Baptists vote to keep embattled president
Amid chaos at the National Baptist Convention U S A Inc in Denver about 150 protesting pastors demanded Lyons ouster as 40,000 attendees voted to retain the embattled president. Lyons pledged reforms while facing ethics probes into spending on a St Petersburg home and jewelry.
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National Baptist Convention
U.S.A. Inc
Colorado Convention Center
Henry Lyons
Lyons
Jesus
Caesar A.W. Clark
Good Street Baptist Church
Dallas
St. Petersburg
Fla
Matthew Johnson
Manasseh Baptist Church
Greensboro
N.C
Johnson
Wellington Webb
National Baptist
Clark
Calvin Butts III
New York
B.V. Hull
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Los Angeles
Clinton pushes national tests for schoolchildren
President Clinton interrupted vacation to rally support for voluntary tests measuring reading and math against national standards. He framed the plan as voluntary and flexible, while Republicans argued the issue is control over setting standards and funding.
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Christina Martin
House
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Massachusetts
New York
Bull Goodling
R-Pa
Goodling
White House
Joe Lockhart
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