New South African History Texts Reach Public Schools
In post apartheid South Africa new history books from Oxford MacMillan and others begin to appear in public schools, replacing racist depictions. Yet many schools remain underfunded and still use older texts, while teachers choose among several options.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Jan van Riebeeck
Cape Town
van Riebeeck
Desmond Tutu
Cecil John Rhodes
Africa
East Africa
Zimbabwe
Oxford University Press
Sue Krige
University of the Witwatersrand
Oxford
MacMillan
C.J. Joubert
Gen
Louis Botha
South-West Africa
Namibia
Japan launches prime time coverage of lawmakers on Kokkai TV
AP reports Japan's parliament begins gavel-to-gavel broadcasts on Kokkai TV with plans to show sessions and key committee hearings. The service, free this month to PerfecTV subscribers, will charge up to 1.50 dollars monthly next month. Tanaka aims to educate voters and push lawmakers toward clearer policy and greater accountability.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kokkai TV
C-Span
United States
Yoshitsugu Tanaka
NHK Television
Tanaka
Perfectv
Kiyoyuki Tanaka
The
Japan Voter Association
Maryland Senate expels Larry Young first since 1700s
The Maryland Senate voted 36 to 10 to oust Sen. Larry Young amid ethics findings that he solicited gifts including a $24,800 Lincoln Town Car and received pay from Coppin State College for duties thought to be performed free. A criminal probe and FBI request follow.
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Annapolis
Maryland Senate
Larry Young
Young
Senate
Coppin State College
Baltimore Sun
FBI
Ethics Committee
Urban bowhunting trims Cedar Rapids deer herd
DNA biologist notes 21 deer killed in urban hunt amid broader thinning in Linn County. Officials report 27 deer killed at Squaw Creek and three at Marion as urban and rural hunts reduce the herd, with urban-area poaching claims and plans for another aerial survey shaping council decisions.
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Willie Suchy
Squaw Creek
Squaw Creek Nature Center
Dennis Goemaat
Linn County Conservation Department
Goemaat
Marion
Tim Thompson
Iowa City
Linn County
Thompson
Sloterdyk
Cedar Rapids
DNR
Dale Todd
Mother faces drug, neglect counts in girl’s death case
An arrest warrant details alleged neglect by Jessi ca Blough and O Geary in Mercedes Blough’s life. A witness says Mercedes smoked marijuana at home and was knocked unconscious on January 4 as paramedics were not called until the night. Blough faces a methamphetamine delivery charge from a March 1997 DNE operation. Blough and O Geary have court dates in Linn County District Court.
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Mercedes
Jessica Blough
O’geary
Blough
Denver Dillard
Linn
State Division of Narcotics Enforcement
DNE
Linn County District Court
Arafat seeks backing for peace plan before U S trip
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will visit Egypt, France, and Britain to win support for a peace plan calling for halting Israeli settlement expansion. He will meet Hosni Mubarak, Jacques Chirac, and Tony Blair ahead of a Washington visit, as Saeb Erekat cites U S backing. Netanyahu replies with mixed signals before the summit.
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Nablus
West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Egypt
France
Britain
Mideast
Washington
Arafat
Hosni Mubarak
Europe
Jacques Chirac
Tony Blair
Saeb Erekat
U.S
Madeleine Albright
Cedar Rapids area notices advertise local services and events
Nebulizers available with Medicare assignment at Fifth Avenue Pharmacy Cedar Rapids. Adv Willy Woodburn's Cafe runs a Beef and Noodles Steak Fry on 1/17/98. Knights of Columbus event 6-8 pm on Mount Vernon Rd. Local election notice for Three Retirees Inc. board on 1/20/98. Sandy's Buses and Kings and Queens Coaches offer trips to Meskwaki Casino Tama with schedules. Emerald Knights Bingo nights Hawkeye Downs and other bingo and sale ads appear.
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Fifth Avenue Pharmacy
10Th Street SE
Cedar Rapids
Knights of Columbus
Mount Vernon Rd
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Ellis Road
80Th Street
Iowa
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Katlehong Black
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Sen
Decatur Trotter
Benjamin Singleton
Joint Committee On Legislative Ethics
Maryland General Assembly
C.R. Bowhunt
Israel Halt
Clinton
Palestine
Benjamin Netanyahu
Willy Woodburn
Ellis Blvd
Flanagan
Local P Three Retirees Inc. Board of Directors
Sandy
Meskwaki Casino
Emerald Knights
Bingo
Hawkeye Downs
Crage
Gelly
Sandy’s
Schumacher Carpets
Adv
Tama
FOX Eye
SEE You Son Institute
P.c
Kellen Chiropractic Clinic
Kelly M. Ken
Boyson
Hiawatha
BC/BS
Alliance Select
Rockwell
Medicare
BAAI
Dan W. Kellen
Cityline
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U.S. Cellular
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