Smithsonian to display Woolworth counter from Greensboro sit in
The Smithsonian Institution will display an eight foot section of the Woolworth counter from Greensboro NC where four black North Carolina A&T students staged a sit in on February 1 1960. Donated by Woolworth Corp the exhibit includes the counter four stools a soda fountain and a pie case with the display set for summer.
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Washington
Greensboro
N.C
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
Museum of American History
Woolworth’s
Woolworth Corp
Joseph McNeil
McNeil
Woolworth
McCain
Frank McCain
William Yeingst
Woolworth's
Maglica ordered to pay 84 million in palimony verdict
Anthony Maglica, founder of Mag Instruments maker of the Mag-Lite, must pay 84 million dollars to Claire Maglica in a palimony ruling by an Orange County Superior Court jury. The eight woman four man panel found no oral agreement to share earnings but held he owed wages and financially misled his longtime partner. Lawyers plan appeals, while experts caution California palimony law may limit impact on similar cases.
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Los Angeles Times
Santa Ana
Calif
Anthony Maglica
Orange County Superior Court
Maglica
Claire Maglica
Mag Instrument Inc
John Keker
Counterfeit Bills Rise in Iowa and Overseas
Iowa faces rising counterfeit activity with overseas notes up from 31 million to 116 million in fiscal years 1991 to 1993, and a potential doubling this year. Officials note methods for detecting fakes include checking the security thread and microprinting on $50 and $100 bills, with discussions of a metallic strip being tried in some countries.
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Leach
Iowa
Federal Reserve
United
Weber
Clinton picks Breyer for Supreme Court seat after contested search
President Clinton praised Stephen Breyer as a fine man and capable scholar as senators debate his nomination. Hatch called Breyer an excellent legal mind while Mitchell bowed out to focus on health care reform, leaving Breyer and other contenders under scrutiny.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Supreme Court
Breyer
Clinton
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Senate
George Mitchell
Maine
Mitchell
Bruce Babbitt
Fed Babbitt
Hatch
Arnold
Arkansas
High Court
Bush Admin
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Dennis Wasser
California
Lisa Staight
Newport Beach
Lane
Venture Collection
Rattan
Alston Creek
West
Coralville
Iow
Ally
Court
Istration
Steinway
Steinway Factory
van Lhi
Boston
Chernartal
Teinway & Boston
Geo Otehd
Steinway & Sons and
Boston Piano Company
New York
Days Inn Conference Center
Horace Greeley
Simon Music Center
44Th Ave
Moline
Steinway and
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