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As SparqMan has not continued working on Holonet News, I will pick up where I left off here.

"Army Vote Prompts Chandrilan Public Safety Walk-out"

 * Hanna City
 * City on Chandrila
 * Public Safety Commission (of Chandrila)
 * 575 employees
 * responsible for medical and emergency crisis response
 * employees walked off job for 48 standard hours
 * Ocandra Leeds
 * employee who walked off
 * Tanis Mothma
 * Governor of Chandrila
 * Possibly close relative of Mon Mothma

"15 Dead in Houk / Weequay Brawl at Eastport"

 * Image: Brawl between Houk and Weequay depicted
 * Eastport
 * Immigrant processing station on Coruscant
 * Blasters prohibited in processing concourse
 * Houk
 * Long cultural enemies of the Weequays
 * Brawl started from sitting in processing room together
 * Shiv
 * Melee weapon like a knife
 * Rievale Creterk
 * Flight attendant at Eastport
 * Primary witness to brawl
 * Suffered broken arm
 * Eastport Security
 * Armed with blasters set to stun
 * Concentrated fire on Weequays, then Houk

"Baktoid Closes Down Five More Plants"

 * Image: Surplus B1 Battle droids at Ord Lithone
 * Termin
 * A city on Metalorn
 * Baktoid Armor Workshop
 * Closing five plants in Inner Rim worlds of Foundry, Ord Cestus, Telti, Balmorra and Ord Lithone by month's end
 * 12.5 million who worked at five plants layed off
 * Disbanding of the Trade Federation, its primary client, and additional licensing restrictions made the purchase of hardware expensive
 * Senator Lanus Wrede
 * Senator to Sermeria
 * Suggested that Baktoid was using rawmats in secret Outer Rim planets, free from the regulations of the Republic
 * Investigation led to scandal which led him to suicide

"Jedi Refuse to Hand Over Baby Ludi"

 * Baby Ludi
 * Daughter of Jonava Billane
 * Jedi Council refused to hand her over to her mother, per the Jedi Code
 * Custody battle began six months prior to 13:3:7 (22 BBY)
 * Discovered on Ord Thoden, renamed Aris-Del Wari
 * Domitree
 * Capital of Ord Thoden
 * Devastated by groundquake
 * Sector of Ord Thoden's represented by senator Boganni Hrul
 * People's Inquest
 * A grassroots Jedi watch-group that supports Billane
 * Leader is Thrynka Padaunete

"Incom / Subpro Development Deal Cancelled"

 * Coromon Island
 * Location on Fresia
 * Incom and Subpro
 * A partnership for 125 standard years, until split in 13:3:7
 * Subpro losses pulled Incom down and the split was a result of "housecleaning"
 * The Incom/Subpro Z-95AF4 Headhunter model received lukewarm reception and the line ceased to develop
 * Incom purchased the intellectual property rights and proprietary systems of the Z-95 prior to the split

"Sullustans Elect President"

 * Beolars Bribbs
 * Elected new President of the Sullustan Council and CEO of SoroSuub Corporation
 * Made the Council all Sorosuub executives by being elected
 * Representatives of the Commerce Guild, including Shu Mai, attended his inauguration
 * Mai said of the company and the planet "Sullust shines as a nova of capitalism. Its robust economy supports a healthy, happy and profitable population. This world exemplifies the wondrous possibilities and merits of corporate growth."

"Dooku Bounty Posting Still A Mystery"

 * New Vertica
 * Location on Nar Shaddaa
 * Count Dooku
 * Bounty posted on Nar Shaddaa datanet of 1 million credits for his remains
 * Bounty discovered 2 standard weeks prior to 13:3:7
 * Not discovered on Republic Enforcement DataCore or the Bounty Hunters Guild

"Riots Rock Kabal"

 * Shoribus
 * Capital of Kabal
 * Planet near Sharlissian Trade Corridor
 * Kabal Central Citadel
 * Location in Shoribus
 * Damaged by protestors
 * Increased Republic taxation on corridor made the route costly to travel, causing food shipments to not reach the planet
 * Kabal central government issued free vouchers good for actual foodstuffs upon arrival, made situation worse
 * Shortage of foodstuffs led to riots

"Pergitor Coup Leaves Thousands Dead"

 * Pergitor
 * Planet in Minos Cluster
 * Had been under strict authoritarian rule for years until a popular revolution of young liberals claimed the world fifteen years ago (circa 37 BBY).
 * Church of Infinite Perception
 * A rigid fundamentalist sect that took control of the planet
 * Killed thousands in coup to take it back

"Merson Pirates Attack Sy Myrth Liner"

 * Elegant Wake
 * Sy Myrthian liner scuttled by Merson pirates
 * Info came from long-range sensor data compiled by a BoSS network subspace relay
 * Left Coruscant for Sy Myrth four days prior to 13:3:7 (13:3:3)
 * Carried 456 passengers, all Sy Myrthian
 * Skirted the Merson Asteroid Field, where five Merson ships attacked the unarmed liner
 * Mersons may have taken captives alive
 * Mersons have known ties to Zygerrian slavers
 * Romodi Interstellar
 * Operator of the liner
 * Sued by relatives of passengers for negligence
 * Roonyard Noon
 * Sy Myrthian lawyer whose wife and three children were aboard the Wake
 * Claims, along with other relatives, that the standard silent running procedure for passing through the asteroid field was botched by crew incompetence, and that the BoSS data will back their claims.

