News & Observer Index, 1926-1992

Employees - Dismissal

Martin administration fires more state officials - Ja 9 85 1C
Under the dome: Bureaucrat (Barber) with ties to Ramsey fired - Ja 9 85 1 - No hard feelings after firing, Jernigan says - Ja 23 85 14C
Knox fires three members of ABC commission - Ja 24 85 16C
8 more NRCD employees lose jobs; at least 21 dismissed since Jan. 5 - Ja 30 85 1C
2 more lose state jobs as GOP tightens grip - Ja 31 85 2C
2 Edmisten supporters fired from state agency (Correction) - Fe 20 85 2C
Jordan decries Martin's ouster of four workers - Fe 21 85 1C
Martin says Democratic firings were not political retaliation - Fe 22 85 1D
Under the dome: Chief of women's advocacy agency fired (Chipley) - Fe 22 85 1
Under the dome: Bill could limit Martin's firing power - Mr 2 85 1
Correction Department fires 7; official cites loyalty - Mr 3 85 37A
State trooper (Blackwood) fired after probe into '83 slaying - Mr 3 85 34A
CP and L cites drug use in firings - Mr 5 85 1C
Under the dome: Two more Hunt appointees dismissed (Wheeler; Congleton) - Mr 6 85 1
Under the dome: Martin continues agency shake-ups - Mr 23 85 1
DOT fires 2 employees amid probe - Ap 10 85 16C
State director of day-care (Lail) is dismissed - Ap 21 85 27A
Transportation engineer (Harris) in Robeson County fired after probe - Ap 24 85 6C
Budget officers told to appear at court over firing (of Proctor) - Ap 25 85 23A
Editorial: What's a campaign promise? - Ap 25 85 4A
Under the dome: Martin administration fires 2 more workers (Webster; Moses) - Ap 25 85 16A
House rejects proposal to fire drunken drivers - Ap 26 85 14A
Six more are dismissed from Human Resources - Ap 27 85 20C
Former physician's assistant (McConatha) at prison sues state in firing - My 5 85 37A
Under the dome: Writer of fund-raising letter (Wilson) loses DMV job - My 7 85 1
Court of Appeals rules former nurse can sue Duke for being dismissed - My 9 85 23A
House passes bill to limit firing of state employees - My 17 85 20D
House approves curbs on political dismissals - My 23 85 24A
Commerce fires four employees - My 27 85 18A
Former state worker (Stott) files suit over firing - Jn 1 85 19A
Under the dome: State's top water quality official (Fleming) fired - Jn 15 85 1
General Assembly Round-up: Personnel (limits politically motivated firings of state employees) - Jy 5 85 2D
Martin has dismissed 105 workers, study says - Jy 10 85 17A
Cannon mill worker fired after showing yarn sample - Au 30 85 7C
Under the dome: Industrial commission secretary (Hinton) fired in July - Se 18 85 14A

Employees - Dismissal

Caledonia-Odom prison chief (Sanders) fired - Fe 23 83 1C
Dix fires two accused of beating patient - My 17 83 1
Dismissal is ruled political; reinstatement ordered - Jn 30 83 18A
House passes bill to allow firing of staffers who leak information - Jy 16 83 2C
Two firings at Dix upheld by Morrow - Oc 12 83 4C
Court upholds firing spurred by birthday card - No 2 83 1
RTP scientist (Mumford) says article prompted his firing - No 11 83 1
State official (Morrow) will review firings of two Dix technicians - De 14 83 4C
Dismissal of 2 Dix health care workers upheld by human resources secretary - De 22 83 5C

Employees - Dismissal

Education board votes to fire financial officer J. A. Porter - Oc 7 82 1C

Employees - Dismissal

Fieldcrest executives shocked when told their jobs were gone - Fe 5 84 35A
Former employees say CP and L dismissed them because of race - Fe 28 84 10A
Man fired after complaints about Greenville transvestites - My 9 84 4C
Ex-worker's (Umstead's) suit says contamination report led to firing
(by Agriculture Dept.) - No 28 84 2C
East Carolina fires Ed Emory - De 11 84 1B
Dismissed GE employee broke rules, officials say - De 20 84 4C

Employees - Dismissal

Legal bills hit millions; Fired workers' suit (STOTT VS. MARTIN) is costly for state - Fe 21 92, 1
Correction chief says Martin aide urged major firings - Fe 22 92, 1
No. 2 aide for prisons (Waters) is dismissed; Management move cited - Mr 17 92, 1B
NCSU calls firing (BREWER) fair; Whistle-blower claims retaliation - My 21 92, 1B

