News & Observer Index, 1926-1992

Fines (Penalties)

Company (Carolina Transformer) fined in PCB runoff - Fe 3 84 2D
(Clevemont) Mill and city (Kings Mountain) fined for spill - Ap 6 84 5C
Record fine levied for (Cape Fear) river pollution - Ap 27 84 4D
Companies fined, workers sentenced in bid-rigging case - My 27 84 52A
Duke Power fined $40,000 for stuck valve (at McGuire) - Jn 9 84 3C
Hazardous waste firm fined over spill report - Au 14 84 2C
$5,000 state penalty levied on Cherry Point - Se 6 84 21A
Firms hit for violating coastal act - No 4 84 31A
Fines by state got the attention of military brass - De 31 84 1C

Fines (Penalties)

Developer (Bostic) fined $84,000 for sewage, sediment violations - Ja 23 86 3C
State accepts fine payment from developer (Marlow Bostic) - Fe 18 86 5C
Firm (SED) fined $2.42 million for toxic waste violations - Mr 2 86 31A
Schools to gain, cities to lose under parking-fine ruling - Mr 10 86 1
State fines Ashland Chemical $250,000, orders cleanup at site of chemical spill - Ap 8 86 1
State fines Ashland $353,253 for spill - Ap 9 86 1
(Homestead Village) Mobile home park's owner (Binns) fined $26,000 for sewage violations - Ap 10 86 27A
Environmental-law fines no worry for some companies, official says - Ap 13 86 33A
(Presbyterian) Hospital in Charlotte fined $20,000 - Jn 7 86 Wa-1
Company (Radiator Specialty) fined more than $100,000 - Au 9 86 2C
Maxton vegetable oil company fined $55,000 by state agency - Au 21 86 2C
N.C. State fined for failure to set up erosion measures - Au 21 86 1C
UNC-CH fined for erosion problem - Au 28 86 1C
Agency fines Burlington for sludge disposal - Se 12 86 16A
State fines canal-builder $35,000 (Murphrey) - Oc 1 86 2C
Firms (GSC; Midland Petroleum), chief fined in oil discharge - Oc 9 86 26A
Fines for mistreating migrants up - De 10 86 2C
State fines Maxton firm for waste spill - De 16 86 18C
Pollution fine assessed at $5.7 million (Texasgulf) - De 23 86 1
Hunt committee fined $250 for excess campaign contributions - De 24 86 14C

Fines (Penalties)

Editorial: A fine, but little comfort - Ja 1 92, 16A
NRC fines CP and L $125,000 for violations in Brunswick - Ja 7 92, 6D
State panel fines 13 care homes - Ja 17 92, 4B
5 N.C. companies fined for toxic-waste violations - Fe 5 92, 5B
Nash County may seize goods for parking fines - Fe 25 92, 6B
Federal fines levied in death at Texasgulf - Mr 13 92, 4B
NRC fines GE over May mishap - Mr 17 92, 1D
Job safety expert says U.S. should toughen penalties for violators - Mr 19 92, 5B
Nursing home (Liberty House) fined $5,000 in man's death - Mr 20 92, 1B
CP and L fined over mishap; Brunswick violation will cost $100,000 - Mr 27 92, 1
Wilson (Heritage) rest home fined over care of woman - Ap 17 92, 5B
Charlotte (Cardinal Care) nursing home fined in patient's death - Ap 18 92, 6B
Nursing home fines criticized; State needs to change focus of enforcement, group says in report - My 21 92, 5B
8 N.C. firms fined over child labor laws - Jn 10 92, 9C
2 nursing homes fined for providing poor care - Jn 19 92, 5B
Law forces air polluters to pay $247,000 fee - Jn 26 92, 5B
House backs safety fines; Government agencies could face first penalties - Jn 30 92, 4B
$25,000 OSHA fine cut to $850; Wake Enterprises upset over blame - Au 19 92, 1
UNC-CH boiler plant fined $39,800 for violations - Se 9 92, 3B
Salisbury, companies fined for environmental violations - Oc 22 92, 5B
Sign company (Naegele) fined in death of worker - De 4 92, 5B
Reidsville firm (Beta Systems) agrees federal fine - De 11 92, 6B

Fines (Penalties)

Firm (Capital Bumper) fined $1,000 for dumping waste - Ja 21 82 13
State fines firm for spraying near Scotland school - Ja 24 82 14-I
Rutherfordton paver (Thompson Contractors) fined $175,000 in '77 bid rigging - Fe 18 82 13A
Firm fined $6 million for bid rigging - Ap 9 82 3D
CP and L pays for safety violations - Au 17 82 1C
2 N. C. milk firms fined for alleged violations - Au 25 82 2C
Editorial: A reassuring penalty - De 24 82 4A

Fines (Penalties)

High Point firm fined for waste violations - My 2 85 4C
General Assembly Round-up: School funds (from traffic violations) - Jy 17 85 15A
Time-sharing resort (Beach Harbour) fined $6,000 for deception - Au 1 85 8B
2 men fined for violating pesticide rules - Au 9 85 3B
State fines trucking firm (B and M Stage Coach) for hauling oversized load - Au 15 85 9A
Naegele president (Marlowe) fined $3,000 in campaign case - Se 6 85 3D
State fines Ashland, orders full cleanup of South Raleigh site - No 16 85 1

Fines (Penalties)

