Seattle Scream

28 April 2070 Issue 44

US and CAS sign North
American Protective Treaty
After more than a decade of
negotiations, the Presidents of the
US and CAS, with the approval of
their Senates, signed the North
American Protective Treaty
obligating each to come to the
others aid if it is attacked.
The NAPT will make
everyone safer, it is a defensive
obligation aimed only at deterring
aggression, said US President
Angela Colloton. We are in
negotiation with the other nations in
North America with the hope of
bringing them into the treaty and
insuring a peaceful world for all.
Our brother countries are
united in repelling unwarranted
hostility from any source, said CAS
President Aaron Franklin. But we
do not seek war.
The NAN have expressed
concern that NAPT is directed at
them but such suggestions have been
denied by both the US and CAS who
emphasize that they would welcome
the NAN member states into an
expanded NAPT.
Quebec is rumored to be in
talks to join the NAPT next year.
Horror SimSense Premiers
with Downtown Gala
Castle Rocks newest horror
SimSinse Born to Die which was
partly filmed in Seattle and uses
many iconic Seattle locations in its
story of heroic investigators tracking
down a sinister experiment gone
wrong.
The release party will be
held at midnight on Saturday at the
Space Needle. Castle Rock is
sponsoring a contest with prizes
including tickets to the gala that ends
this Friday.
Body Lottery-Seattle for the
week of 21-27 April, 2070, the
winning number is:
138
Congratulations to the lucky
winners! Condolences to the relatives
of the victims.
Catholic Cathedral
reopens after Repairs
The St James Cathedral in
downtown Seattle, damaged during
winter storm Hekate, has reopened
after efficient but extensive repairs
to the roof and windows.
We are thankful for all of
the effort and support of the local
community, said Deacon Wynn-
Jones. The damage caused by the
storm could have been much worse
and we are pleased that repairs were
done so quickly as to allow us to
resume service with a minimal
downtime.
A special thanks giving service
is to be held this Sunday with a
performance by the Seattle Catholic
Youth Choir including music written
especially for the service by local
composer Jane Zarastra. The service is
open to all but a small donation is
requested.
Final Game pits the Stress
against the Rockers at Home
As the 69-70 Combat Soccer
Season wraps up, the Stress face the
Liverpool Rockers at the OmniDome in
Seattle.
The Stress need a convincing
victory (and for Moscow Red Blood to
lose against the Taipei Dragon) to claim
the 4 place ranking. The Rockers, only
th
promoted to the premier league in 68,
are solidly mid-ranked this season. But
last time these two teams met it was a 1-1
draw at Liverpool, both will be looking
for a win in this final match of the
season.
Competing Events across the
Plex on May 1st
This May 1 features events
st
for both International Workers Day
and US Loyalty Day.
The Seattle Unified Workers
Council and associated groups is
organizing a march through
downtown to end at the Metroplex
Government Headquarters and is to
features multiple speakers and other
events to raise awareness of workers
issues.
The Megacorps may think
they run the world but it is really the
people, said Workers Rights
Coalition Spokesperson Moonchild
Rain. There are better worlds to be
built and it is the workers and the
people who will build them.
The New American Party is
the driving force behind the US
Loyalty Day demonstration. The
United States is unified and proud of
our patriotism, said Louise Lee-
Smith, City Councilperson (NAP-Ft
Lewis) who will be giving the
keystone address at the Loyalty Day
event which will include games,
patriotic displays, a voter registration
drive and a classic American
cookout.
New Gang War between the
Ancients and the Cutters
The low-level conflict between
the Ancients and Cutters gangs have
again flared into open warfare in Seattle.
Knight Errant blames at least twelve
murders in the last week on this conflict.
We are unaware what triggered
the end of the truce between the two
gangs, but it seems that it began with a
Cutters ambush in Redmond, said KE
gang specialist Jorge Hammer.
Knight Errant has deployed its
gang task force and additional mobile
units to the Metroplex barrens in an
attempt to quell further violence.