Lincoln Memorial permits halt song by school trip choir
Everett, a Georgia hospital executive visiting Washington, witnessed 31 fourth and fifth graders of Springhurst Elementary in Dobbs Ferry stop singing The Star Spangled Banner at the Lincoln Memorial after a guard said no singing without a permit. The National Parks Service confirmed a permit rule exists for performances or gatherings attracting attention. The group returned home after a six hour bus ride.
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Macon
Everett
Washington
Georgia
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln
Springhurst Elementary School
Dobbs Ferry
N.Y
Union
Springhurst
George Swietlicki
United States
Poland
National Parks Service
Swietlicki
Oakland Nuclear Free Initiative Declared Unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled Oakland 1988 nuclear free ordinance unconstitutional. The measure barred city contracting and investment with nuclear weapons makers, restricted transport of nuclear material, and outlawed most nuclear weapons work in the city, arguing it conflicts with exclusive federal control of defense and atomic energy.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Canadians Health System Compared To United States
Dr. Jane Fulton of the University of Ottawa discusses Canada’s free health care funded by taxation and its equity and access benefits. She notes excess use, long hospital stays, and limited organ transplants, while the U.S. could reduce beds and emphasize outpatient care, with comparisons on spending, life expectancy, infant mortality, and public opinion.
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Dale Kueter
United States
Jane Fulton
University of Ottawa
Canada
Fulton
Merchants National Bank
Mercy Medical Center
U.S
Gallup
Winnipeg
Teacher given suspended term on drug charges
Independence fourth grade teacher Linda F. Murphy, 39, was found guilty of possession of marijuana and methamphetamine. Judge Rothschild ordered 180 days in jail for methamphetamine and 90 days for marijuana, both suspended, with two years probation. A substance abuse evaluation is required and a May 3 job termination hearing is scheduled.
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Independence
Linda F. Murphy
Joseph Moothart
Walter Rothschild
Murphy
Rothschild
Universities urged to boost science education nationwide
NSF official John White told an Iowa City audience that universities fail to spark student interest in science. He warned research funding depends on education, noting many doctoral students are foreign-born and urging reform to produce future scientists.
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Iowa City
National Science Foundation
John White
Foundation
White
University of Iowa
U.S
David Nagle
D-Iowa
Nagle
House Science, Research and Technology
NSF
U of I
United States
Stanford University
Georgia Tech University
John Penick
U of I Science Education Center
Penick
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