The News In Brief ALL Edition 2

• Published in: The Christian Science monitor (1983)
• Main Author: Compiled by Robert Kilborn, Lance Carden, Caryn Coatney, and John Christian Hoyle
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, Mass The Christian Science Publishing Society (d/b/a "The Christian Science Monitor"), trusteeship under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 02.07.1998
• ISSN: 0882-7729; 2166-3262

Alabama Gov. Fob James won a GOP gubernatorial primary runoff, gaining the right to face Lt. Gov. Don Siegelman (D) in the fall. James drew endorsements from national leaders of the religious right for his outspoken defense of teacher-led prayer in schools and display of the Ten Commandments in a courtroom. With 93 percent of precincts reporting, James had 56 percent of the vote. His opponent, businessman Winton Blount, had 44 percent. Residents evacuated hundreds of homes in towns near the Kennedy Space Center as firefighters battled new blazes in Florida's month- long fight against drought-induced brush fires. Residents were ordered to leave about 900 homes in the towns of Mims and Scottsmoor, west of Cape Canaveral. Some 2,500 firefighters were reportedly battling more than 200 fires in fields and scrublands from the panhandle to the Atlantic. PHOTOS: 1) Stephanie Green evacuates her home in Fawn Lake, a subdivision west of Mims. BY DELINDA KARNEHM/FLORID TODAY/AP 2) While Chinese leaders were inside toasting the first anniversary of Hong Kong's takeover, police outside a banquet hall scuffled with protesters calling on the Beijing government to free dissidents. BY ANAT GIVON/AP MAP: Showing France. BY STAFF