Household property tax ends, but fines climb in '87 - Ja 1 87 1C
EMC criticized for cutting fines against polluters - Jy 10 87 1D
Editorial: Polluters off the hook - Jy 13 87 8A
Cuts in polluters' fines criticized, defended; Officials differ over effect of EMC actions - Jy 19 87 1
Fine reductions granted in 1987 - (Chart) - Jy 19 87 10A
Rocky Mount fined $11,002 for sewage - Au 15 87 3C
EMC seeks more consistent actions on fines (against polluters) - Se 4 76 5B
Editorial: Pocket to pocket with no pain - Se 12 87 18A
Fine paid by Jordan, partners - No 15 87 46A
EMC member's firm (T.D. Eure Construction) is fined for asbestos violation - No 25 87 1C

Fines (Penalties)

State welfare, Medicaid fines upheld - Fe 4 83 1
Record fine proposed for CP and L - Fe 19 83 1
Electric firm (M. B. Haynes Electric) fined, official sentenced in bid-rigging case - Jn 6 83 2C
NRC refuses to reduce fine against CP and L - Jy 1 83 16D
CP and L pays $600,000 fine, largest ever for electric utility - Au 16 83 2C
Developers fined for sedimentation (36 mountain projects) - Se 30 83 2D
N. C. to fine overweight government trucks - De 21 83 1

Fines (Penalties)

Weyerhaeuser fined for wastewater spill - Ja 3 90 4B
Some polluters may have state fines increased - Ja 12 90 4B
CP&L will pay $75,000 fine over Brunswick plant valve - Ja 31 90 6B
Fine set in death of horse; Owners' negligence also cited as a factor - Ja 31 90 5B
Developer (Fitzpatrick) billed for $38,500 fine; Durham demands penalty for erosion - Fe 1 90 5B
Durham securities firm (Advantage Discount), broker (Longacre) fined $10,000 - Fe 6 90 1D
Trucking firm (Central Transport) fined for chemical dumping - Mr 7 90 4B
Nursing home penalties way up - Mr 16 90 6B
Martin ally (Pollard) is facing water-pollution fines - Ap 12 90 2B
Panel reduces Duke Power fine - Ap 17 90 2D
State fines 3 nursing homes for safety, health violations - Ap 20 90 1B
Durham man (Daber) fined, barred from securities - My 2 90 6C
Convicted drug users get tough federal fines - My 18 90 4B
N.C. fines nursing, rest homes - My 18 90 2B
Firm fined in death of worker; Weeks Construction ordered to pay $16,000 - My 23 90 1B
State fines homes after learning of poor patient care - Jn 22 90 4B
Fine levied against tile company (Mannington) - Jy 1 90 7C
McDonald's fined for labor violations (Forsyth and Surry counties) - Jy 8 90 5C
N.C. firefighting agency faces $1,718 in fines (for unauthorized fire) - Jy 11 90 4B
Senate questions stall pollution-penalty bill - Jy 18 90 3B
Turkey plant fined; water cutoff looms - Jy 27 90 4B
House of Raeford guilty of 2 pollution charges - Au 15 90 4B
Nursing, rest homes fined for violations; Salisbury institution cited for third time - Au 17 90 4B
NCR proposes $62,500 penalty against CP&L (violations at Brunswick plant) - Se 1 90 4B
Law exempts governments from any fines; State has little power against public agencies - Se 9 90 12A
Violations, fines vary - Se 9 90 12A
U.S. attorney reports higher cash collections - Oc 24 90 4B
State fines 13 nursing, rest homes for violating health, safety standards - No 17 90 4B
(Guardian Care) Nursing Home is fined; $15 million award largest ever in N.C. - No 27 90 1B
Martin fund-raiser wins break on fine - No 30 90 1B
(HILLHAVEN-ORANGE) Nursing home in Durham faces fine for maggots - De 21 90 1B

Fines (Penalties)

NRC proposes $87,500 fine for violations at CP&L plant - Jn 4 91 4D
State fines Weyerhaeuser for illegal ash discharges; If paid, $1.5 million fine would be state's biggest - Jn 13 91 1
Rest homes (Triangle Care Center; Tri-City Haven) get small fines for neglecting 3 who died - Jn 21 91 4B
Collection agency (Milliken & Michaels) agrees to pay fine to state - Jy 8 91 5B
Fieldcrest Cannon to appeal $73,800 fine; State cited company for safety violations at Kannapolis
plant - Jy 19 91 10C
CP&L facing NRC fine - Jy 25 91 1B
N.C. judge (Helms) owns $5,800 for housing-code violations - Au 8 91 4B
State officials call for tougher fines for job deaths, injuries - Se 12 91 10A
CP&L pays its fine; Violations cited at Harris plant - Se 19 91 6C
State committee fines 11 nursing, rest homes - Se 20 91 5B
Work safety fines often pared in N.C. - Oc 3 91 5B
Randolph farmer (Buttke) fined for Deep River fish kill - Oc 9 91 6B
Meat-packing firm (Pender Packing) fined for sulfite use - Oc 17 91 4B
Study ranks N.C. 47th in OSHA fines - Oc 17 91 1B
Firm (Weyerhaeuser) pays state fine; Mill bypassed pollution controls - Oc 18 91 1B
State fines nursing, rest homes for health, safety violations - Oc 18 91 4B
N.C. utilities rank high in penalties; Plants draw NRC fines - No 3 91 1C
State has collected more than $61,000 in poultry operation fines No 12 91 4B
Yadkinville nursing home fined $3,000 (and others fined) No 22 91 8B
State fines nursing, rest homes; 3 Wake County facilities among those penalized for deficiencies - De 20 91 6B
Fines imposed by the Department of Labor (1987-91) - De 31 91 10A
State fines plant a record $808,150 - De 31 91 1

Fines (Penalties)

Agencies could lose fining clout - No 16 88 1C
Agencies advised to halt fining - De 7 88 1C
Court allows agencies to continue fining - De 9 88 1C
EPA agrees to help state enforce laws until court rules on dispute over fines - De 15 88 WA-1

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