Trustees slash salaries and back self to save Bridgeport university
University of Bridgeport trustees cut top administrators pay and pledged personal donations to help keep the private school open. They still seek a 2.2 million loan from six banks to reopen after winter break amid an impasse over loan conditions.
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University of Bridgeport
Four teens sentenced in Wolf Pack subway killing
In New York the four teenagers convicted in the early 2000s Wolf Pack subway killing of Utah tourist Brian Watkins received the maximum 25 years to life. Judge Edwin Torres cited the victim’s mother’s testimony and the horror of the act. Four others, including the teen accused of stabbing Watkins, face February trials.
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Duke Appears On Ballot In Massachusetts Primary
Secretary of State Michael Connolly reversed ruling and said David Duke would appear on the Republican presidential primary ballot in Boston and on the Independent Voters Party ballot for the March 10 primary, after ACLU threat of suit. The Democratic secretary had earlier said Duke did not meet requirements.
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Massachusetts
Michael Connolly
David Duke
American Civil Liberties Union
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Duke
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34 flee Cuba in helicopter to Florida defection
In a bold three month planned move, 34 Cuban men, women, and children fled to Florida aboard a state airline helicopter escorted by U S Customs. They sought political asylum at Tamiami Airport and were taken to Krome Detention Center for processing.
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Florida
U.S. Customs Service
Cubana Airlines
Tamiami Airport
Jim Hunter
HMC Helicopter Service Inc
Immigration Service
Krome Avenue
Cuba
Soviet Bloc
Francisco Hernandez
Cuban American National Foundation
German Pompa
Varadero Beach
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Tom Bowers
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Bush and Singapore discuss base shift for U S command
President Bush and Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong agreed in principle to consider making Singapore the headquarters for the U S naval command leaving the Philippines. Bush called the move symbolic of U S regional commitment and said the United States will stay as long as welcome. Bush also announced the lifting of the 16 year old U S embargo against Cambodia.
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High school students report 54 percent have had sex in CDC survey
The 1990 CDC study of 11 631 students from ninth to 12th grade finds 54 percent overall have had sexual intercourse, rising from 40 percent in ninth grade to 72 percent by senior year. Boys report higher rates than girls and black students higher than Hispanic or white peers.
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Atlanta
National
Centers For Disease Control
Lloyd Kolbe
CDC
Kolbe
Aging baby boom could trigger health care crisis study says
A private research bureau warns that the 80 million baby boomers will age into a health care crisis, doubling those 65 and older to 65 million in four decades with spiraling costs and scarce resources. The report notes growing minority and immigrant needs and potential policy shifts in retirement and Social Security.
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Washington Post
Carol de Vita
Population Reference Bureau
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