Safety push prompts tighter fertilizer sales rules
After the September 11 attacks and lessons from the Oklahoma City bombing, officials and the National Academy of Sciences urged stricter fertilizer sales controls. They recommend buyer IDs, record-keeping, possible chemical markers, and dealer licensing to curb misuse amid industry resistance and cost concerns.
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United States
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City Federal
National Academy of Sciences
McVeigh
America
Oklahoma City
Bush rejects Taliban offer to trade bin Laden for end to bombing
President Bush dismissed a Taliban proposal to hand over Osama bin Laden to a third country in exchange for halting air strikes in Afghanistan. Ruth Simmons urged teaching as a lifeline during her Brown University inauguration. Afghan bank worker Mohammed Arif denied Osama’s presence in Kabul and questioned the attackers.
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Bush
Osama bin Laden
Afghanistan
Ruth J. Simmons
Brown University
Osama
Kabul
Mohammed Arif
Letter to the Editor Voices Concern on Security and School Lunches
ELVA WIRTH of Garden City urges tighter classified information controls after 9 11 and questions media leaks. She also condemns school lunch practices at Charles O Stone Intermediate Center, noting 23 minute lunches and long lines, urging 30 minute lunches and better health.
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World Trade Center
Pentagon
Charles O. Stone Intermediate Center
Dexter
Elva Wirth
Garden City
Volunteer laments lost donations at Garden City Salvation Army
A Garden City volunteer criticizes the Salvation Army Thrift Store for discarding donated computers and time spent repairing and evaluating donations during a recent remodel. The writer seeks a place that values tech talent and asks residents for alternatives.
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Salvation Army Thrift Store
Garden City
Salvation Army Thrift
World events shape life as e mail era grows
The piece notes how daily life shifts with events like Sept 11 while media safeguards children with Sesame Street and Mister Rogers programming. It cites changes to Jay Jay the Jet Plane and Arthur, lists songs banned on Clear Channel, and includes campus, international, and editorial reactions highlighting fear, economy concerns, and global reflections.
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Smoky Hills Public Television
Richard Hicks
Sesame Street
Mister Rogers
Jay Jay
Arthur
Clear Channel
New York City
Savage Garden
Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Pretenders
Brooklyn Bridge
Peter and Gordon
the Doors
Slipknot
Animals
Banning
Drowning Pool
System of A Down
Stone Temple Pilots
the Cult
Beastie Boys
Adolfo Gilly
la Jornada
Mexico City
Wall Street
Ford
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
Twin Towers
Aim at terrorists not immigrants in post 9 11 reform call
Roger Hernandez argues for targeted immigration reform focused on stopping terrorism rather than reducing lawful entry. He urges stricter visa background checks, better data sharing among agencies, and expanded border patrols including the north border. He supports detaining visa overstayers, especially from Middle Eastern nations, while denying racial profiling.
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United States
FBI
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Office of Homeland Security
Canada
North America
INS
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National Alliance
Anti- Defamation League
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New Jersey Institute of Technology
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