Shanker Dies at 68 AFT Leader Who Championed Reform
Albert Shanker longtime president of the American Federation of Teachers dies at 68 after cancer battle. He led the 900000 member union since 1974, worked to end a feud with the NEA, and urged rigorous standards to improve public schools while delivering speeches from a chair in his final weeks.
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Nike Town protest greets new San Francisco store opening
About 2,500 shoppers queued for Nike Town in Union Square as hundreds of demonstrators protested alleged worker exploitation at Nike factories in Indonesia. Global Exchange cites wages around $2.20 daily. Nike spokesman says conditions are improving with wages nearer $4 and a code of conduct in overseas plants.
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Saudis view U S troop presence as temporary
Saudi ambassador Prince Bandar Bin Sultan says the U S force in the Persian Gulf is a temporary necessity linked to Saddam Hussein's ouster in Iraq. He notes no treaty exists and that the dynamic situation is regularly reassessed. Pentagon cites 24,419 U S service members in the region with 222 aircraft and about 200 daily sorties over southern Iraq.
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Household goods cleaned out for 300 dollars in Birmingham
Antoinette Broomfield returned home to find furniture electronics and curtains missing. Police say a daughter's friend sold the items for 300 dollars and a buyer moved them away with Tieesha watching. Officers seek Amy Watts 23. Two items missing a chest and a freezer were given as payment to a helper.
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IRA informer urges U S to aid Northern Ireland peace
Sean O Callaghan a former IRA guerrilla turned informer urged U S pressure to push Irish nationalists away from terrorism. He warned the IRA abandoned cease fire and warned of bloodshed, urging joint U S Ireland action and cautioning against admitting Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to the United States.
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