Cheap labor drives Mexican manufacturing push in Juarez
The eighth annual Southwest Manufacturing Seminar in Juarez aims to lure U S firms to Mexico. Since 12 years American companies created 75 000 jobs in Juarez and Chihuahua with 30 000 new jobs in the last three years. Labor costs near 1 25 an hour plus benefits attract firms, despite devaluation.
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Iowa
Hawkeye
Terry Branstad
Juarez
Mexico
U.S
Chihuahua
Frederick Mitchell
Mitchell
Chicago
Minneapolis
Detroit
Oscar Ornelas
Grandstand Fire Kills Forty Britons at Bradford Match
A wooden grandstand fire at a Bradford soccer match killed 40 spectators and sent 43 others to hospital with serious injuries. Police said exits may have been padlocked and no extinguisher was available as flames swept through seats before halftime.
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London
Bradford
West Yorkshire Police
Barry Osborne
Ronald Woodcock
Geoffrey Mitchell
West Yorkshire
Presidential Mothers Influence on the White House Power
Gary Wasserman argues that mothers have shaped U S presidential power more than spouses. He cites FDR who consulted his mother before running and notes Truman’s example, suggesting maternal guidance underpins modern leadership beyond politics.
Mothers in the White House and Capitol Noted for Kindred Ties
The piece recalls presidents Truman Johnson Coolidge and their mothers. Truman spoke to his mother weekly from the Oval Office and kept her portrait in the White House. Johnson praised his mother as the strongest person he knew and kept her memory in poems and home calls. Coolidge carried a picture of his mother in a pocket watch case.
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Truman
Oval Office
Japan
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Texas
LBJ
Mama
Calvin Coolidge
Ex-lover testifies against Webb at clemency hearing
David Beirne testified that he and Cathleen Crowell Webb had sex in 1977 but always interrupted, contradicting Webb's claim Dotson raped her. Webb says semen stain came from Beirne, while Dotson seeks clemency. Barbara Dotson expresses belief in her son's innocence as handling proceeds.
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Chicago
Cathleen Crowell Webb
Gary Dotson
David Beirne
James Thompson
Cathleen Crowell
Beirne
Webb
Jaffrey, N.H
Cathy Crowell
Thompson
Air Force
Ogden
Utah
Dotson
Country Club Hills
Homewood
Scientists turn garbage into fuel and TV shows
Scientists pursue turning waste into energy and already convert garbage into programming by using trash as inspiration for TV content.
Charitable givers push limits, yet bear low pain threshold
A short note reflects on generous people who donate beyond comfort, noting their paradoxical tolerance to hardship. The reflection contrasts altruistic impulse with a humorous take on not feeling pain while giving.
1500 Arrested as Sikh Bombings Roil Northern India
In northern India about 1,500 people were arrested linked to attacks by suspected Sikh extremists that killed more than 70. New Delhi saw army deployments after more bombs killed at least 11, with total deaths reaching about 72 across four states. Government urged calm and warned of tough measures to restore order.
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India
Trust of India
Home Affairs
S.B. Chavan
Chavan
Punjab
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