Fuqua Gives Duke $20 Million Donation To Business School
John Brooks Fuqua, longtime benefactor of Duke University and former tobacco farm boy, donated 20 million dollars to Duke's business school, adding to his prior gifts totaling 17 million. He never attended college, built a Fortune 500 conglomerate, and remains Duke's second largest individual donor after James B. Duke.
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Guatemala Civil War Toll Higher Than Government Figures
A Roman Catholic Church report puts dead at about 150 000 and missing at around 50 000 in Guatemala's 1961 1996 conflict, surpassing official estimates of 130 000 to 140 000 killed. Archbishop Pena del Barrio presented the findings at a Mass in Guatemala City.
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GOP Urges Women to Join Republican Leaders Forum
In Washington Republicans announce a national forum this week to mobilize women for political activity. Rep. Jennifer Dunn expects over 600 women from 41 states at the Republican Women Leaders Forum in the capital, running Tuesday to Thursday.
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U S officials push peace talks with Netanyahu in London
A pair of senior U S officials Dennis Ross and Martin Indyk met Prime Minister Netanyahu as Washington seeks to restart stalled Mideast negotiations ahead of a London session. A Hamas rally in Hebron threatens new violence while Arafat signals openness to American pullback proposals.
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North Korea Famine Eases Yet Faces Dirty Water Crisis
North Korea’s famine seems relieved in parts but a new health risk looms as residents drink contaminated water. Power and chlorine shortages cripple water plants, aiding widespread unsafe water amid a near collapse economy and reliance on aid since 1995. Red Cross teams warn of potential cholera risk.
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Belarus protests mark Chernobyl anniversary in Minsk
About 7,000 demonstrators in Minsk demand compensation for Belarusian victims and a permanent shutdown of Chernobyl. They criticize President Lukashenko and urge Russia to pay for the disaster while noting Ukraine plans to restart a reactor next month to meet energy needs.
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Sectarian killings rock Crumlin and Portadown in Northern Ireland
Two Catholic men were slain in Northern Ireland in separate early week attacks blamed on Protestant militants opposed to the peace accord. Ciaran Heffron, 22, was found shot near Crumlin railway station after midnight. Adrian Lamph, 29, was killed at his Portadown workplace earlier in the week. Police arrested two Protestant suspects. Thereferendum on the peace deal is set for May 22 in both regions.
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