is a salesman for IBM and he is selling too many computers and business machines.⁴

Kim Evoy looks back fondly at Ross Perot's two presidential campaigns. She writes that she respected him as a plain-spoken, straightforward man who cad a clear vision and was consistent in his statements and beliefs.⁵

JIM LEHRER: Now Ross Perot and the debate he’s causing. People disagree on whether he should be included in the official presidential debates with President Clinton and Bob Dole.⁶