Presbyterians vote to bar clergy from blessing gay unions
Long Beach California The Presbyterian Church U S A moved to ban ministers from officiating at blessings for same sex couples even if the ceremonies stop short of marriage The General Assembly approved the measure 268 251 with four abstentions If ratified by two thirds of the churchs 171 presbyteries the ban would take effect at the next General Assembly and overrule a prior court ruling allowing such ceremonies without marriage.
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Princeton
N.J
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Alabama
General Assembly
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San Rafael
Chris Glaser
Atlanta
Charles Caslles
San Joaquin
Vermont
Confederate flag lowered from Capitol dome in South Carolina
The Confederate flag was removed from the Statehouse dome in Columbia and sent to the State Museum amid a May compromise. A smaller flag will rise on a new pole near a Confederate monument as NAACP leaders and Gov Hodges describe the move as a significant step though protests may continue.
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House
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Misidentification in police blotter corrects charges
The June 29 Neighbors West blotter wrongly named Edward W. Mersfelder as charged with second degree criminal trespass and harassment. The actual arrestee was his son Edward J. Mersiside 1, 29, listed at the same Marcellus address, though the father disputes his son's residence there.
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Edward J. Mersiside
Albany Lottery Numbers Reported Friday Winning Draw
The Albany Daily Number lottery draw results show the top number 233 and the Win Four number 3658. The report, published in the Syracuse Herald Journal, lists the flawed syndicate details and mailing information for subscribers in Syracuse, New York.
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Albany
Martina McBride to replace LeAnn Rimes at New York State Fair
Martina McBride will perform at the 2000 New York State Fair in Syracuse on the date LeAnn Rimes canceled due to tour problems. Chad Brock will join as special guest. Rimes ticket holders can use their tickets for McBride or seek refunds. the fair runs August 24 to September 4.
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LeAnn Rimes
Syracuse
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Fair
Joe LaGuardia
Reform Party Nomination Fight Spills Over as Buchanan Gains
July 1 2000 reports Reform Party active in nominating processes for Buchanan with ballots to voters from Wednesday, Aug 9 voting ends, convention Aug 10 in Long Beach. Buchanan draws Perot supporters amid party turmoil over ideology and state-ballot access across 13 states plus 20 existing lines.
Candidate cancels gun prize banquet in Sallisaw Oklahoma
Congressional candidate Mark Detro, seeking the Republican nomination for Tom Coburns House seat, called off a fund riser planned for Friday that would have given away guns as prizes. The plan drew repeated advice from the Oklahoma Republican Party and legal warnings from the attorney generals office. Detro said the event will be rescheduled and cited not wanting to alienate the party while preserving Second Amendment messaging.
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Tom Coburn
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Giuliani Starts Hormone Treatment For Cancer
New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has begun Lupron hormone therapy at Mount Sinai Medical Center after revealing in April he has treatable prostate cancer. The unnamed Daily News sources say treatment aims to buy time for evaluating other therapies and may precede surgery or radiation.
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Perot rejects ballot bid urges no endorsement option
Ross Perot says he will not seek the Reform Party presidential nomination this year and backs a bid to block Pat Buchanan from the party mantle. In a letter to the nominations committee he asks that voters be allowed to choose no endorsement on the primary ballot as a form of protest or to express nonendorsement.
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Bill seeks local control over watercraft regulations
Local officials discuss a new bill allowing municipalities to set watercraft rules with public hearings. Skaneateles Lake Association president Janet Besse aims for regional compromise with nearby towns to curb noise and pollution while protecting lake water used by residents and Syracuse.
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West Monroe
Ernest Manchin
Oneida Lake
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Oswego County
Weather Data Phone and Online Forecast Links
Information lines list NewsLine codes for details on forecasts travel advisories warnings and tips. It notes toll free numbers for Au urn Waedaport Oswego and Pulaski and a 10 minute update cadence plus a Red Cross winter survival tip and a daily weather trivia prompt. It also mentions Syracuse Newspapers hosting an online weather home page with forecasts summaries and Nexrad images.
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