Endangered Writers Find Freedom After Revolutions
Engle notes European writers long endangered under totalitarian regimes are now independent and free to write. He cites readers in Bulgaria and Hungary saying fear has vanished and streets feel new. The International Writing Program helped artists share true experiences and connect with democracies.
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Engle
Iowa City
Krakow
Poland
Eagles
Czechoslovakia
Vaclav Havel
Iowa
Prague
Havel
SWP
Europe
Bronx club blaze kills many in East Tremont crowd
A blaze at a Bronx dance club in East Tremont killed at least several people and left others burned or trapped. Investigators traced the tragedy to a bar area after a bouncer ejected a man and police allege the man returned to start the fire. Officials noted heavy smoke, crowd panic, and makeshift morgues as the death toll rose.
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New York City
Bronx
N.Y
Happy Land Social Club
Brown
Lynn Schulman
Emergency Medical Service
Emergency Medical Services
Christopher McCarthy
Beverly Hills
Southgate
San Juan
Puerto Rico
U.S. Commonwealth
East Tremont
Bill Lynch
Lillian Rivera
David Dinkins
Robert Ungar
New York
Rosemary Green
Denise Garcia
Garcia
Triangle Shirtwaist Co
Manhattan
Dead Sea Scrolls to undergo carbon dating tests
In Jerusalem AP reports the Dead Sea Scrolls will be carbon fourteen dated to determine if they originate from the Essenes Jewish group or early Christians. At least 12 of 799 scrolls may be tested to align dating with scientific methods and address scholarly debates.
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Jerusalem
Magen Broshi
Israel Museum
Orna Hess
Antiquities Authority
Broshi
Robert Eisenman
California State University At
Long Beach
Eisenman
Said
Herod the Great
Hess
Israel
Weizmann Institute of Science
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Nice
Budapest
Hungary
Bulgaria
Communist Party
Tillie
New Image Fitness & Gym Ltd
Blairs Ferry RD
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