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10 Wednesday, May 3, 2000 Primaries 2000: Winners and Losers in State, National Races In North Carolina's gubernatorial primary, Democrat Mike Easley and Republican Richard Vmroot emerged victorious. The two will now face off in November. U.S. Rep. David Price dinched the Democratic nomination for the U.S House from John Winters. j jßepr Chuck Neely Votes: 44,122 Percentage: 15.4 Leo Daughtry Votes: 104,740 Percentage: 36.6 All results resported are as of press time Tuesday. For official elections results go to www.sboe.state.nc.us. SOURCE: MM Top Stories From the State, Nation and World In The News Documentary to Detail UNC System’s Needs RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - A public television documentary airing tonight takes a detailed look at the state university system’s campaign for $6.9 billion in construction funds. Earlier today, the director of the UNC Center for Public Television will tell a legislative committee why his organization needs $65 million, which are part of those same UNC funds. The documentary doesn’t mention that connection. The challenge for LTNC-TV, as part of the UNC-system, is to report on the university system without being influ enced - or appearing to be influenced - by the connection, said center Director Tom Howe. Howe said it would have been inap propriate for UNC-TV to be part of the documentary, but it also would have been inappropriate to ignore the issue because of its connection with UNC. The public television network of 11 YOU KNOW THAT FRIEND WHO ALWAYS SAYS, “I CAN MAKE A BETTER SHOW THAN THIS”? HE JUST DID. / s Tune into Nibblebox.com for the most cutting edge, innovative and irreverent entertainment. All created by students, with the help of some of the hottest names in the film and television industry like John Leguizamo, Doug Liman and Steven Soderbergh. nibblobox entertainment bytes www.nibblebox.com 4 k R E D P E U M B 0 L C I R C A A T N S S Richard Vinroot Votes: 130,824 Percentage: 45.7 stations that reaches most of North Carolina is asking for $65 million to pre pare its operation for high-definition television. The federal government has mandat ed the new technology if UNC-TV is to keep its license and continue to broad cast across the state. Microsoft Officials Seek Federal Documents SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. will ask a federal judge for access to internal Justice Department documents regard ing the government’s proposal to break up the software giant. Microsoft spokesman Jim Cullinan said Tuesday that Microsoft planned on a long discovery process to determine how the government came up with its proposal. The discovery process is where the company would ask for the documents and possibly cross-examine government experts. On Friday, the Justice Department and 17 states asked the federal judge to break Microsoft into two separate com panies and place temporary restraints on all of its other business practices. One of the companies would be for its operating system business and the other would be for its other software enterprises. Microsoft is scheduled to file its response to the agency’s proposed rem edy in the antitrust case with U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson on May 10. Jackson had hoped to hold hearings on any possible remedies May 24. But Microsoft’s general counsel, William Neukom, told The New York Times for Monday editions that the dis- V "• M 1 Dennis Wicker Votes: 174.601 Percentage: 36 Mike Easley Votes: 287,681 Percentage: 59.3 covery effort could last “well into the fall” Elian Whirlwind Leads To New Police Chief MIAMI - A Cuban immigrant was sworn in as Miami’s new police chief Tuesday after his predecessor quit in the political furor over the Elian Gonzalez case. Raul Martinez, 50, spent 24 years as a police officer. He becomes the first Hispanic to lead the 1,100-member department. “I’m very thankful for this appointment, and I pledge to this com munity that I’m the chief of police for the entire community," Martinez said. Over the objections of the mayor, he was selected by City Manager Donald Warshaw, who is on his way out after being fired by the mayor. Martinez replaces William O’Brien, who resigned following the April 22 fed eral raid in which Elian was taken from his Miami relatives’ home. Mayor Joe Carollo was angry that O’Brien hadn’t told him that federal agents were about to seize the 6-year-old boy. Carollo demanded Warshaw fire the chief. Warshaw refused and Carollo fired Warshaw last week. O’Brien then quit, saying Carollo was divisive. Philippines Skirmish Kills 2 Foreign Hostages TALIPAO, Philippines - Two foreign hostages died in a clash early Wednesday between military troops and Muslim rebels who are holding 21 peo ple in the southern Philippines, a guer rilla leader claimed. News lieutenant Governor Primary Betsy Cochrane (R) 72.4% Andy Nillson (R) 27.6% Beverly Perdue (D) 63.7% Ed Wilson (D) 21.1% Ronnie Ansley(O) 10.4% Joel Harkenson (D) 4.8% U. 5. Congress 4th District Jess Ward (R)* David Price (D) 89.1% John Winters (D) 10.9% N.C House 24th District* Rod Chaney (R) William Towne (R) Veria Insko (D) Joe Hackney (D) N.C Senate 16th District* Bill Boyd (R) Vickie Hargrove (R) Ellie Kinnaird (D) Howard lee (D) ’These candidates ran unconested during the state primaries. They will automatically receive their party's nomination for November's election. But military officials said they had no knowledge of any hostage fatalities, and the claim could not be immediately ver ified. Soldiers and Abu Sayyaf rebels clashed several times Tuesday and early Wednesday after about 100 heavily armed guerrillas attempted to escape through an encirclement by the military. At least one soldier was killed and six injured, officials said. Commander Robot, an Abu Sayyaf leader, claimed in a telephone interview with a local ABS-CBN radio network that one hostage had been shot in the encounter and another died of a heart attack. He apologized to their families and said it was not the rebels’ doing. The rebels threatened Tuesday to behead two foreign hostages if the mil itary did not back away from the rebels’ hide-out, but a government spokesman said the encirclement of the area would continue. Puerto Rican Protests Intensify at Navy Site VIEQUES, Puerto Rico - With a showdown looming over the U.S. Navy’s prime Atlantic training ground, protesters who have blocked bombing for over a year said Tuesday that feder al agents would have to arrest them to clear the range, but promised they wouldn’t fight back. Supporters from the U.S. mainland, including Reps. Luis V. Gutierrez, D -111., and Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., promised Tuesday to join the protesters, and national and international church councils urged President Clinton to call off any planned raid. 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With half of the state's precincts reporting, Bush, who is virtually assured the Republican nomination, garnered 77 percent of the votes cast. Arizona Sen. John McCain had 12 percent of the reported vote, and Alan Keynes had 8 percent. McCain battled fiercely with Bush in earlier primaries but then dropped out of the race. In the Democratic primary, Gore captured 70 percent of the vote to for mer New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley's 20 percent. Bradley left the race months ago. Lyndon Laßouche received 2 per cent. Local Democratic incumbants fared well in their attempts to retain their seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Reps. Mike Mclntyre and David Price won easy primary victories in their Democratic primaries Tuesday, while candidates in five other congres sional races battled to face incumbents in November. Price won his 4th Congressional District primary, defeating challenger John Winters of Raleigh. With 78 percent of the precincts reporting, Price had 87 percent of the vote to Winters' 13 percent. Mclntyre, seeking his third term rep resenting the 7th Congressional District, defeated Randy Crow, who Mclntyre also defeated in the 1998 primary. With 84 percent of the precincts reporting, Mclntyre had clinched 93 percent of the vote compared to 7 per cent for Crow, according to unofficial results. Mclntyre will face Republicanjames Adams in the November general elec- PLAZA THEATRES N ■■■ Elliott Rd. 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Wiley led Kratzer by 27 votes - 1,495-1,468 -with 49 percent of the precincts reporting. With 72 percent of the precincts reporting, Doug Haynes led Dan Heimbach, 60 percent to 40 percent, in 2nd District GOP balloting. The winner goes against Democratic Rep. Bob Etheridge. With 47 percent of the precincts reporting, Ed McGuire led Jeri Clement and Gene Gay in the 9th District Democratic primary for the right to face Republican Rep. Sue Myrick in November. In the 12th District, reconfigured for the election under a 1997 plan that never has been used, Republican Chad Mitchell had a slight lead over John Cosgrove. With 57 percent of the precincts reporting, Mitchell had 41 percent of the vote, Cosgrove had 40 percent, and Leonard Plyler had 19 percent. The 12th District GOP winner takes on Democratic incumbent Mel Watt in the November election. The new 12th District configuration, thrown out by a federal court before being restored by the U.S. Supreme Court, was expected to make it harder for Republicans to win. This year's district is 71 percent Democratic, compared with 65 percent when Watt won in 1998. And it is 47 percent black, compared with 36 percent black two years ago. In the race for North Carolina’s next lieutenant governor, two women emerged victorious. State Sens. Beverly Perdue and Betsy Cochrane scored resounding victories Tuesdays in their respective party pri maries for lieutenant governor, both collecting better than 60 percent of the vote. In the Democratic primary, Perdue had 62 percent of the vote with 60 per cent of precincts reporting. Her closest opponent, Eden lawyer Ed Wilson, had 22 percent. Raleigh lawyer Ronnie Ansley had 11 percent and Alexander County Commissioner Joel Harbinson took 5 percent, accord ing to unofficial returns. Cochrane's victory was even more one-sided. 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