Mood Of Gloom Settles Over Iraqi City As War Clock Ticks
In Baghdad a mood of gloom settles as war fears mount ahead of the January 15 U N deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Kuwait. Residents note closing night clubs and a faded nightlife while most expect conflict. Some see delays from Geneva talks, but many believe Iraq will not relinquish Kuwait and mobilization continues despite economic strain.
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Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Tariq Aziz
James Baker III
Geneva
America
Palestine
Saddam
Israel
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Washington
Iran
Ation
Iraq 3
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Syria
U.S
Corsican anti-drug group vows to kill traffickers
A Droga Basta members in Ajaccio threaten to kill drug traffickers in Corsica alleging government in Paris fails to act. They claim responsibility for attacks on a pharmacy restaurant and a home and warn softer dealers will receive warnings while hard dealers face death. The threat follows renewed Corsican nationalist activity and recent bombings across the island.
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Ajaccio
Corsica
FIRS
Hospital Abortion Deal Draws Pro and Anti Groups
A Chicago hospital, Illinois Masonic Medical Center, agreed not to perform elective abortions as part of a land deal with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. Pro-choice activists say the sale sacrifices needed services while anti-abortionists urge the archdiocese to end all abortions. The hospital ceased elective abortions in 1989 due to declining demand, but will refer requests elsewhere. therapeutic abortions remain possible to save a life.
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Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Archdiocese of Chicago
Illinois Masonic
Ann Scheidler
Ichard O'Connor
Illinois Right To Life
Colleen Connell
American Civil Liberties Union
Reproductive-Rights Project
Ilinois Pro Choice Alliance
Ilinois Masonic
Whale Spaekke Remembered After Ocean Wanderer Exemption
A Danish poll named Spaekke the killer whale after a 1988 89 goodwill tour along Norway and Denmark coasts. Thousands attend a museum exhibit, leaving bouquets for the four year old 13 foot whale famed for swimming with ferries and playing with divers.
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Norway
Spaekke
Denmark
Pep E
Ola Leira
Aalesund
Voksa
Othars
Kjell Nystoeyl
Ludvig, Soes
Junior
Jens
Foxfire teaching approach spreads nationwide
North Carolina to Idaho adopt Eliot Wigginton’s yearnings-by-doing method. Foxfire began at Rabun Gap Nacoochee School in Georgia, growing into a quarterly magazine, nine Foxfire books selling over 7 million copies, and a national network of more than 500 teachers. The program emphasizes student choice, cooperative learning, and real audiences across K-12.
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N.C
Eliot Wigginton
North Carolina
Idaho
Wigginton
Rabun Gap
Nacoochee Semiprivate
North Georgia
Appalachian
Foxfire
America
Rabun County
Blue Ridge
Barbara Reimensnyder Duncan
Franklin, N.C
Duncan
Dillard
Iris Gillespie
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