Indiana Uses Signs to Deter Drunken Driving
Indiana builds 300 yellow billboards reading Sobriety Checkpoint Ahead to deter drunken driving as part of a national summer push. The campaign funds include 2.5 million dollars for enhanced sobriety checkpoints and patrols, with a broader 11 million dollars in TV ads nationwide.
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Sobriety Billboard Remarks Stir Debate Among Teens
A billboard near a busy street prompts blunt remarks from Lollar about catching drunken drivers. Mary Hannah, a 17 year old, questions whether the target audience will notice the message amid traffic and distraction.
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Bill to require background checks for international marriage brokers
Congress plans a bill to force foreign suitors and their brokers to disclose criminal records and protective orders. Senators Cantwell and Larsen sponsor the measure following the 2000 murder of Anastasia King, a Kyrgyzstan native, by her former husband Indie King Jr. The bill targets the loosely regulated matchmaking industry.
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Palestinian militants clash as police detain suspect
In Jerusalem a Palestinian militant fired on police attempting to detain him over a suspected mortar attack on a Jewish settlement. Three people were wounded in the Gaza Strip shootout amid tight limits on details. Authorities stress enforcing the weekend cease fire to end 33 months of fighting.
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