Caltech Prank Changes Hollywood Sign to CALTECH
Caltech pranksters altered the Hollywood Sign overnight to read CALTECH. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce eyes reimbursement for repairs, while Caltech officials say pranks are a tradition but no property damage is intended. Police potential charges discussed as workers restore the sign by afternoon.
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Los Angeles
California Institute of Technology
Hollywood
Caltech
Ed Lewis
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bill Welsh
Welsh
Ted Hurwitz
Institute Relations
Lewis
Griffith Park
Johnny Grant
Associated Press
Calvin I. Techer
Hurwitz
Simon Announces Presidential Bid Emphasizing Character
Illinois Senator Paul Simon formally joined the Democratic presidential field saying voters focus on character after the Iran Contra affair and the Gary Hart controversy. He spoke before about 1,500 supporters at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and urged a plain, trustful leadership over slick image.
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Carbondale, Ill
Paul Simon
Illinois
Gary Hart
Simon
Hart
Miami
Southern Illinois University
Iowa
Carbondale
Rebel Leader Expected To Tell Of Foreign Donors Aiding Contras
Adolfo Calero, Nicaragua rebel leader, plans to testify that foreign donors funded Contras after U.S. aid was banned. He says front companies helped receive money as the Iran Contra hearings resume with Owen already testifying as a key intermediary between North and Contras.
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Washington
Adolfo Calero
Congress
U.S
Calero
Robert W. Owen
White House
Oliver L. North
Owen
North
National Security Council
House
Senate
Witnesses at Iran Contra hearings include Owen and Calero
Robert Owen testifies continuing under immunity about acting as a courier with Lt. Col. Oliver North to move money and weapons to Contra rebels. Adolfo Calero, leader of the Contra forces, appears without immunity as CNN and PBS offer live coverage while other networks plan limited or no coverage.
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Robert Owen
Adolfo Calero
Owen
Oliver North
Congress
Calero
Democratic Force
CNN
PBS
ABC
CBS
NBC
Alliance of Jews Arabs and Blacks Wins Civil Rights Ruling
A rare cross group coalition helped shape a Supreme Court decision expanding race law to protect based on ancestry and ethnicity. The ruling supports lawsuits for discrimination affecting Hispanics and other minorities, with reactions from officials across Arab Jewish and Black groups. Justice White framed the decision as protection against discrimination tied to ethnic ancestry.
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Supreme Court
Albert Mokhiber
Arab Anti- Defamation Committee
Jeffrey P. Sinensky
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Antonita Hernandez
Congress
Byron R. White
High Court
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C&s Bank
The
Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina
Fdic Munnar
Tay
D.E. Bowen
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