"Tryshyn / Ardees Deal Worth 3.1 Billion"

 * Deme Tryshyn
 * Grav-ball's highest scorer in history
 * Signed the most lucrative product endorsement deal in sports history, with Ardees Beverage Company for 3.1 billion credits over three standard years
 * Also signed deals with Keenigh Footwear, Herzfall Communications and Telgorn Power Cells
 * Tryshyn's agent denyed any connection to his summons by the Republic Tax Collection Agency
 * Tryshyn had no scores in the first three matches of the current season
 * Mij Rawd
 * Vice-President of Marketing for Ardees
 * Denyed that the Tryshyn endorsement was a defensive measure against the popular campaign from rival Lopez Drinks featuring musical artist Gaeriel Capens

"Best in Show Eaten by Second-Best"

 * Munto
 * City on Commenor
 * Mid-Rim Domesticated Sub-Sentient Show
 * Held annually
 * Itipiniwi
 * Sullustan wilwog awarded first prize of Best in Show
 * Owner got excited, exciting Itipiniwi, which annoyed the runner-up's creature
 * Boshuda
 * Kashyyyk bolstyngar that ate Itipiniwi
 * Because rules never dealt with the consumption of the winner by the runner-up, the runner up was declared the winner due to forfeit

HoloNet News Vol. 531 #47
==="Corellia Closes Borders, Bel Iblis Leaves Senate in Uproar, Corellians Insist it is not Secession, Invoke Obscure Constitutional Proviso"===
 * Image: Senator Garm Bel Iblis avoids questions from the press after his shocking announcement
 * On 13:3:14, Senator Garm Bel Iblis' made an surprise announcement that Corellia would close its borders and pull out of the Military Creation Act vote
 * Ister Paddie
 * Senator of Sermeria
 * Was critical of Bel Iblis's move

"Currency Upheavals Deliver Profits to IBC"

 * Muun City
 * The primary city on Muunilist
 * InterGalactic Banking Clan
 * Experienced 18th straight quarter with increasing profits
 * Creating new currencies at a rate of 20 per day
 * InterGalactic Currency Exchange System, manages currency
 * Lo Vapeet
 * Vice-Chair of Communication of IBC
 * Offers the next 500 registrants who get approved currencies a deluxe six slot therma-slice (apparently a toaster)
 * Toong'L system
 * Left the Republic and was issued a new currency by the IBC
 * One Republic Credit will buy 15 million King Kikipi credits

"XTS Cleared in Freighter Explosion"

 * Aroo
 * City on Manda
 * Xizor Transport Systems
 * Cleared by Senate commission from wrongdoing in the explosion of a XTS freighter
 * Commission started five months ago (12:8)
 * Baobab Merchant Fleet Complex
 * Docking bay on Manda where explosion occured
 * Lasro Javeq
 * Captain of Freighter found to be at fault
 * Was a Junior Operations Manager at XTS
 * Found to have embezzled funds from the company for five months, an amount that neared five million credits
 * Was instable to the point of suicide, which led to his tampering of the reactor, which overloaded and killed 2,000 employees
 * 125 Baobab Merchant vessels grounded from explosion
 * Prince Xizor
 * Chairman of XTS
 * Donated over 5 million credits to the families and injured victims of the explosion, included Javeq's wife and two children

"Scientists: Demophon Supernova Imminent"
(Demophon was to have exploded around 3 BBY)
 * Demophon (star)
 * Star analyzed by scientists at the University of Sanbra, findings released 13:3:14
 * Deakis Ronse
 * Cosmology Professor
 * Found to have chromospheric instabilities and spectrographic readings of iron and carbon ejecta
 * Life expectancy ruled short, to end in a supernova within the century (50 to 75 standard years)
 * Demophon system
 * Five-planet system under the threat of destruction
 * Demophon
 * Heavily industrialized world with population of 35 million
 * Byrne City
 * City on the planet of Demophon
 * Demophon Council
 * Made no statement on the findings
 * Overall attitude on Demophon is ignorance

"Groundquakes Hit Berchest Cities"

 * Calius Saj Leeloo
 * Berchest's most populous city
 * Rocked by 7.1 groundquake on 13:3:13, centered 45 kilometers west of the city in the mountains
 * Caused substantial damage and there was a death toll estimated in the thousands
 * Spaceport was closed for 12 hours
 * Sanctum Arcti
 * Calius's most famous structure
 * Sustained only light damage
 * Refugee Relief Movement
 * To send aid and ships to the planet

"Squibs Announce They're "Going Nowhere."

