Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, September 23, 1994 TAG: 9409240062
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
BALTIMORE - The NAACP has sued its former executive director, Benjamin Chavis, for $82,400, saying its board never authorized him to commit the organization's funds to settle a onetime aide's sexual harassment claim.
The board fired the 46-year-old leader Aug. 20 after learning he made a secret deal to pay Mary E. Stansel as much as $332,400 in NAACP funds. Stansel actually received $82,400 before Chavis' firing.
The NAACP is arguing in District of Columbia Superior Court that Chavis ``had no authority'' to make the deal and violated his fiduciary duty to the NAACP by secretly making the agreement.
- The Baltimore Sun
Ruling bars cameras at many police raids
NEW YORK - The federal courts and the FBI have yelled ``Cut!'' at TV camera crews that follow police into suspects' living rooms during a raid.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that law enforcement officers on a raid have no right to bring ``reality TV'' shows such as ``COPS'' into a house without the owner's permission.
Shortly before the ruling, the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin warned law enforcement agencies around the nation: ``Media participation in enforcement activities that occur in private areas should be specifically prohibited, unless the media obtains consent from individuals occupying those areas.''
- Associated Press
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Terry Anderson, the Associated Press correspondent held as a hostage in Beirut from 1985 to 1991, is suing 13 government agencies demanding release of files related to his captivity that he says they have withheld illegally.
The Navy has canceled training and drills for thousands of reservists for the rest of this month because the Naval Reserve ran out of money, the Navy announced Thursday.
by CNB