County eyes public water and sewer taps for parts of Gaston
County officials and an advisory board push a phased plan to offer public water and sewer in unincorporated areas near south Gastonia Belmont and Mount Holly. They cite $40 million in upgrades, Mountain Island Lake access, and clustering future taps by demand while preserving wells in areas not seeking service.
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Gastonia
Clover
S.C
Mountain Island Lake
Gaston County
Bell
Belmont
Mount Holly
Beasley
Union Road
Robinson Road
Water and Sewer Service
Florida Supreme Court weighs presidential dispute over recounts
Florida justices questioned their power to resolve the presidential impasse as Gore seeks to overturn the official Bush victory. The U S Supreme Court had set aside a Florida ruling on late hand recounts, sending the case back for limits. If no agreement is reached, Congress could inherit the stalemate after the Electoral College meeting.
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Florida
Congress
Gore
David Boies
High Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Boies
Charles T. Wells
United States
Wells
Bush
Barry Richard
Richard
Atlanta
CNN
White House
Riots at EU summit in Nice prompt police response
Hundreds of stone throwers clashed with riot police at a conference center where European leaders gathered. Tear gas and stun grenades dispersed protesters, with 45 detained and 20 officers lightly injured. Chirac condemned the violence as harmful to democratic traditions.
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Nice
France
Riviera
CTA
Jacques Chirac
Lionel Jospin
Chirac
White patient asks to ban Black staff from operation
In Nashville, surgeon Michael Petracek faced an ethical dilemma when a white patient requested no Black men in the operating room during open heart surgery on Oct 9. He temporarily removed a Black male technician, calling it a bad mistake, prompting complaints at the Catholic hospital and no action from executives. Petracek is known for a blood-conservation technique aiding Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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Nashville, Tenn
Michael R. Petracek
Petracek
Jehovah's Witnesses
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