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To: The Philosopher who wrote (9163)4/1/1999 4:26:00 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 62549
 
Vice Women Call Youth Cup Protest
Thursday April 1 10:48 AM ET

dailynews.yahoo.com

LAGOS (Reuters) - A group of Nigerian prostitutes has threatened nude protests at World Youth Cup soccer matches after being barred from hotels by tournament organizers, a local newspaper said Tuesday.

The Prime Sunset evening daily quoted Charity Emevon of the Association of Practicing Prostitutes of Nigeria as saying hundreds of women would march naked through the streets if authorities did not bow to their demand to be able to operate
freely.

Nigeria's military government and the local tournament organizing committee have spared no effort to clean up cities where matches will be held from April 3 to 24 to give visitors a good impression of Africa's most populous nation.

''In every country, especially in developed countries, there are prostitutes. It is not a new thing. It is only in Africa or Nigeria that prostitutes are looked at as outcasts,'' Emevon was quoted as saying.

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> THE GREAT "GAS OUT"
>
> It's time we did something about the price of gasoline in
> America! We are all sick and millions of gallons in
> storage. Know what I found out? If there was just ONE day
> when no one purchased any gasoline, prices would drop
> drastically. The so-called oil cartel has decided to slow
> production by some 2 million barrels per day to drive up
> the price. I have decided to see how many Americans we can
> get to NOT BUY ANY GASOLINE on one particular day! Let's
> have a GAS OUT! Do not buy any gasoline on APRIL 30,
> 1999!!!!! Buy on Thursday before, or Saturday after. Do
> not buy any gasoline on FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1999. Wanna help?
> Send this message to everyone you know. Ask them to do
> the same.All we need is a few million to participate in
> order to make a difference.
>
> Thank You,
> Jennifer Balester
> EMCON - San Jose
> (408) 453-7300