Sailors Freed By Ethiopian Rebel Forces
Polish sailors captured by Ethiopian rebels after their freighter Boleslaw Kraywousty was attacked on the Red Sea were released and returned home after a 19 day ordeal. They described a trek through caves deserts and mountain ravines as captors admitted the ship carried no arms for Ethiopia.
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Warsaw
Poland
Ian
Ethiopia
South Yemen
Red Sea
Andrzej Sikorski
PAP
Port Sudan
Massawa
Eritrea
Polish Ocean Lines
South
Yemen
Sztandar Mlodych
Gazeta Wyborcza
Foreign Trade Ministry
Central Board of Engineers
U.S
Kahail Sliver
Baltic
Gdansk
Sikorski
Bahrain
Tavines
French Admires Snoopy as Louvre Exhibit Opens
Paris honors Charles Schulz on Snoopy’s sixtieth birthday with a Louvre show at the Decorative Arts Museum. French Culture Minister Jack Lang names Schulz commander of arts and letters and praises the beagle’s zest for life. The exhibit features 300 Snoopy dolls and designer ensembles by Chanel, Lacroix, Hermes and Armani.
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Marilyn August
Associated Press
Paris
Charles Schulz
America
Snoopy
Decorative Arts Museum
Cultere
Jack Lang
Schulz
Arts and Letters
France
Lang
Merci
Joe Dutton
Determined Productions
Louvre
Louvre Palace
Charlie Brown
Lucy
Chanel
Christian Lacroix
Hermes
Georgio Armani
Scholar claims Kepler faked data to prove planetary motion
William H. Donahue argues in the Journal of the History of Astronomy that Johannes Kepler fabricated data in a 1609 chart to support elliptical orbits and the sun centered theory. The New York Times notes the claim amid debate over 400 year old scientific standards and Kepler’s place in modern science.
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New York
Johannes Kepler
New York Times
Kepler
William H. Donahue
Santa Fe
N.M
Journal of the History of Astronomy
Cles
Donahue
Walter W. Stewart
National Institutes of Health
Bush Uses Recess Appointments to Fill Board Seats
The White House moves to fill all 11 seats on the Legal Services board with recess appointments as Congress returns from winter recess. Nine names serve until year end, with further nominees awaiting Senate confirmation if re submitted. Critics argue the action bypasses confirmation battles while supporters say efficiency protects the agency.
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Zaseingtor
Vaa
Bush
Legal Services Corp
White House
Independent
Patton
House
Senate
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate Labor and Human Resources
Ake Glen
Howard H. Dana Jr
Portland
Maine
Luis Guinot Jr
Puerto Rico
Washington
Palen
Illinois
Xavie L. Suart
Miami
George W. Wittgraf
Cherokee
Iowa
John F. Collins
Massachusetts
Jota Bulh
Texas
Blakely Hal
Caldwell Butler
Virginia
Butler
Confederate Museum Repairs Begin Soon in Charleston
Restoration of the Confederate Museum in Charleston is set to start after Hugo damage, with roof and interior repairs planned. The United Daughters of the Confederacy aim to avoid a yearlong displacement, as director June Wells and volunteers seek faster options and temporary relocation.
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Confederate
Charleston
Confederate Museum
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Livingston
Daughters of the Confederacy
Ing
June Wells
Fort Sumter
The
Mrrs. Wells
Lavington
Weiataas
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Family Medcenter
South Southside
Whiskey Rd
Tom Raum
Siolated Press
Dora
Hitchcock Plaza
Rhodes-Murphy
CSRA
Aiken Kalmia Plaza
Pine Log Rd
New Ellenton Main St
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