No Violence Reported In Haitian Election
Haiti’s Sunday election saw leading candidates boycott citing fraud. Ballots were opened and inspected, voters with ink marks could still vote, and identification was rarely checked. Ports of Port-au-Prince were restricted as soldiers blocked streets and many stayed home amid irregularities.
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Bazin
Michael Hooper
New Yorkased National Coalition For
Parti
Leslie Manigat
Gregoire Eugene
Manigat
Gerard Philippe- Auguste
Hubert de Ronceray
National Assembly
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Port-au-Prince
Nation Remembers King and Jesse Jackson in observance
A national holiday observance honors Martin Luther King Jr and his aide Jesse Jackson with marches and speeches across cities. Police in Fontana confiscated clubs and detained two protesters as about 300 demonstrated despite heavy rain and threats from white supremacists. The events featured King’s son delivering remarks and reflections on ongoing racism with remarks from ministers in Nashville Albany Cincinnati and Selma.
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Simon
Jesse Jackson
King
Fontana
Calif
Los Angeles
Martin Luther King I
America
Thomas Sweeney
Nashville
Tenn
KKK
Pulaski
Nicaraguan Talks Shift as Ortega Sets Direct Dialog
Six opposition leaders remain jailed as President Ortega agrees to direct negotiations with the Contras. Guatemala's Cerezo and El Salvador's Duarte criticize cease-fire failures but say they would meet rebels again. Ortega approves face to face talks in San Jose, Costa Rica, and pledges amnesty for prisoners after a cease-fire or if welcomed by another country. Cardinal Obando y Bravo previously mediated indirect talks in the Dominican Republic.
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Vinicio Cerezo
Guatemala
Jose Napoleon Duarte
el Salvador
Ortega
Miguel Obando Y Bravo
Managua
Dominican Republic
Central America
San Jose
Costa Rica
Deaths And Funerals In Local Area
Trudy Cox funeral arrangements to be announced by George Funeral Home. Robert Hendrix aged 83 died yesterday at HCA Aiken Regional Medical Center. residence Old Dibble Road. Judith Weeks McKnight White died yesterday at 119 Barnwell Ave NW. funeral tomorrow at 9 30 am at George Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev James M. King. Burial Bethany Cemetery. Surviving son Guyler C. McKnight Augusta. sister Mrs Earl W. Rawls. brother Walter Weeks. Friends may call 7 9 tonight or at residence or funeral home.
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Trudy Cox
George Funeral Home
Monimorenci
Robert Hendrix
HCA
Dibble Road
Judith Weeks McKnight White
Harry L. White
Neral
James M. King
Bethany Cemetery
Guyler C. McKnight
Augusta
Earl W. Rawls
Walter Weeks
Lawmakers weigh Peeples fate as Jan. 27 vote nears
South Carolina moves toward a key Senate decision on Judge Rodney Peeples with surging questions over support. Gov Campbell’s early budget reveal signals priorities, aiming for about 221 million in new revenue and 83 million in education funding, plus a 5 percent raise for state workers.
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S.C. Supreme Court
Rodney A. Peeples
Sen. Moore
Peeples
Jean
Toal
Moore
Campbell
General Assembly
South Carolina
Rainy 3 Day Outlook With Cloudy Skies and Showers
Weather forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions with an 80 percent chance of showers or thundershowers tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures range from the low 50s to upper 50s, with cooler periods into Thursday and Friday. Regional outlooks note widespread showers, thunderstorms, and higher moisture across mountains Midlands coast and beaches through the period.
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Midlands
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