News & Observer Index, 1926-1992

Britt, W. Earl (Judge)

Former Coast Guardsmen (Sola; Vanheuson) sentenced; Two get jail terms for keeping cocaine - Mr 28 89 8A
Minnesota company's N.C. canvassing barred - Mr 31 89 1C
Judge (Britt) rejects some claims of political firings - Ap 4 89 1C
Judge aproves settlement in prison-crowding lawsuit - Ap 4 89 18C
Judge (Britt) dismisses suit by owners of low-income housing project - Jn 2 89 22C
Man (Browder) pleads guilty to computer fraud - Jy 26 89 2C
Man (Beavers) pleads guilty in illegal leaf sale - Oc 17 89 16C
Woman (Cone) pleads guilty in laundry bid-rigging - Oc 17 89 4C
Foes ask for end to pipeline; Va. water line called threat to striped bass - Oc 31 89 3C
Former Wildlife Federation fund-raiser barred from work for other N.C. clients - No 30 89 3C
Under the Dome: Legal bill to state dismays both sides - De 7 89 1B

Britt, W. Earl (Judge)

Judge strikes down key parts of new law on fund-raisers - My 16 86 1
Businesses agree to pay $3.4 million for cleanup of oil dumped in N.C. - Jn 14 86 1
Jury to decide if white supremacists were in contempt - Jy 8 86 4C
Judge refuses to halt election of judges - Oc 25 86 5C

Britt, W. Earl (Judge)

Klan group is told to let blacks alone - Ja 19 85 1
Britt to hear lawsuit filed by FEC against groups tied to Helms - Fe 9 85 5C
Judge grants Rook stay of execution - Jn 8 85 20C
Blind vendors win right to get retirement funds - Jn 27 85 WA-1
U.S. blocks elections of some N.C. judges - Oc 1 85 1
Judge (Britt) dismisses local challenge to DWI section - Oc 18 85 WA-1
Federal judge (Britt) rejects appeal of Rook's death sentence - Oc 22 85 8B
Judge limits arguments on lake pipeline - De 13 85 4D
Judge orders Corps of Engineers to reconsider peat-mining stance - De 27 85 3D

Britt, W. Earl (Judge)

New Yorker (ROJAS) sentenced in rape at Fort Bragg - Mr 8 89 2C
Judgment will expand Nash school board - Mr 21 89 2C

Britt, W. Earl (Judge)

Miller sentenced to five years, calls race war threat 'bluff' - Ja 5 88 1C
Judge (Britt) delays trial of state employees' suit in firings (POLITICAL PATRONAGE) - Ja 6 88 16C
Drug foe, rock manager (McGhee) enters guilty plea (drug smuggling) - Ja 20 88 1C

Britt, W. Earl (Judge)

Drug-ring organizer (BAREFOOT) sentenced, will appeal - Ja 3 90 4B
Johnston County man (TUCKER) sentenced on drug charges - Ja 4 90 3B
Auto importer (Lathe) gets 5 years in prison - Ja 24 90 4B
Firearms charges boost sentences in drug cases - Ja 24 90 3B
Judge upholds Corps permit for pipeline to Virginia - Fe 3 90 1B
Judge (Britt) dismisses company's suit against Raleigh billboard law - My 4 90 5B
Cocaine dealer's (Ramsey's) house to be sold - Au 15 90 2B
Suit alleging racial bias is dismissed - Au 31 90 2B
Under the Dome: - Fox to succeed Britt - Se 1 90 3B
Former curator (FUNDERBURG) guilty in smuggling scheme - Se 5 90 1
Pools of sewage prompt cleaning order (at Sampson migrant labor camp) - Se 21 90 4B
Sunset Beach dispute heard in federal court - Oc 3 90 4B
Judge halts construction of Lake Gaston pipeline - De 11 90 1B
Judge gives woman (TAYLOR) life sentence for role in 3 heroin deaths - De 18 90 1B
Judge defers ruling on pipeline; Virginia Beach makes new plea to start on line from Lake Gaston - De 29 90 4B

Britt, W. Earl (Judge)

Couple (Lewis; Thompson) get 65-year terms in bank robberies - Ja 26 88 1C
Key Noriega witness (Kalish) gets 10 years in N.C. drug case - Mr 15 88 20C
Trial delayed in suit by former workers (POLITICAL PATRONGE) - Mr 19 88 10B
Court hears appeal on fund-raiser law - Mr 23 88 4C
Suit to continue against four former FCX officials (TAYLOR; LYFORD; McCLAM; SMITH) - Mr 25 88 3C
Rock manager (McGHEE) seeks alternative to prison - Ap 5 88 3C
Judge (Britt) urged to withdraw from political firings suit - Ap 15 88 5D
Rock band manager (MCGHEE) sentenced in N.C. - Ap 26 88 1C
Would-be jumper acquitted of willfully damaging aircraft - Jn 14 88 4C
Judge says soldier can stay in Army as he pursues suit - Jn 24 88 22C
Judge dismisses some claims by former state hospital chief (Coston) - Jy 16 88 3C
Britt firm on presiding over lawsuit; But judge's wife, doctor may be called to testify - Au 11 88 8D
Judge (Britt) overturns law against third party candidates - Au 18 88 29A
Shallotte doctor (PAINE) gets term for 76 counts of fraud - Au 23 88 18C
Jury finds FCX officers violated securities law - Se 8 88 1C
Appeals court reinstates food-stamp cutoff (reversal of Britt's decision) - Se 9 88 22C
Judge (Britt) urges quick end to prison suit (SMALL vs. MARTIN) - Oc 4 88 4C
Defendant (THOMPSON) refuses to say he set fire; judge nixes arson-related guilty plea - No 22 88 3C
Federal judge throws out judgment against former FCX officers - No 22 88 1D
Under the Dome: - Britt didn't switch - No 28 88 6A
Judge (Britt) dismisses suit over Butner patient (May) - No 30 88 3C
2 Coast guardsmen, 2 others admit guilt in keeping cocaine - De 13 88 16C
State agrees to settle prison crowding suit; Agency sets price tag at $50 million - De 22 88 1

Britt, W. Earl (Judge)

Tax preparer (SHARPE) pleads guilty to false filings - Ja 4 91 2B
Judge won't allow work on pipeline - Ja 8 91 4B
FDIC wins suit over funds (British-American Ins. to pay) - Ja 30 91 5B
Woman (MASSENBURG) gets maximum term in drug death - Fe 5 91 2B
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Britt, W. Earl (Judge)

Tax return fraud nets Raleigh man (Sharpe) jail time - Ap 4 91 5B
Appraiser (Duncan) gets 10 months in big-game hunting scheme; Judge decries hunters' role - Jy 2 91 1
Judge reverses order on Durham (First Federal) S&L - Jy 19 91 6C
Secret plea maneuver for Aeroglide is rare - Se 7 91 4B
Sentences of 2 convicted in drug sales reduced (Massenburg; Taylor) - Se 11 91 2B
Heroin deaths net 22 years; Nigerian (NNANI) sentenced in Raleigh overdoses - No 5 91 4B

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