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Pam's Points: Leadership, like the river, flows on

Times Free Press 23 Jun 2018

Franklin, who died Thursday at age 96, became the only African-American elected in a 1971 citywide vote to the old Chattanooga City Commission ... Chattanooga, that challenged our then-form of government was in how Franklin was treated on the commission. Franklin noted that when he was elected, the mayor asked him — and only him — to move his office to the basement so the commission's assembly room could expand....

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Dickey House one step closer to reality

Taylor Press 23 Jun 2018

"We can't do it without this step first." ... AAR, Inc ... The Williamson County Historical Commission placed a marker at the house. The Dickey Museum and Multipurpose Center, 500 Burkett, will provide information about African-Americans and the contributions they made to Taylor and the United States. It also will serve as a resource to teach African-American history through interactive and engaging exhibits ... .......

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CHEERS FOR AFRICA

The Philadelphia Tribune 23 Jun 2018

All was quiet inside Makula K African Market on Friday as a handful of people sat and watched the World Cup with rapt attention ... Inside restaurants, clothing stores, bars and other businesses that line Woodland Avenue in an area home to a large population of West African immigrants, people watched as Nigeria played its second game in the World Cup ... “I’m for all the African teams,” he said....

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South African Jewish leaders condemn ‘alarming’ anti-Semitic attacks in recent days

Cleveland Jewish News 23 Jun 2018

South African Jewish leaders condemned “alarming” amount of anti-Semitic attacks this week. According to the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, there has been a flurry of anti-Semitic and threatening attacks made against South African Jews both on social media and in face-to-face encounters in recent days ... There have also been increasing anti-Semitic rhetoric online as well in recent days, the South African Jewish group said....

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Tennis: Central African Republic minister says Becker passport fake

The Malta Independent 23 Jun 2018

Central African Republic's foreign minister says a reported diplomatic passport for Boris Becker appears to be a fake and the prosecutor general will investigate. The retired German tennis star claims that his role as Central African ......

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U.S. increases cashew imports from Vietnam due to low prices

The Saigon Times 23 Jun 2018

HCMC - Since early this year, the U.S. has boosted cashew imports from Vietnam due to their lower prices ... The U.S ... According to the U.S. International Trade Commission, from January to April, the U.S ... Domestic processors did not anticipate that importers might raise cashew prices when the volume of commercial cashew decreased and African exporters hiked raw cashew material prices, causing losses for local processors ... .......

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Cope to escalate fight against amending Constitution for land expropriation

Business Day 23 Jun 2018

In April‚ the joint review committee set up to deal with the review of section 25 of the Constitution called for written public submissions to allow South Africans to voices their opinion on the matter. On Saturday‚ the CNC will present a report on the expropriation of land without compensation and the party’s plans to "mobilise South Africans to correctly prepare them to defend the Constitution"....

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#NHIBill: Ombudsman backs health care for all plan

Independent online (SA) 23 Jun 2018

Johannesburg - South Africa’s Health Ombudsman Malegapuru Makgoba has come out in support of the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill ... “South Africa’s National Planning Commission (NPC) recommended universal healthcare - the NHI - as the policy option in 2012, almost three years before the UN and WHO, as part of its recommendation to address the triple challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment ... “As South Africans....

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John B. Zinn Jr.

Gettysburg Times 23 Jun 2018

With an ROTC commission, John entered active duty in May 1943 as an Infantry Unit Commander in the U.S ... Zinn was awarded the World War II Victory Medal; the American Campaign Medal; The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two Battle Stars; the Combat Infantryman Badge; Distinguished Unit Badge; the Bronze Star Medal with Cluster; ......

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Mandela Washington fellows arrive in Stillwater

Stillwater News Press 23 Jun 2018

A group of young professionals from 20 African countries – more than 10 percent of all countries in the world – are spending the next six weeks learning and studying at Oklahoma State University ... Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, which started in 2014 and is the flagship program of the Youth African Leaders Initiative....

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McIlroy joins Garcia in Sun City field

The News International 23 Jun 2018

Four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland will compete in the Nedbank Golf Challenge at South African resort Sun City from November 8-11, the organisers said Friday.This is the latest boost for the penultimate Rolex Series event on the European tour ......

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Ethics panel cautions 3 candidates

Arkansas Online 23 Jun 2018

Two unsuccessful legislative candidates and an unsuccessful district judge candidate have been fined in settlements with the Arkansas Ethics Commission over complaints about them not filling certain reports on time with the secretary of state's office ... In his settlement with the commission, Elliott agreed to pay a $50 fine and receive a public letter of caution from the commission, Sloan said in a letter dated Friday to Elliott....

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EU leaders to hold mini-migration summit as crisis festers

Yahoo Daily News 23 Jun 2018

Nobody is forced to attend either," said Alexander Winterstein, spokesman for the European Commission, where the talks will take place. With plans to reform Europe's asylum laws bogged down, EU leaders will in coming days affirm their intention to stop migrants leaving north African shores by paying countries like Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to hold people until their eligibility for asylum can be established ... ....

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