Mexican lunches tested by Philadelphia teens at Olney High
Twenty Olney High School students participated in a government taste test of authentic Mexican meals to improve public school lunches. The menu featured turkey enchiladas chicken with green sauce rice and spinach rice pudding and baked bananas. If recipes meet USDA guidelines they will be standardized expanded to feed schools nationwide within a month.
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Olney High School
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mexico
USDA
Christopher Martin
Food and Nutrition Service
Nash Finch worker wins 8.7 million in civil rights suit
A federal jury in Cedar Rapids awarded Kim Visser 8.7 million after two hours deliberation for retaliation and discrimination following a complaint to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. The verdict includes 7 million punitive damages and 1.536 million in compensatory amounts. promotion and front pay remain undecided.
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Cedar Rapids
Visser
U.S
Michael Melloy
Kim
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Haiti Invasion Debate Follows Clinton Envoy Visit
Powell and Nunn oppose invading Haiti while Aristide joins Clinton at the White House amid broad international backing to end military rule. Separate remarks show concerns over democracy goals and ongoing discussions within the administration context. The piece also references a separate court case involving an American-born worker and a Nash Finch company dispute.
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Clinton
White House
Haiti
Management inefficiency blamed for Universal plant decision
Universal plans to subcontract all production and use 930 27th Ave. SW as a distribution center while negotiating severance packages for workers. Cable blames mismanagement, not energy or labor costs, for woes. Cedar Rapids plant shifts reflect wider outsourcing trends in U.S. manufacturing. The move follows other regional consolidations and reflects the era’s shift to non domestic production.
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