California math teacher comes out as Diane at class
Dick Giles, a Santa Rosa Junior College math teacher and father of 10, revealed he is a transvestite and will teach in women's clothes. He said he accepts what he is and began dressing full time with his wife’s support. Administrators said he may continue teaching if his lifestyle does not interfere with duties.
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Diane
Giles
Santa Rosa Junior College
Press Democrat of
Santa Rosa
Quincy
Ill
San Francisco
Canada town mourns hero mom who saved son from cougar
Hundreds gathered to honor Cindy Parolin 36 killed after rescuing her 6-year-old Steven from a cougar near Prince ton. The mother mounted a daring defense using a stick to fend off the animal as Steven fell from his horse, enabling his siblings to reach safety before she was fatally mauled.
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Cindy Parolin
Princeton
Vancouver
Steven Parolin
Fossetts 4500 Mile Pacific Crossing Sets Solo Record
San Francisco adventurer Steve Fossett completed a Japan to California voyage in 20 days aboard the Lakota, a 60 foot three hulled boat, breaking the previous solo Pacific record of 24 days. The 52 year old Chicago stock broker said the voyage was empowering and he read nine books at sea. fossett previously flew a helium balloon solo across the Pacific, covering over 5400 miles from Korea to Canada last year.
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Golden Gate Bridge
California
Pacific
Steve Fossett
Yokohama
Japan
Chicago
Fossett
Korea
Canada
Citadel opens cadet corps to women after ruling
The Citadel admitted four female cadets, ending 153 years of male-only education amid a Supreme Court ruling against single-sex public colleges. Cadets Shannon Faulkner and supporters note the change aims to align with law and court intent, while VMI remains all male as a private college.
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D.C
Citadel
Supreme Court
Virginia Military Institute
VMI
Chad Fox
Shannon Faulkner
Petra Lovetinska
Woodrow Wilson High School
Washington, D.C
R. Clifton Poole
Washington
Lovetinska
Nancy Mace
Jeanie M. Mentavlos
Charlotte
N.C
Kim Messer
Clover
S.C
Fox
Faulkner
Poole
Jimmy Jones
Deanna Caveny
Ashley River
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Mother Teresa Worsens Amid Battle With Illness
In Calcutta the 86 year old Nobel laureate Mother Teresa is gravely ill with a chest infection and irregular heartbeat. Doctors at the Woodlands Nursing Home halt ventilator removal as her condition deteriorates with fever from malaria and heart complications. Prayer vigils gather at the Missionaries of Charity chapel as nuns and orphans seek her recovery.
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Catcutta
India
Mothe Teresa
Mother Teresa
Calcutta
S.K. Sen
the Woodlands Nursing Home
Sandeep Lahiri
The
Missionaries of Charity
Speculation on Yeltsin's Health and Power in Moscow
AP reports speculation runs high as Boris Yeltsin's public appearances dwindle amid Chechnya violence and economic strain. Observers cite his history of heart trouble and evasive Kremlin statements while noting past absences during crises and hints of possible treatment or exile.
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Lenin Mausoleum
Kremlin
Yeltsin
Chechnya
Boris Yeltsin
Bomb May Have Triggered Chain Reaction In Flight 800
A source close to the Flight 800 investigation says a small carry-on bomb could ignite jet fuel, causing a chain reaction that split the Boeing 747 in midair. Investigators consider bomb, mechanical failure, and missile theories, with PETN residues found in the cabin.
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Smithtown
N.Y
Athens
New York
TV Stars Named Among People Magazines 40 Most Fascinating
Helen Hunt Jerry Seinfeld and Jimmy Smits appear on People magazine's list with Dennis Rodman as the surprise pick. Michael J Fox Justine Bateman Alan Arkin David Duchovny Andre Braugher Fran Drescher and Susan Lucci also named. Ken Burns faces expulsion pressure from Sons of Confederate Veterans over Lee remarks. Burns says remarks were taken out of context.
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Helen Hunt
Jerry Seinfeld
Jimmy Smits
People Magazine
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Justine Bateman
Burns
Tojo
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Lee
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Hideki Tojo
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