Peace talks start in Grozny over Chechnya hostage crisis
Rebels and Russia agreed to suspend combat in Chechnya and allow hostages to go home as peace talks set for Grozny begin. Up to 400 hostages, many women and children, were released while Russia pushed for a dividing line but kept Chechnya as an integral part of Russia.
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Shamil Basayev
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Three year old survives hospital siege in Budennovsk
In Budennovsk Russia a three year old Filipp spent three days under a hospital bed with his mother to avoid Chechen captors. His aunt Larisa was shot while a sister remained untreated after a failed rescue. Hundreds remained held as of Sunday with grim hospital conditions reported.
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Svetlana Alexandrovnya
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Budennovsk
Pepper spray deaths raise calls for regulation
The ACLU urges nationwide pepper spray regulation after a California case tied to a deputy use of spray. Javier Trejo died after exposure in an Orange County jail holding cell, one of over 60 nationwide linked to the chemical agent used to subdue suspects.
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Javier Trejo
Orange County
Maria Trejo
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
California
State
Environmental Protection Agency
Steven Beazer
Utah
Talking takes toll on teachers in voice study
In a study by Steven Gray and Elaine Smith, 242 public schoolteachers in northern Utah and Nevada during 1993-94 showed 48 percent with voice problems and 20 percent with vocal fatigue, with 20 percent missing workdays. Gray warns high talking levels risk job loss.
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Salt Lake City
Steven Gray
University of Utah School of Medicine
University of Iowa
Elaine Smith
Lems
Utah
Nevada
Gray
Wisconsin
Iowa
Tips for teachers on protecting voices from strain
Heather Dove a speech pathologist at the University of Utah offers practical steps for teachers to protect their voices. She urges five minute speaking breaks. Use audiovisual aids and a microphone to reduce speaking load and stay hydrated with plenty of water.
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Heather Dove
University of Utah
Last U N hostages released in Bosnia amid peace talks
The last 26 of more than 370 UN peacekeepers seized by Bosnian Serbs were freed after UN concessions linked to Serb demands. A Sarajevo shell killed seven and wounded 12 at a water line as peacekeepers left weapons posts. Freed were Canadians 12, Dutch three, Czechs two, and one each from Brazil Russia Nigeria Finland Belgium Pakistan Kenya Ghana and Jordan.
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Nikola Koljevic
Brazil
Russia
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Jordan
High Waymen Impress in Moline Review Highlight
Review notes praise for the High Waymen's Saturday night performance in Moline. The piece hints at a strong talent showcase and references further details on page 5B. A Cedar Rapids judge can read testimony on a laptop during trials, with more on page 1B.
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Highwaymen
Moline
Cedar Rapids
Consumers Caught in PC Paradox
Readers face a paradox as computing costs fall yet owning a personal computer grows pricier. Article outlines factors driving higher ownership costs and impacts on consumers across the market.
Linn-Mar hires new boys basketball coach from college ranks
Linn-Mar announces a new boys basketball coach who brings both high school and college coaching experience. Details are on page 1D.
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Linn-Mar
Cedar Rapids middle school students start weeklong business camp
Fifty Cedar Rapids students nominated by teachers begin a weeklong entrepreneurship camp at the University of Iowa College of Business Administration organized by Professor Edward Moldt. A second camp for 50 Iowa City students starts June 26 with NBC Today Show coverage planned.
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Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
College of Business Administration
Edward Moldt
Iowa City
NBC
Moldt
State Extension Service
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
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