Court Rejects Elian Claim on Asylum Rights
A three judge panel of the 11th U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that only Elian Gonzales father could file for asylum on the boy s behalf and blocked an immediate departure. The decision could send the six year old shipwreck survivor back to Cuba with his father within weeks, granting two weeks for further appeals.
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Atlanta
Elian Gonzalez
Cuba
11Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Elian
Miami
Supreme Court
Kendall Coffey
Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Intervention stops attack by officer Bordman
Officer Ted Bordman averted a fatal wound when a gun jammed under his chin during a Wednesday night assault in Lawrence. He kept his finger between trigger and guard, halting the attack until a passing motorcyclist helped subdue the assailant Jeffery McManaman of Topeka, charged with attempted second degree murder and battery.
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Ted Bordman
Lawrence
Bordman
Jeffery McManaman
Topeka
Rejected bus firms face new bid appeals in Lawrence
Journal World reports that two committees again recommended MV Transportation of Fairfield California to run the Lawrence bus system for three years at about 1.8 million annually and Blue Bird Corp to supply 10 or 12 buses at 206745 each. Laidlaw Transit Services considers an FTA complaint as parties question the rebid. Michael Ammann of El Dorado National questions bus scoring and plans to seek answers from the city.
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Lawrence
City Commission
Georgia
California
FTA
MV Transportation of
Fairfield
Calif
Heavy backpacks burden health in Rhode Island schools
Providence report highlights Laura Mes sore, an eighth gr ader carrying 24 pounds of backpack weight, over the recommended 9 pounds for her 90 pound frame. Experts from chiropractic, physical therapy, and orthopedic groups call for limits to 10 percent of body weight.
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Providence
R.J
Laura Messore
American Chiropractic Assn
American Physical, Therapy Assn
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Laura
Barrington Middle School
James A. Mertz
The
Chiropractide Association
National
Back Pain. Assn
Rhode Island
Rebecca Flanagan
Rebecca
Rewiring the brain via intense rehab aids stroke recovery
Alabama researchers report that forced use of the weaker arm in intensive rehab can rewire the brain and improve movement in stroke survivors years after injury. Harvard and University of Alabama at Birmingham doctors caution that more proof is needed while NIH studies continue.
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Carles d'Amato
Brown University School of Medicine
Washington
Alabama
Harvard Medical School
Seth Finklestein
Edward Taub
University of Alabama At Birmingham
National Institutes of Health
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Bee Ey
Earl Richardson
Jouanalawontn Puoro
Lori Diers
Richard Diers
Baldwin
Diers
Joel Mathis and
Mike Shields
Journal-World Writers
Lee
McManaman
Journal-World Writer
Federal Transit Administration
Laidlaw
Tom Sullivan
Esources Manager
Laidlaw Transit Services
Providence Journal
Journal-World Fite Photo
Kraus
Vicki
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