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day, ending more than four decades in which all citizens were classified by race. "Now (apartheid legislation) belongs to history'" President F. W. de Klerk told Parliament after the repeal of the Population Registration Act. "Now everybody is free of it." But the opposition African National Congress said the· r~p~al was largely a symbolic move that would. do nothing to improve the Jot of most blacks. De Klerk still must deal with South Africa' s most diffi<:ult racial

the three-chamber ParHament _in Ca~e To~n voted to scrap th~ racial reg1strat1on. law , under which all I b led S th Af o~ ncans . were .a e as wh1te,.black, Asian or m1xed-rac.e. _ untl.1 de Kl:r~ began undo1?g apart?e1d . restnct10ns., the racial class1ficat10ns .determined where a pers?n could hve, go to school , get me~ical treatment, play ball or be buned. "It was an act of racial bigotry and caused untold suffering and humiliation," said Barney Desai, spokesman for the Pan Africanist Congress, a militant anti-apartheid group. " I'm not going to say, 'Hooray. ' But in essence, one is saying goodbye to a bad dream. " Since assuming power in 1989,

issue winning agreement on a new constitution that will give the vote to the 30 million blacks who make up 68 percent of the population. He promised to produce a constitution that "will guarantee participation and representation to all South Africans within a true democracy" and predicted al\ agreement can be reacl)ed within a few years. All but 38 of the 308 members of

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de Klerk '!lo~. swiftly. to end statutory d1s7nmmat1on. Neighborho.ods, hospitals, property ownerh s ip'. ~arks, beaches and many other fac1ht1es have been legally desegreed gat . But many blacks, faced with wi~espread violence in black townships an.ct a. ~-year-old_ .recession, feel their hvmg. cond1t1ons have worsened despite the political reforms. The right to live in an affluent white suburb means little when most blacks cannot afford homes even in poor black neighborhoods. Black townships and schools are overcrowded and poorly financed. Good hospitals are far away. Critics also complain about loop-

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httes in desegregation. , White public schools may now be integrated, for example, but only if 72 percent of white parents at a school vote to accept children o.f other races. About 100 schools m Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban are accepting blacks, but nearly all schools are still segregated. "As long as such blatantly racist practices continue, the Population Registration Act will have been remov.e d in name only, while in reality httle will have changed," the ANC, the leading black opposition movement, said in a statement. Nonetheless, the repeal of the Jaw is ~!most certa~n to bring ~ further t:asmg o~ foreign econom1~ sanet10ns, which have been steadily less-

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!3,&njamjn S1ewart, 4,, looks pn as his ''buddy/\ Hartnah Weatherly, 3, takes her tum at bat during sorpe tee balJ pr~ctic;e recendy at Hannah's home on Monroe Street in Tupelo.

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MANILA, Philippines - U.S . warships and cargo planes on Monday evacuated thousands of American military dependents from two bases severely damaged by a week of volcanic eruptions. The huge pullout, :which involved 17 warships as well as Air Force C141 planes, heightened uncertainty over the future of Clark Air Base and the Subic Bay naval station, among t~e oldest and largest American facilities on foreign ·soil. Scientists, meanwhile, said the worst of Mount Pinatubo's eruptions appeared to be over. But Filipinos were left facing monumental chores. Food and clean drinking water were running low in the central and southwestern portions of the main Luzon island which bore the brunt of the volca~ no' s week of fury. Looting was reported Monday near Clark Air Base, 10 miles east of the volcano, as desperate and hungry people smashed open store-

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HOUSTON - Chickasaw County supervisors face a problem - make the county $55 ,000 richer or bring 200 new jobs to the county. The from problem comes a bid - - - - - - - - - - · on buying an abanThe bids were doned manufacturopened by the couning plant owned by the county . Nor- ty Thursday, showmally the county ing that state Sen. would go with the high bidder, but the Jack Gordon of Okolow bidder in this lona bid $151,000 for instance promises the building and he will bring 200 Holder of new jobs to the Dean county if the plant Houston bid is sold to him. $106,000. The bids were opened by the county Thursday, showing that state Sen. Jack Gordon of Okolona bid $151,000 for the building and Dean Holder of Houston bid $106,000. Gordon's bid con~ained a second offer of $161,000 for the building and its contents. .

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Th<>ugh Gordon is offering to pay the county up to $55,000 Il),Ore for the building, he hasn't said what he will do with the building once he gets it. Holder, however, said he will have 150 employees working in the plant by the end of his first year of possession, and will add another 50 workers by the end of the second year. Holder is president of Dixieland Manufacturing Co., a furniture manufacturing operation. He said buying the building will help his business. He rents two plants in Calhoun County and said buying the plant in Houston will eliminate the 20-plus mile drive he has to make to Derma and Calhoun City tp deal with business at those two plants. , r Getting another building in Houston ou d consolidate his operations, Holder said. Jeannie Verell, executive director of the 'Chickasaw Development Foundation, said she has ....,ri(i.en a Jetter to the board of supervisors expressing her "interest and concern" about the sale of the building. , In her letter, Verell said she is " encouraged by the possibility of creating new jobs" by selling the building. · She said she believes Holder' s promise of new jobs in the county is real and that he has the business to back

