Bribe Scandal Drives Surinam Election Struggle
In Surinam, a divided ruling coalition battles for a 39 seat unicameral parliament in the first general election since independence. Observers see the United Democratic Parties bloc possibly winning a plurality amid bribery scandal involving Agriculture Minister Willy Soemita and ethnic tensions.
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Paramaribo
Surinam
Netherlands
South America
Dutch Guiana
Henck Arron
United Democratic Parties Bloc
Jaggernath Lachman
Arron
Lachman
Nationalist Republic Party
Edward Bruma
Bruma
Willy Soemita
League Backs Succession Plan in North Carolina Race
The League of Women Voters of North Carolina endorsed gubernatorial succession and two amendments plus a bond issue. President Ruth Mary Meyer said voters should decide if a governor can serve a second term, noting increased authority in national and regional affairs. The group also favored removing sexual discrimination in life insurance and in surviving spouse inheritance benefits.
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Ralf'ch
League of Women Voters of
North Carolina
Ruth Mary Meyer
League
Weekend North and South Carolina Forecast Update
Weather forecasts from the National Weather Service predict partly cloudy skies across the region with highs near 70 in North Carolina and mid to upper 60s in South Carolina. Tonight will be variable clouds with lows in the 50s and a 10 percent rain chance. Sunday should bring becoming partly sunny conditions and highs in the 60s to 70s.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
South Coast
National Weather Service
13-Year-Old Dies In Church Halloween House Of Horrors
Kenneth L. Norris, 13, died Thursday night in Dunn North Carolina after inadvertently hanging from a fake noose inside a church carnival house of horrors. The accident occurred during a Leslie Methodist Church event. Norris was found by cleanup staff and pronounced dead after attempts to revive him.
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Hangman
Dunn
N.C
House of Horrors
Kenneth L. Norris
Norris
Leslie Methodist Church
Wiretap Charges Spark Probe Into Police Evidence
Mecklenburg County District Attorney Peter Gilchrist said his office is examining allegations that evidence used by Charlotte police in some narcotics convictions may have been illegally obtained via wiretaps. The probe follows a federal grand jury inquiry that ended with no indictments due to lack of evidence.
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Charlotte
Gilchrist
U.S
Pat Hunter
Harold Edwards
Federal Grand Jury
Charlotte News
News
Skeleton Found Not Hoffa
A hunter found skeletal remains in northeastern Pennsylvania with gold dental work and bags hidden by leaves. Initial dental checks rule out Jimmy Hoffa, though many pursued the possibility and involved the FBI before confirming the remains do not belong to Hoffa.
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New York
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Pennsylvania
Hoffa
Detroit
Dominic
FBI
Morgan Dodges Pie Before Talk in Charlotte
Sen. Robert Morgan faced a pie incident before addressing the Panama Canal treaty debate at a North Carolina State Bar event. A 17-year-old Charlotte man was charged with disorderly conduct after tossing the cherry pie, while Morgan resumed his speech defending U.S. defenses and interests in Panama and characterizing Gen. Omar Torrijos as a dictator but not a Communist. The event drew outside protests from Wilmington 10 supporters who denied involvement.
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Charlotte
Robert Morgan
D-N.c
North Carolina
Morgan
David Frank Gross
Wilmington 10
United States
U.S
Panama
Canal
Congress
Central America
Indochina
Omar Torrijos
Motion Filed To Withdraw Subpoenas In Duncan Case
Attorneys for Edwin Duncan Jr. seek removal of subpoenas for three firm members to testify at his upcoming trial on bugging the FBI. Two lawyers Bynum Hunter and Ben Tennille have testified for the grand jury. Michael Abel is the third. The government says client privilege does not apply because tapes were obtained from a third party.
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Internal Revenue Service
Catherine Woodruff
Duncan
FBI
Northwestern Bank
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