Teen marble game mirrors corrupt politics in Seattle
In Seattle eleven students at Meany Middle School played a classroom game where marbles stood in for money and power. They bribed judges and voters, created laws and even taxed earnings, as the teacher described the game as a miniature version of real politics. The campaign featured an opposition party and a chaotic voting process before time ran out.
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Sunny Warm Weather Forecast Across North Carolina
The National Weather Service expects mostly sunny skies today with fair tonight and sun through Sunday. Highs in the low to mid 80s, lows in the 50s to 60s, and near zero precipitation. Winds SW to W at 10 mph, shifting NW to N at 10-15 mph tonight. Extended outlook: Monday to Wednesday fair and warm with highs mid to upper 80s and overnight lows in the 60s. Northeast NC partly cloudy today. interior and southeast highs in the 80s, some 70s in the mountains.
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ICC Increases Fare For Buses
Washington AP reports bus riders face a likely 5 percent fare hike after ICC votes while air travel fares face a 2 percent suspension. CAB review questioned airline cost figures. Eastern and American routes to Puerto Rico see 3 percent rises. Amtrak plans 3 to 5 percent increases plus 25 cent to 1 dollar surcharges.
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New Hampshire Armories Empty After Protester Release
Hampton New Hampshire five National Guard armories stood empty for the first time in two weeks as hundreds of anti nuclear power demonstrators were released after agreeing to plead guilty to trespass. More than 500 protesters were among 1414 arrested May 1 at the Seabrook plant site and freed on own recognizance after accepting guilty verdicts.
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Irish Protestants End 11 Day General Strike in Belfast
Protestant militants abandoned the 11 day general strike after failing to paralyze Northern Ireland's economy. The United Unionist Action Council led by Rev Ian Paisley called off the action at midnight Friday, asserting gains in demands for crackdown on the IRA and Protestant collaberation. The strike disrupted some activities but did not halt the province's economy as promised. British authorities reopened Larne port using ferries from Britain, and violence linked to the strike killed three people with many injured and 105 arrested. Roy Mason praised citizens for rejecting intimidation and violence and keeping the province alive.
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Roy Mason
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Penicillin Immune Gonorrhea Strain Spreads Across States
Atlanta AP report: a penicillinase producing gonorrhea strain has been found in 21 states and 16 foreign nations. From March 1, 1976 to May 2 this year, 150 U.S. cases and Guam have been identified, up from 129 cases in 20 states a month earlier, according to the CDC.
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Premature Alerts On Asbestos In N Carolina Quarries
Charlotte AP reports state officials dispute a national environmental group claim that NC rock quarries may harbor asbestos. Assistant state geologist Ekson Allen says asbestos is unlikely or only in tiny amounts. CDC officials note declines in gonorrhea and syphilis with ongoing prevention and new drugs, while penicillin resistance spreads elsewhere.
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North Carolina
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Environmental Defense Fund
Ekson Allen
Department of Natural and Economic Resources
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