Volcano -Hotline The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have established hotlines for persons seeking information about U.S. armed

services members in the Philippines and their dependents who may be affected by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Here are the toll-free telephone numbers: Air Force: 1-800-253-9276 (between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. CDT). Navy: 1-800-255-3808 (24 hours). Marine Corps: 1-800-8747454 (between 6:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.'CDT). fronts with crowbars to find food . The government's welfare department said 180,000 Filipinos had taken shelter in refugee centers after eruptions Saturday dumped tons of '.l'urn to VOLCANO on Page 13A

By YURI KAGEY AMA Assoeiated Press

TOKYO - A magazine article suggesting that Crown Prince Narubito could :find a wife if he'd only do something about his hair - and depicting him in a variety of new styles - has left palace officials unamused. The royal tiff began when the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine suggested that Naruhito, who is single, 31 and heir to the Japanese throne, needs a new hairdo to attract the right woman. "As obvious as this may seem, girls these days care about the outward appearances of the boys they date," said the article. It was accompanied by doctored photographs of N aruhito sporting hairstyles including a mod Beatles-sty le mop and a wavy, moussed look. "We urge you to change your hairstyle, Crown Prince," the

magazine said, adding that its suggested hairdos "suit you so wel1." Naruhito's own hair is somewhat long and straight, parted on

the left, sweeping the tops of his ears. The style is similar to that of his father I Emperor Akihito, except that the emperor's hair 1 s graying. • The magazine's three-page spread - titled "Hairstyle Remodeling Plan" - included a survey of 100 young women who were asked which style they preferred. Two styles tied for first place. One was wavy, high off the forehead, with no part. The other was longer, brushing close to the eyebrows on both sides. One of the winning styles was similar to that of Naruhito's younger brother Prince Akishino, who married last year. Since that wedding, speculation has intensified about Naruhito 's marriage prospects. Gossip maga-

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zines have mentioned candidates ranging from Brooke Shields to a daughter of a leading politician. After the doctored photos appeared, the Imperial Household Agency, which runs the affairs of Emperor Akihito and his family, summoned the magazine's chief editor for a verbal protest, said agency spokesman Toyotaka Endo. Endo said the magazine violated an agreement not to alter without permission the original photo of Naruhito, which was distributed by the agency in February. ''There are other issues involved such as the parodying of the prince, but we are focusing only on the violation of the terms,'' he said. The magazine issued a statement saying it was "studying a response." The agency said it would determine whether to take further action.

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Congress Party takes strong lead ........ 2A

Industrial parks get upgraded .............. 4A

It began with few rubber bands

Rajiv Gandhi's Congress Party prepared Monday to pick his successor and form a government after it captured a commanding lead in national elections. But partial returns indicated the part'y failed to win a parliamentary majority, so the new prime minister will likely preside over eith·er an unstable minority government or a coalition one.

Lee County supervisors took steps Monday to upgrade infrast_ructure at the county's two biggest industrial parks. Supervisors opened bids for a pressure sewer line to run from Turner lnqustrial Park to the city of Saltillo's sewage treatment system. Turner Industrial Park is located in northern Tupelo about a half-mile from Saltilo.

It began taking shape 16 years ago when Dale Gabbard of Somerville, Ohio, picked up a few rubber bands littering a school's hallways, looped them together and rolled them up in a ball. An estimated 400,000 rubber bands later, the ball weighs 100 pounds, and some of the neighbors think Gabbard's the oddball. "I was a part-time custodian at the old Somerville School," Gabbard said. "I noticed there were a lot of rubber bands on the floors in the hallways, and I had to ,:.ick them up." When he took them home, his mother complained. "One day she told me to ball those up and get them out of her way," he said. "So I did. "Now I'm 32. But there were about four years there when I didn't work on it at all." Gabbard, an assistant manager of Megan's Grocery and Deli, said rubber bands of all colors and sizes go into the ball.

State Morehead announces for auditor ........ 3A William A. "Billy" Morehead announced Monday as a candidate for state auditor, saying Mississippi needs a businessman and an experienced governmental auditor and accountant in the post. Morehead currently serves as the director of fiscal services at the Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield.

Nation President Taylor's body exhumed ....... 9A A coroner performed tests Monday on President Zachary Taylor's remains to check the theory that he was poisoned nearly 141 years ago during the pre-Civil War struggle over slavery. About 200 people stood silently as the flag-draped coffin was removed from a crypt at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.

ened over the past year in res~ Ul-<* ......* Co to de Klerk' s reforms. In Washi' ngton, State Depa~ deputy spokesman Richard B welcomed the repeal, calli'n historic moment for South A He said the only condition r( ing for the lifting of U.S. sat was the release of all politic1 oners. De Klerk's government C/ it has released nearly all prisoners once held for political reasons, but the ANC contends about 1,000 are still in jail. . Asked about the possibility of lifting U .S. sanctions President Bush told reporters whiie flying on Air Force One, "We're going to analyze it carefully ."

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Justice Dept t seeks more ·information A Justice Department request for more information about Lee County' s redistricting plan could set the county behind schedule and delay this year' s elections. County attorney Bill Beasley said the Justice Department sent a letter dated June 14 to the board asking for additional information concerning the redistricting plan approved by the supervisors in early April. June 14 was the last day of the 60-day review period for the redistricting proposal for the supervisory districts. Supervisors rushed to get the plan to Washington, D .C., in time for the new districts, if they were approved, ,to be announced before the final candidate qualifying date. County officials need an approved plan by July 19 or 60 days before the first primary election will be held on Sept. 17. An approved plan must be in hand by that time to allow any supervisors' candidates who want to run under the new districts an opportunity to qualify to be in the race. If potential candidates are not

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