Selma honors John Lewis with key to the city during march anniversary
Selma mayor presented John Lewis a key to the city as the 33rd anniversary of the aborted Selma to Montgomery voting rights march is marked. Lewis, a Georgia congressman, led the crowd that was confronted at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Brown Chapel AME Church was named a national historic landmark for its role in the 1965 Bloody Sunday march.
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Telefonica to enter U S partnership with WorldCom and MCI
Spain's Telefonica plans a non controlling stake deal with WorldCom and MCI in a U S partnership, rejecting a British Telecom alliance. The $15.5 billion group has investments across Chile Argentina Peru and Puerto Rico. Officials Juan Villalonga Bernard Ebbers and Bert Roberts to reveal details at a Washington news conference.
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Smithsonian inventories remains as tribes seek repatriation
At the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History researchers inventory thousands of Indian bones as part of a federal repatriation effort. Anthropologists rely on context to identify tribal ties, with some remains linking to the Arikara and Mohegan peoples. The repatriation office has already returned about 3,000 sets of bones to tribes.
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Monty Python reunion hints at 40th anniversary tour
John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam appeared at the U S Comedy Arts Festival with an urn for Graham Chapman and teased a reunion tour to mark Monty Python’s Flying Circus 40th anniversary. They discussed plans for London and U S dates, focus on new material, and said the show would air on HBO on March 21.
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Cabinet members urge input on utility deregulation
Energy Secretary Pena told 2,000 regional officials at the National League of Cities conference that local input is vital to safeguard utility deregulation plans. He warned of potential downsides if deregulation hurts tax revenues or local authority while noting possible consumer gains from industry consolidation. Transportation Secretary Slater highlighted intermodal act funding, and Commerce Secretary Daley urged officials to designate staff for the 2000 census.
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Secretary General Annan says U N must consult Security Council before strike
U N Secretary General Kofi Annan urged that the United States seek Council agreement before mounting a military strike on Iraq, noting veto threats from Russia France and China and calling for consultations if Iraq breaches access terms. He also urged extending U N troops in Macedonia beyond August 31 and highlighted current troop totals.
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