Best Places to Work Include A.G. Edwards and Fel-Pro
AP report highlights firms praised for culture and benefits. A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis is noted for having fun at work despite Wall Street seriousness. Fel-Pro in Skokie offers extensive family benefits and on site child care. Hershey Foods fosters community pride through Milton Hershey School dividends. Patagonia in Ventura supports flexible a je.
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ST. Louis
A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc
America
Edwards
Ben Edwards
Carefree
Ariz. Fel-Pro Inc
Skokie, Ill
Fel
Morris
Hershey Foods Corp
Hershey
Milton Hershey School
Patagonia Inc
Ventura
Calif
Patagonia
National spelling bee tests young minds under TV glare
Washington AP reports the 66th National Spelling Bee began with 131 contestants. After rounds of challenging words, 104 were eliminated by the first three rounds. Alison Greene, 14, was first to exit, as stakes ranged from $50 to $5,000 for the top champion amid intense pressure.
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Washington
Alison Greene
Spruce Pine
N.C
Robin
Navajo culture and taboos hinder flu mystery inquiry
Beulah Allen, a 56 year old Navajo physician at Fort Defiance Indian Health Service Hospital, blends tribal and Western medicine to treat a deadly flu like illness harming Navajo communities across New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Taboos around death and autopsies complicate investigators while Navajo President Peterson Zah appeals for cooperation. medicine men are invited to join the search for the illness cause.
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Fort Defiance
Ariz
Beulah Allen
Allen
Fort Defiance Indian Health Service
Peterson Zah
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Zah
Doctor rules out link to mystery illness killing 13 in Southwest
An Effingham man treated for pneumonia is ruled out as connected to a mysterious illness suspected in 13 deaths in Arizona and New Mexico. Other patient, a 30-year-old Kansas woman who died in January, is under investigation while officials gather information for New Mexico authorities. Local doctors report no cases in Lawrence and stress caution as details remain unclear. Navajo communities express fear and stigma, with medicine men and cultural taboos complicating discussion. Health officials urge seeking care for symptoms amid ongoing inquiries.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Aaron Gracey
Paul Jost
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
Gracey
Kansas
Greg Crawford
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Crawford
Effingham
Steven Stevenson
Indian Health Center
Lawrence
Stevenson
Hannes Combest
Haskell Indian Junior College
Combest
Gallup
N.M
Allen
Government Home Improvements Spark Debate Across Agencies
An Associated Press survey shows high level officials receive taxpayer funded home upgrades. Aspin’s $165000 attic security gear and $3000 roof repair drew IG questions about personal benefit. Christopher, Reno, Gore, and McLarty also have security devices or lines at home. Sessions faced ethics scrutiny over a $10000 wooden fence bought by the FBI with federal money.
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Defense
Les Aspin
FBI
William Sessions
Richard Nixon
San Clemente
White House
Warren Christopher
Janet Reno
Mack McLarty
Aspin
Pentagon
Secret Service
al Gore
Gores
Arlington
Tipper
Navy
Washington
Atty. Gen
Reno
Justice Department
Dean St. Dennis
St. Dennis
McLarty
Lorraine Vales
Christopher’s Hore
State Department
William Barr
Sessions
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Hart Smith
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Telegeaah Herald
Zach
Martha Pino
Penige
Ini
Midwest
Arklab
Seden
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