Employees - Dismissal

State AFL-CIO to seek limits on firing rights of employers (including smoking) - Ja 24 87 5C
Under the Dome: Official (Plumacher) links firing to GOP favoritism - Ja 25 87 1
Helms-backed brief says workers with AIDS can be fired - Ja 31 87 26C
Under the Dome: Ex-worker (Clark) wins step toward reinstatement - Ap 3 87 1
Labor group might not submit bill on firing - Ap 15 87 5B
Bill would allow unemployment pay to officials fired from jobs - My 7 87 1C
Fired supervisor (ABRON) says he was victim of racism - My 8 87 3D
Prison system silences workers with secret payments (CORRECTION, NC DEPT. OF) - Au 2 87 1
Ex-Butner official (Gibson) says he was fired after abuse report - Au 31 87 8B
Number affected by political-firings suit expands - De 8 87 8B
Fired state workers may have case, judge says - De 11 87 6B
Under the Dome: Private attorneys aiding N.C. in suit (Democrats who were fired) - De 27 87 1

Employees - Dismissal

Judge (Britt) delays trial of state employees' suit in firings (POLITICAL PATRONAGE) - Ja 6 88 16C
Ex-Green aide (PULLEY) devised Democratic 'hit list' for Martin - Fe 6 88 1
State sued by nurse (Wiggins) whose job loss brought reforms - Fe 9 88 16C
Martin plans to testify in firings lawsuit (POLITICAL PATRONAGE) - Fe 19 88 6D
Three veteran prisoner grievance examiners fired (Arseniu; Owens; Langdon) - Mr 25 88 26C
N.C. Personnel Commission's order upheld (reinstatement of Eaker) - Ma 4 88 6B
DOT dismisses two more men from Pamlico - Au 4 88 3C
3 prison workers fired after probe in Caswell - Au 13 88 3C
2 ambulance workers get jobs back - Oc 6 88 3C
Wrangler dismissing up to 100 employees - Oc 14 88 7B
Democrats say reports held back (disclosing amount state paid fired or disciplined employees) - Oc 21 88 20C
NLRB alleges turkey processing plant (House of Raeford) illegally fired two workers - De 17 88 8B

Employees - Dismissal

Officer (KARPOVICH) fired after his conviction for assault - Fe 1 89 3C
Right to fire 'at will' to get day in court - Mr 14 89 16C
State Supreme Court is asked to alter rules for firing workers - Mr 16 89 4C
Judge (Britt) rejects some claims of political firings - Ap 4 89 1C
Substance abuse cited in Robeson firings - Ap 12 89 3C
Forsyth deputy (Aronhime) who watched 2 people shot to death during spree gets fired - Ap 27 89 6D
Employees fired for refusing unsafe work given ability to sue - Jy 27 89 1C
4 fired after death of patient (Hucks) at Cherry Hospital - Jy 28 89 1C
Editorial: The right to resist wrong - Jy 29 89 14A
NLRB official faults turkey plant for firings - Au 18 89 5B
Third-grade teacher (Barham-Peebles) at Rolesville fired - Au 24 89 2C
Point of view: Fired by any other name is still a blow - Se 8 89 19A
Social worker (Mendenhall) fired under AIDS-bias law - Se 10 89 31A
Workers say they were fired for backing union - Se 14 89 7B
School board fires Sanderson teacher Roberts - No 13 89 1C
Wake County gives manager, attorney severance pay plan No 22 89 16C
Clerk of court (Weaver; Edgecombe Co.) fires candidate for his job (White) - De 16 89 4B
Ex-High Point worker (Pettiway) says she may sue city - De 23 89 4B

Employees - Dismissal

Juror (Boyle) dismissed from job allowed to return to work - Mr 1 90 4B
Hickory nurse (Bumgarner) is fired for silence on murder - Ap 6 90 6B
Dillard fires many at Ivey's - Jn 6 90 10C
Severance pay denied to five state workers (cut in reorganization of Dept. of Community Colleges) - Jn 30 90 4B
Fired state workers lose round in suit against Martin - Oc 6 90 5B
2 (McKinney; Trull) fired in harassment of street people - No 11 90 5C
Telecommunications chief fired by state No 29 90 3B

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