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Human rights violated KHARTOUM, Sudan ? Three years ago, a military coup put Lt. Gen. Omar Hassan el-Bashir in control of Sudan, Africa's largest country and one of the world's ir~ * ~ ^..w: jjuuicm. nc luiucu uic niuiu-icugious country into an Islamic state and has pushed to overhaul the economy and crush a now 9-yearold rebellion. In doing so, Sudan's government has flagrantly violated human rights. "The situation for human rights is extremely serious," the Londonbased Amnesty International said. "Anyone who is non-Muslim is a second-class citizen," said the Rev. Roger Schrock of the New Sudan Council of Churches, based in Nairobi, Kenya. The main conflict in the nation of 28 million has been between the Arab Muslim majority government in the north and the southern rebels, who are mainly Christians and animists of African descent. Communist re-elected BANGKOK, Thailand ? A former Communist revolutionary who fought the French and Americans but later advocated Western-style refomis was re-elected premier of Vietnam Thursday. Vo Van Kiet was re-elected at a rs? (HRfU! Order at your Balf< and receive a $50 di your 14K or 10K c Now, more than it pays to comp 1226 Pickens St., Suite i (803) 254-533( HHi nSTiH MVMM K^irK KzfiSi ? %/ / Saturday, _ session of the National Assembly I in Hanoi, said the official Voice of Vietnam, monitored in Bangkok. On Wednesday, the 395-member assembly elected Le Due Anh, a retired general who led Vietnam s 1978 invasion of Cambodia, to the strengthened post of president. "I'm aware that this trust is not reserved for myself, but for the party and state, that is, the confidence in the national renovation process, which has obtained initial successes," the radio quoted Kiet as saying after his election. Scruggs' son murders WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. ? Country music star Earl Scruggs' youngest son killed his wife, then turned a pistol on himself, a prosecutor said. Steve Scruggs and his wife, Elizabeth, were found dead Wednesday in their house about 30 miles northeast of Nashville, prose cutor Dent Morriss said. They had lived in this small town for about four years, neighbors said. Scruggs was seen Tuesday morning at his mailbox about 100 yards from the home. ' His wife had worked as an auditor in the Tennessee secretary of state's office for about three years, Brook Thompson, her supervisor, SC Juniors a Now's the time t Balfour cla Dur office iscount on jold ring ever, ? >are! I Balfon Free parking in rear 5 (upstairs) i ViafSSfj iKMHLilfl J< Sept. 25th , Sept. 26th fftfQH said. mi FI all Mars Observer lift off H PASADENA, Calif. ? When ]\ NASA's Mars Observer spacecraft blasts off Friday, it will follow a A nath marked hv numerous fiascos c; and some stunning successes in the o ~~ 32 years of superpower attempts to T - reach the Red Planet. vv "Sure, I'm going to be nervous," nr - Bevan French, scientist in charge ^ of the $891 million Mars Observer program at NASA, said. "We're all n going to be nervous. But panicky b or worried? No." ^ Mars Observer is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Fla. It n will be the first U.S. spaceship sent 11 toward Mars since Viking 1 and 2 tc in 1975, and the first Mars mission by any nation since the Soviet 0 Union launched two Phobos space- tc oroft in 10QQ anH 1r\ot r?nnu/tth It V/iaii in iyuu uiiu iwoi vuuiuvi yv iu? them. a e SCB closes suddenly The Southern College of Business closed suddenly Tuesday, shutting out hundreds of students at campuses in Rock Hill and Gastonia, < N.C. The closing came after years of allegations of misuse of federal aid at W ??????sa nd Seniors! : w o order your ii; ss ring Pi ? hi Ureen I ai gj_ Pendelton P( g- th g_ Senate ^ n Gervaia ]"]? M M Dunbar * Funeral Home 10 "An 11 I i-' W Lady W Pl Wa I >st ai $30 Deposit c oney and an investigation by the _ 31 and the education department's 77 spector general's office. re Regulators last week froze all d( tancial aid payments. In a 19tge letter to the college's owner, Si maid R. Reed of Gastonia, they leged school officials committed _ rious, repeated and intentional olations of federal grant rules. Mcintosh: "no contest" m: .IKEN ? Sammy Mcintosh, a andidate for Aiken County clerk f court, pleaded no contest