Catholic Clergy Defend Vatican Birth Practices Shift Possible
Notre Dame ethics professor Rev. Richard McCormick argued the Vatican document is insensitive in places and predicts at least one stance may change. He noted the exclusion of technology that replaces sexual intercourse is the weakest part and believes future theological backing will sway opinion. McCormick also said US pluralism is not adequately reflected.
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Vatican
Christian Ethics
Richard McCormick
Notre Dame
Nbc-Tv
Meet the Press
McCormick
Doctor as reluctant patient explored in Harvard Medical issue
Harvard Medical School’s winter bulletin examines doctors in training and faculty who reveal vulnerability to illness. Articles feature a medical student fearing leukemia after gum bleeding, a psychiatrist near death from ulcerative colitis, a surgeon driven to irritability by illness, and a professor confronting grief after learning his wife is pregnant with a anencephalic fetus.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard Medical
Harvard Medical School
PSC Staff Seeks Vogtle Standards Penalties for Poor Output
Georgia Power stockholders would bear the financial burden of Vogtle's substandard performance, not customers, under testimony prepared for a Public Service Commission hearing. Jamshed K. Madan of Georgetown Consulting Group says penalties should apply if the plant fails to maintain efficient output, with customers entitled to fuel savings from normal operation. Georgia Power owns 45.7 percent of the $8.87 billion plant.
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Vogtle
Georgia Power Co
Public Service Commission
PSC
Georgia Power
Jamshed K. Madan
Georgetown Consulting Group Inc
Ridgefield, Conn
Fear of acting white hinders Black student achievement
Anthropologist Signithia Fordham cites a fear of peers criticizing black students for academic success as a major factor in lagging achievement. Based on yearlong interviews with 33 students at a DC high school that is 99 percent black, the study notes white denial of Black intellectual ability and internal doubts as contributing causes.
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Washington
Signithia Fordham
University of the District of Columbia
Fordham
District of Columbia
SEC Attitude Change Threatens Corporate Annual Reports
The SEC signaled it will not heavily regulate the content of annual reports beyond required financial statements. In a private letter to General Motors and later released, the agency said corporate communications not fixed by rules are for the company to determine. GM aims to simplify and cut costs while improving readability.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Commission
General Motors Corp
Pregnancy Not Main Cause Of Dropouts
AP reports the National Association of State Boards of Education finds pregnancy is not the primary reason girls drop out. Sixty percent dropouts are for unrelated causes. boys and girls dropout at similar rates for similar reasons. The Institute for Educational Leadership links grade repetition to higher dropout risk.
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Washington
National Association of State Boards of Education
Institute For Educational Leadership
Rome Train Workers Strike Over Disciplinary Measures
Railway workers at Rome main station staged a 24 hour walkout starting Sunday night to protest disciplinary actions against about 20 staff. The union claims the firing or punishment stems from delays in serving a sleeping car on a Rome to Lecce train, which management has not detailed.
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Lecce
Italy
RAND urges overhaul of teacher hiring across districts
RAND Corp reports most districts fail at teacher recruitment citing archaic filing systems and biases toward familiar substitutes. It urges mobility, eliminating salary barriers, and treating veteran teachers as free agents to attract qualified staff amid growing national needs. East Williston stands out for liberal placement and high applicant flow.
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Rand Corp
U.S. Department of Education
Mesa
Ariz
Manila
RAND
Gomery County
East Williston
N.Y
Hillsborough County
Fla
Rochester
Durham County
N.C
Long Island
Cosby and Eastwood Dominate People's Choice Awards
Bill Cosby named favorite male TV performer and top all around, The Cosby Show wins best continuing TV comedy. ALF named top new TV comedy, L A Law best new drama. Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood chosen as favorite movie actress and actor. Madonna and Whitney Houston top female musicians with Lionel Richie and Alabama recognized.
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Bill Cosby
NBC
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Cosby
Cybill Shepherd
ABC
Moonlighting
Barbara Mandrell
Meryl Streep
Clint Eastwood
CBS
Madonna
Whitney Houston
Lionel Richie
Alabama
Hall Raid Thwarted Three Die in Philippines Clash
Police fired on about 15 New People’s Army guerrillas as they prepared to raid a town hall in Sexoman Pampanga. Three rebels were killed and security around public buildings tightened. President Aquino urged greater air mobility and troop power to protect soldiers while vowing continued operations.
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Philippines
Corazon Aquino
Vidal Querol
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People’s Army
Sexoman
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Querol
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Testing urged for some recipients of early transfusions
The U S Public Health Service plans to recommend voluntary AIDS exposure testing for those who received transfusions before universal screening began in 1985. The Los Angeles Times cites anonymous sources noting varying risk by transfusion amount and location, with age and sexual activity considered. Officials caution against panic as widespread testing depends on further decisions.
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U.S. Public Health Service
Los Angeles Times
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San Francisco
Aiken Standard Classifieds and Contact Details
The notice lists subscription rates for 3 months 21 dollars 6 months 42 dollars and 12 months 84 dollars and provides contact numbers for subscriptions and classified advertising plus office hours and mailing address for Aiken Standard.
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