Campaign Warns Against Club Drugs At Raves
Federal officials and community groups launched an education drive to curb use by youths. Drugs like ecstasy GHB and rohypnol are common at all-night raves where alcohol is also consumed. Alan I Leshner of the N I D A warns of deadly risks and rising emergency room admissions. An Internet site and information materials are being distributed to schools colleges and communities nationwide.
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National Institute On Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
Clubdrugs.org
White House welcomes 18.5 foot Christmas tree from Washington
Hillary Rodham Clinton opened the White House season by accepting an 18 1/2 foot noble fir delivered from Washington State after a 2700 mile journey. A carriage with red rib bons and Santa caps brought the tree to the South Portico as a youth choir sang. The first residence will be closed this weekend for decorating and reopen for public tours on Tuesday.
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Washington House chaplain choice sparks partisan clash
The Republican leadership named Rev. Charles Wright, a Presbyterian minister, as House chaplain, prompting Democrats to question why a Catholic priest was not chosen. Wright led the National Prayer Breakfast program, while Milwaukee priest Tim O'Brien and Rev. Robert Dvorak also vied for the post among an 18 member panel.
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Charles Wright
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Milwaukee
Tim O’brien
Robert Dvorak
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Nintendo to halt PokeMon card with manji symbol
Cortlandt, N.Y. AP Nin tendo will stop making a Pokemon card bearing a mirror image of a manji, a reverse swastika. The symbol means good fortune in Japan but is seen as Nazi in the United States after complaints from the Anti-Defamation League. Nintendo said releasing the card abroad was inappropriate and will issue a modified version next year.
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Cortlandt
AP Puota
New York
Nintendo
Days Inn to Improve Accessibility Nationwide
Days Inn of America Inc agreed to upgrade hundreds of newer hotels across the United States under a federal settlement. The pact requires accessible walkways doorways and baths, added parking and hearing impaired fire alarm systems in hotels built since 1993 or under development. Justice officials call it a landmark under the Americans with Disabilities Act and hope it prompts broader industry changes.
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Days Inn
Justice Department
United States
Days Inn of America Inc
John Woolatch
Department
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Nintendo halts card production using manji symbol
Nintendo said many cards imported without approval used the manji symbol. The firm noted that while creators view the symbol positively in Japanese and Buddhist cultures, there is risk of misinterpretation. They agreed to stop manufacturing cards bearing the symbol. Kenneth Jacobson of the Anti-Defamation League praised the sensitivity to Jewish and other concerns. Larry Rosensweig, who runs the Morikami Museum, argued the symbol has Asia wide historical use and opposes overreaction.
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Nintendo
Kenneth Jacobson
Anti-Defamation League
Larry Rosensweig
Delray Beach
Fla
Asia
Nation misses education goals
A national commission concluded the United States will not meet the eight education goals set by Bush Clinton and governors for 2000 due to data gaps from states. Secretary Riley praised progress and ten years of debate while noting some goals remain unmet though direction is positive.
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National Commission
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Richard Riley
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Bill Clinton
Arkansas
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