hursday to a charge of enticing a 'Oman for immoral purposes to a totel and was ordered tested for le virus which causes AIDS. S< Mcintosh, a Republican and forler deputy sheriff, entered his plea ^ efore Augusta (Ga.) Recorder's w lourt Judge Carl Brown.Lillian McGhee, who pleaded , Ccl 0 contest to a prostitution charge 1 the same case, also was ordered gj| > take an AIDS test. Jan McBride, the court's acting perations director, said the AIDS " ist is standard procedure for cases tvolving sexual encounters. av A no-contest plea is not an dI1 dmission of guilt but can be treat- ? d the same for sentencing. so Students 'mugged' C{ Two USC students were robbed dc 900 Barnwell St. near Capstone tel 1 ednesday night, Columbia police tid. C( Police said the two students or ere walking toward Capstone w; hen they were approached by an tr< identified man. The man took 2-year-old Mariah F. Hucks' R< irse and began to run away. ? The other student tried to stop r_ m, but was hit on the head with 1 unknown object, police said, dice said the suspect then fled g e scene. The student, who was hit on the iad, was injured and transported " Richland Memorial Hospital. te student's name and condition as unavailable at press time. Police said the man took items orth a total of $41, including a 11 irse, a checkbook and a wallet. N EM t ^ Required lompiled by Alissa Easton, Staff le following incidents were ported to the USC Police apartment between Sept. 11-22 ept. 11 Civil Dispute, Columbia Hall; a sident claims a former roommate s been calling continuously and aking verbal threats. eot. 14 Unlawful Use of Telephone, ms; victim's former boyfriend as calling and harrassing her ice a day for one week. ept.16 Civil Disturbance, B-3 Parking >t; as the victim was walking to r car, a passenger- ii> a passing r yelled out obscenities. ept. 17 Larceny of a Book/Jewerly, ites House; while victim was /ay for the weekend, a textbook d jewlery worth $93 was stolen. Electrical Fire, McMaster allege; a ceiling fan was burning, the fixture was turned off until aintenance arrived. ept 18. Grand Larceny of Door, Calcott allege First Floor Hallway; lknown subject(s) removed a >or estimated at $300 from a lephone equipment room. Disorderly Conduct, Law ;nter; a person was found lying i the ground asleep. The person as intoxicated. The person was iated and booked. Larceny of Tape ecorder/Player, Brynes Center; >opical storm ly The Associated Press Tropical Storm Danielle was larking time off the East Coast hursday, but could reach North 'arolina in a day or two. At 5 a.m. EDT, Danielle, with )p winds of 45 mph, was staonary about 185 miles south ast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., said liles Lawrence, a forecaster 5 Monday, Sej Tuesday, Sej iQZiUHH Writer while the victim was making an overseas phone call in another area, a tape player and recorder was stolen from the victim's room worth an estimated value of $62. Malicious Injury to Personal Poperty, L-Lot, 600 Marion St; unknown subject(s) broke the victim's windshield with a brick. Assault and Battery, Burney; the victim was arguing with the suspect over the laundry machines. As the victim turned to leave, the * suspect struck her in the head with her open hand. Sept.20 Assault, Bates House; the victim said the suspect ran toward the victim with a knife after a verbal disagreement. The suspect was held back before any contact was made. Larceny of Wallet, Thomas Cooper Library; while the victim was away from bookbag, USC n I.D. card, $3 in cash, a calling " card and a Nations Bank card were stolen. Sept 22. Indecent Exposure, P.E. Tennis Courts- two noonle nlavins? tennis w I 1 I J ? O said they saw a white male expose himself at a fence. The subject remained in area until one of the victims screamed. The suspect fled on foot. sj Found Property, S-8 Lot; a B.F. Goodrich tire was found leaning against a wall near two vehicles. Sept 23. Assault and Battery, Capstone; an officer saw the suspect and the victim talking and then as victim got up to leave she was struck in me neaa. j nears N.C. with the National Hurricane Center. Lawrence said Danielle could reach North Carolina in a day or so, but its course remained uncertain. It was located near 33.7 north latitude, 72.9 west longitude. \ pt. 28th pt. 29th I