 * Image: Squib ruler King Ebareebaveebeedee
 * King Ebareebaveebeedee
 * Monarch of Skor II
 * Proclaimed that the Squibs are "going nowhere"
 * Emphasized their loyalty to the Republic
 * Metrobig City
 * Large city on Skor II

"New Jedi Starfighter Unveiled"
Image: Jedi Aayla Secura, Senator Risi Lenoan and Jedi Adi Gallia commemorate new starfighter
 * Risi Lenoan
 * Senator of Kuat present at Delta-7 Aethersprite light interceptor commemoration
 * Starfighter shipped to Jedi Temple on Coruscant and the Jedi Training Center on Kamparas

"Coruscant Eliminated in Galactic Cup Opening Round"

 * BlasTech Gikosphere
 * Arena on Coruscant where limmie, or bolo-ball as it is known outside the Core, is played
 * Jipoly Numifolis
 * Team captain for Team Coruscant
 * Team Coruscant lost to Team Fondor
 * Svitalos
 * A city on Fwillsving
 * Other Teams that participated in the Galactic Cup were Teams Kubindi, Kothlis, Ord Mantell, Ralltiir, Tralus, Yag'Dhul, and Kinyen.
 * Onila Richblum plays for Team Yag'Dhul, and scored two points for their team, beating Kinyen

"Yet Another Greenputt League"

 * Tecave City
 * City on Cerea
 * Greenputt
 * Similar to golf, leagues set up
 * Leagues include:
 * Professional Greenputt Tour (PGT)
 * Female Professional Greenputt Tour (FPGT)
 * Asexual Professional Greenputt Tour (APGT)
 * Not-Dead-Yet Professional Greenputt Tour (NDYPGT)
 * Non-Limbed Professional Greenputt Tour (NLPGT)
 * Non-Sentient Professional Greenputt Tour (NSPGT) (most recently added)
 * Greenputt Governing Council based its decision to add the NSPGT after seeing a promising Taurill named Bortis and three Ambrian neeks with consistent gameplay skills

"Funding Slashed for General Ministry Institutes"

 * Mrkeesh
 * City on Mrlsst
 * General Ministry
 * Runs several General Ministry Institutes
 * Slashed budgets by as much as 60 percent
 * Mrlsst Center for Linguistic Studies
 * 800-year-old institute dedicated to the cataloging and cross-translation of all forms of verbal communication in the galaxy
 * Turned to charitable contributions for funding
 * Proctor Cheelka
 * MCLS Academy Head
 * Fondor Academy of Engineering and Design
 * Being privately funded by donations from Kuat Drive Yards and the Techno Union
 * ExGal Society
 * Agency dedicated to finding evidence of extragalactic life
 * Lack of funding resorts in more droid exploration
 * President of ExGal is Tobbert Dalonbian

"Dean of Aldera Suspended"

 * Halcor Raystel
 * Dean of the University of Alderaan at Aldera
 * Controversial figure from his appointment to Dean
 * Investigation started 13:1 after his lectures became erradic and off-topic
 * Censured and suspended by Provost Dalus Othona on the following accusations:
 * Offering course credits for a relationship with two female students
 * Testing positive for ryll

"Valorum & Gunray Bracket Ends of Book Sales"

 * TriPlanetary Press
 * Publisher of two biographies, Gunray On Top and Holding Back the Tide
 * Both released on same day, 2 months ago (13:1)
 * Gunray On Top
 * Written by Gunray's alleged mistress, Lora Besh
 * A top ten bestseller for the past 14 weeks
 * Holding Back the Tide
 * Autobiography of Finis Valorum
 * Yet to break into top 100

"New Xim Exhibit to Tour"

 * Lola Curich
 * City on Lianna
 * Cradle of the Galaxy -- An Exploration of Pre-Republic History
 * Exhibit to make a trip to the Core Worlds
 * Announced by the Allied Tion Historical Society
 * ATHS Director Alreeda Tion-Hyme
 * Contains artifacts from the Tion Hegemony and the era of Xim the Despot, war-robots, beam tubes, and fragments of a jump-gate accelerator. Interpretive holography provides a full-immersion experience, recreating pre-historic vistas such as the epic Third Battle of Vontor
 * Funded by Republic Sienar Systems, the House of Tion and the House of Cron
 * Tour Dates:
 * 13:4:1 - Ralltiir: The Cambriele Exploration Auditorium
 * 13:9:1 - Rhinnal: Rhire Concourse of Humanity and History
 * 14:2:3 - Esseles: The Darpa Center of History at Calamar
 * 14:3:1 - Brentaal: The Cormond Museum of Arts
 * 14:5:2 - Chandrila: The Hanna Institute of Antiquities