Students protest decision to drop Indian mascot
More than 100 Blacksburg High School students walked out to protest Montgomery County Board of Supervisors decision to drop the Indian mascot. The rally on the school lawn featured signs and painted faces as a police officer watched nearby. A senior said he is Cherokee and proud, while others urged keeping the symbol. The protest group plans a petition of about 1,000 names for the board, which meets soon. The school has until July 1, 2003 to comply with the new rule.
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Summer barbecue faith persists amid hoof-and-mouth fears
EMPHIS Tenn AP Despite Europe hoof-and-mouth outbreak barbecues go on as teams like Redneck Express prep for Memphis In May World Championship Barbecue Contest May 17 19. Ribs prices rise but cooks expect steady pork costs overall, with baby back ribs fetching near five dollars a pound in late April. The event, known as the Superbowl of Swine, draws 100000 spectators and 238 teams to Tom Memphis in May festival along the Mississippi River.
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Robbery suspect swam river to evade capture in Tug Fork chase
Buster Mullins, 21, of South Williamson was arrested in Williamson West Virginia after allegedly robbing Dorothy Justice near a Community Trust Bank in South Williamson Kentucky. He fled by swimming the Tug Fork into West Virginia and was captured hiding in a floodwall gate about an hour later. extradition proceeding follows.
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