Supreme Court to Rule on Cable Anti Smut Law
The Supreme Court will decide a challenge to a cable television ordinance labeled to curb obscene programming. Advocates argue the law protects minors while opponents warn it restricts free expression. The case centers on enforcement powers and first amendment implications.
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McDowell Senator Pushes Study On High Insurance Rates
Welch residents Dreama Moseley and Phyllis Noe decry higher car insurance in McDowell County compared with Statesville Mercer and Wyoming counties. Senator John Pat Fanning seeks an interim study by the Joint Committee on Government and Finance into motor vehicle insurance costs in McDowell and southern West Virginia.
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Clinton urges ethnic peace in Slovenia visit
President Clinton urged Serbia to reject Milosevic and embrace democracy as Slovenia sets an example for a peaceful Balkan future. He praised Slovenia’s freedom, urged NATO participation, and cited the need to deepen democracy while warning against fragile gains. About 4,000 people braved rain to hear him in Congress Square.
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Billion dollar question stirs local talk on Gates fortune
Local Princeton residents and visitors weighed how they would spend or share a fortune of one billion dollars. Mentions Bill Gates with a 90 billion estimate and prompts charity, investment, and personal plans as people imagine massive wealth.
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Tazewell county sheriff imposes leave for candidates
Sheriff Joe Johnson says an ultimatum stands for three department employees. Investigators Clarence Tatum and Mac McCarty are to take unpaid leave from July 1 to November 3 while running as independents for sheriff. Deputy Harry Candiff to take unpaid leave. may serve as chief deputy for Democrat candidate Candill if he wins. Johnson notes no firing threat.
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Accidental shooting kills Grundy lawyer
In Grundy Virginia Ron King a prominent local attorney at Robertson Cecil King and Pruitt died Monday from what authorities called an accidental gunshot wound. Buchanan County Sheriff Paul Crouse said town police are investigating King s death though not deputies and the shooting remains under investigation by Grundy town police.
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McDonalds Hong Kong Launches Hello Kitty Campaign
Eight months after a McDonald’s Snoopy toy promo sparked fistfights, Hong Kong restaurants filled with fans for a new Hello Kitty doll campaign. Lines were long but orderly as customers queued for the popular cartoon character toys.
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