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                                                                                                 U.S. NEWS Thursday 9 January 2020
            UNC newspaper sues


            over deal to remove


            Confederate statue




            CHAPEL  HILL,  N.C.  (AP)  —  or objections," the DTH law-
            The University of North Car-  suit said.
            olina  Board  of  Governors  The  deal  has  been  de-
            violated  the  state's  open  nounced  by  students  and
            meetings  laws  by  secretly  faculty members as paying
            negotiating and approving  money to support white na-
            a deal to dispose of a Con-  tionalism.  UNC-Chapel  Hill   In this Aug. 22, 2017 file photo, police surround the "Silent Sam"
            federate  monument  from  lost  a  $1.5  million  research   Confederate monument during a protest to remove the statue at
                                                                      the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.
            the campus of the system's  grant because of it.                                                   Associated Press
            flagship  school,  according  "The  University  will  review
            to  a  lawsuit  filed  by  a  stu-  the  claims  and  respond  in  statue stood for more than  Thanksgiving  without  any
            dent newspaper.              court," UNC System spokes-   a  century  on  the  Chapel  notice.  Twenty-two  of  the
            DTH  Media  Corp.,  which  man  Josh  Ellis  said  when  Hill campus before protest-   24  board  members  were
            publishes The Daily Tar Heel  asked  for  comment,  ac-   ers  took  it  down  in  August  on  the  conference  call,
            student newspaper on the  cording  to  The  News  &  2018. The university agreed  and at least one person on
            UNC-Chapel  Hill  campus,  Observer.  "The  University  is  to put $2.5 million into a trust  the eight-member commit-
            wants  a  court  to  void  two  committed to the spirit and  to help defray the costs of  tee opposed the deal.
            agreements  between  the  purpose of the Open Meet-       the new center.              When  the  committee  re-
            Board  of  Governors  and  ings  Act  and  UNC  Board  In  addition,  UNC-Chapel  turned  to  open  session,  it
            the  state  chapter  of  the  of Governors meetings are  Hill  paid  the  SCV  about  adjourned  without  public
            Sons of Confederate Veter-   conducted  in  full  accor-  $75,000 not to display Con-  acknowledgment  of  the
            ans,  news  outlets  reported  dance with all state laws."  federate  flags  or  similar  settlement, saying only that
            on Wednesday.                Superior Court Judge Allen  banners  on  any  UNC  sys-   there would be a news re-
            "The  manner  in  which  the  Baddour  said  last  month  tem  campus  during  any  lease later in the day.
            meeting  was  noticed  and  that he is reconsidering his  meetings  or  demonstra-     About  45  minutes  after
            conducted effectively pre-   approval of the deal. Bad-   tions for five years.        the  board  adjourned,  the
            vented any member of the  dour  approved  an  agree-      The  deal  was  approved  SCV filed a lawsuit against
            public, including those who  ment  on  Nov.  27  in  which  behind closed doors by the  UNC over "Silent Sam," and
            may  have  attended  the  the  SCV  agreed  to  take  Board  of  Governors'  Com-      Baddour approved a con-
            meeting, from understand-    ownership  of  the  "Silent  mittee on University Gover-  sent  agreement  between
            ing its purpose or outcome,  Sam"  statue  and  build  a  nance, which met via con-    the  two  sides  within  five
            much less raising questions  center  to  preserve  it.  The  ference call the day before  minutes.q

            Cash-strapped student charged


            in Illinois lawyer's death




            EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A  and  the  children's  cell-  Vucich,  who  declined  to
            cash-strapped  pharmacy  phones.                          elaborate.
            student was charged in the  Gori had a passion for col-   "In my 22-year career as a
            stabbing death of a promi-   lecting  vehicles,  especially  law  enforcement  official,
            nent Illinois attorney whose  Ferraris.  He  owned  20  Fer-  I've seen a lot of gruesome
            firm touts more than $3 bil-  raris  and  served  as  vice  cases,"  Vucich  said  Mon-
            lion in compensation for cli-  president of a  local  chap-  day. "But this one elevates
            ents.                        ter  of  the  Ferrari  Club  of  to  the  top  of  heinous  and
            Timothy Michael Banowetz,  America, the St. Louis Post-   senseless crimes."
            28,  is  accused  of  fatally  Dispatch reported.         Police  said  Banowetz  of-
            stabbing  Randy  Gori  and  Banowetz,  who  was  en-      ten  moved  around  but      This  handout  photo  provided
                                                                                                   by  the  Madison  County,  Ill.,
            holding  two  children  cap-  rolled  in  the  fall  at  the  St.  stayed in the St. Louis area.   Sheriff's  Office  shows  Timothy
            tive Saturday night at Gori's  Louis College of Pharmacy,  Court records show he was   Banowetz.
            home  in  Edwardsville,  Illi-  was  in  jail  without  bond  evicted in December from             Associated Press
            nois,  a  city  across  the  Mis-  on  charges  of  first-degree  his St. Louis apartment. Po-
            sissippi  River  from  St.  Louis.  murder  and  nine  other  lice found him Sunday in a  company.
            Gori, 47, had two children,  counts.    Online  court  re-  wooded  area  near  Gori's  Gori  was  also  known  for
            but  authorities  have  not  cords  Wednesday  didn't  home,  with  the  stolen  SUV  large charitable donations,
            said if they were the minors  indicate  whether  he  has  nearby. Gori's law firm spe-  including a recent $2.5 mil-
            who were held captive.       a  lawyer  who  could  com-  cializes in asbestos litigation  lion  pledge  to  the  city  of
            Police  believe  Banowetz  ment on the allegations.       nationwide,  with  offices  in  Edwardsville  to  help  build
            acted  alone.  Investigators  Gori's actions during the at-  Edwardsville, St. Louis, New  an ice rink. Banowetz previ-
            would  not  comment  on  tack,  and  an  interruption  Orleans,  Washington,  Los  ously attended the College
            any  motive,  but  the  crime  of the crime by a woman,  Angeles,  New  York  and  of the Ozarks near Branson,
            also  included  the  theft  of  likely  saved  the  children's  Orlando,  Florida.  Gori  also  Missouri, from 2010 through
            Gori's 2020 Rolls-Royce Cul-  lives, said Madison County  founded a real estate and  2014, a college spokesman
            linan SUV, along with cash  Sheriff's  Office  Capt.  Dave  property   management  said Tuesday.q
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