Disputed Gastonia Ward 5 Seat Keeps Mincey In Place
Gastonia councilors say Doug Mincey is blocking public will by occupying the Ward 5 seat while legal challenges over Harrill Jones residency proceed. Jones contends Mincey is abusing the system, and Farnsworth’s suit remains pending with a 30 day appeal window.
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Gastonia
Doug Mincey
Harrill Jones
Barbara Galloway
Mincey
Jones
Jack Farnsworth
Gaston Board of Elections
Farnsworth
Iniki Blasts Kauai With 160 MPH Winds And Flooding
Hurricane Iniki struck Kauai with 160 mph gusts and torrential rain. Twenty-foot waves overwhelmed coastal roads and the island lost power and telephone service amid the most powerful Hawaiian hurricane this century.
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Lihue
Hawaii
Iniki
Kauai Island
Hawaiian Islands
Bob Sheets
National Hurricane Center
Coral Gables
Fla
Bahamas
South Florida
Louisiana
Kauai
Weather Service
Saul Price
U S weighs no fly zone over Bosnia to shield aid flights
A senior U S official says the United States is actively considering a no fly zone over Bosnia to prevent Serb warplanes from shadowing Western relief flights to Sarajevo. The move aims to deter attacks on humanitarian missions and signal willingness to intervene, with allies at the United Nations in deliberation.
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Washington
United States
Bosnia
Sarajevo
U.S
State Department
France
United Nations
New York
Hal
Bush
Bosnia-Herzegovina
London
U.N
Richard A. Boucher
Boucher
Fall Preview Filters Into Greater Gaston Area
Weather forecasters predict a sunny weekend with a high of 80 and a cool 60 at night signaling early fall. Shoppers browse fall mums and pine needles at Winn-Dixie as Eastridge Mall hosts events including the Starving Artist Festival and Greek and jazz outdoor festivals. Locals like Alison Caldwell and Tom Dillinger weigh gardening plans against leaf-raking downtime.
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John Welch
National Weather Service
Winn-Dixie Marketplace
Gastonia
Alison Caldwell
Eastridge
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Charlotte
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Uclable
By Lynn Gibson
Stette
Gaston
Gazette
Tom Dillinger
John Clain
B.W. Orr
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