Candidates skip votes in Gastonia races warn of voter record gaps
In Gaston County races, about half of 16 candidates show gaps in voting. Several incumbents and challengers missed key referenda from 1988 to 1990 including a $38 million road package and a $44.7 million water and sewer measure. Names cited include Mayor James B Garland and Councilman Doug Mincey who disputes the precinct book record. James Edwards and Paul Stewart discuss voting absences and campaign involvement.
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Gastonia
Doug Mincey
Gaston County
Gaston County Board of Elections
Paul Stewart
James
Garland
Stewart
Mincey
Ward
James Edwards
Edwards
Easter in Jerusalem and world faiths unite
The Roman Catholic patriarch leads Easter prayers at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher as Orthodox and other rites mark Palm Sunday eve. About 40,000 Christians visited Israel for Holy Week, tripling last year’s turnout amid Gulf War fears. Passover began with seders as Jews and Christians share sacred rites in Israel and Rome.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Michael Sluszka
Fairfield
Iowa
Janet
Vatican
John Paul II
St. Peter’s Basilica
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Jesus
Resurrection debate in Gastonia church leaders weigh fact and faith
In Gastonia, ministers and theologians clash over whether Jesus rose from the dead. Some affirm the literal event, citing gospel accounts of sightings and early preaching, while others question its historicity, suggesting spiritual meaning or symbolic revival. Locally, clergy emphasize biblical proof and faith in an afterlife.
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Gastonia
Gallup
Larry Kimel
Christ United Methodist Church
Ned Mathews
Parkwood Baptist Church
Mathews
Paul
Christ
Jesus
Greater
Gaston
Kimel
David Vaughn
Gastonia Church of Christ
Vaughn
William Lindsey
Belmont Abbey
Syria moves to break Libya air embargo with flight to Tripoli
Syria reportedly prepared to fly a jetliner to Tripoli in violation of U N sanctions aimed at pressuring Libya. A lawyer for the two Libyan suspects in the 1988 Pan Am bombing floated possible US or Britain trials if a fair hearing could be guaranteed. sanctions cut arms sales, air links, and reduce diplomatic staff. Iraq is the only Arab state to reject them so far.
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Tripoli
Libya
U.N
Syria
Pan Am
United States
Britain
Iraq
Washington
Damascus
Partly cloudy weather with warm highs around 80
A forecast notes partly cloudy skies with a high near 80 degrees and a low around 60. Details on the 2A section are referenced in the brief weather update.
Easter egg hunts turn rowdy in New York City 1981 event
New York reports describe Easter Sunday egg hunts devolving into chaotic melees as big kids and adults push aside younger participants. Organizers canceled the Central Park hunt due to crowding and distributed prizes, while Parks Commissioner Gordon Davis called the scene not very pleasant.
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New York
Peter Cottontail
Oklahoma
New York City
Central Park
Gordon Davis
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