Rebels attack Sierra Leone as UN peacekeepers injured near airport
Sierra Leone rebels hit government troops and a UN post along the road to Lungi airport injuring two Nigerian peacekeepers. The attack at Kabatha Junction 80 miles north of Freetown followed by a second strike south along the port Loko corridor. UN officials say casualties on both sides and that the situation is under control. The U.N. Security Council backs a special court to try rebel leaders amid the civil war.
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Sierra Leone
Revolutionary United Front
Kabatha Junction
U.N
Hirut Befecadu
Lungi
Port Loko
Ers
Befecadu
U.N. Security Council
Foday Sankoh
The
RUE
Teen smoking in high schools declines in 1999 study
Government analysis shows 34.8 percent of high school students smoked in the prior 30 days in 1999, down from 36.4 percent in 1997. Freshmen drops offset a rise among 12th graders, while overall frequent smoking increased. Experts credit prevention programs and higher cigarette costs despite aggressive tobacco advertising.
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Atlanta
Terry Pechacek
Office of Smoking and Health
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Pechacek
Steve Kozak
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
David Satcher
Michael Thun
American Cancer Society
Thun
District of Columbia
Got Milk Ad Parodies Anger New York Mayor Giuliani
Billboards by PETA in Milwaukee show Giuliani with a milk mustache and ask Got prostate cancer, sparking his consideration of a lawsuit for using his image. The ad links dairy to cancer amid mixed health studies and dairy industry rebuttals from Wisconsin officials.
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Milwaukee
New York
Rudolph Giuliani
The
People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Giuliani
PETA
Wisconsin
America
Bruce Friedrich
Debra Wendorf Boyke
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
Boys Town Renames to Girls and Boys Town in Vote
BOYS TOWN Nebraska residents vote to rename the home to Girls and Boys Town to reflect growing female participation. Nearly 70 percent approve. main campus near Omaha houses about 500 youths. girls now constitute roughly half of residents. The village name remains unchanged.
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Boys Town
Neb
Spencer ‘Tracy
California
New England
Omaha
Walter Caldwell
Val Peter
Girls of America
Boys of America
Edward Flanagan
Father Flanagan
Peter
Bus driver wins 30 million Lotto jackpot in Brooklyn
New Yorker John Welsh, a Brooklyn bus driver, claims a $30 million Lotto prize ending his financial worries. He plans to retire and support his ailing wife Josephine, who has suffered through two years of hospital and nursing home care.
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New York
Ralph Kramden
John Welsh
Easy Street
Welsh
Tax law changes taught in H&R Block course ad
H&R Block offers an income tax course starting September with morning and evening sessions in Augusta and Aiken. The program covers new tax law changes, aims to impart practical skills for tax preparation, and suits students, retirees, or stay at home parents seeking career growth and extra income. No prereq, one low fee includes materials and forms.
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Augusta
Aiken
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