Crayola to rename Indian Red crayon over misunderstandings
Easton based Crayola will replace the color Indian Red to avoid confusion with Native American identity. Teachers report students confuse the term with American Indians, prompting a three month period for suggested new names. The change marks Crayola’s third rename in 96 years, following Prussian Blue to Midnight Blue in 1958 and Fresh to Peach in 1962.
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Florida charges dropped in $2 robbery case
A 15-year-old boy with developmental delays faced life in prison after a $2 lunch money theft. Prosecution in West Palm Beach pursued adult treatment for weeks, keeping him jailed four weeks through Christmas. Two days after a "60 Minutes" visit, charges were dropped for strong-arm robbery extortion and petty theft, with officials denying any influence from the broadcast.
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Vacationing British cop helps nab robbery suspect in Manhattan
Detective Inspector Howard Groves of London's Metropolitan Police intervened in a midtown robbery, running toward a check cashing storefront with a friend calling for help. He and three New York officers tackled one suspect, recovering a 9mm handgun while the second assailant fled.
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Propane phobic chef wins large damages verdict
A federal jury awarded nearly four million dollars to chef Joseph Roettig after claiming a propane explosion left him gas phobic and unable to cook. He alleged the blast at The Balsam House Inn and Restaurant in Chestertown occurred during deep fryer maintenance by Riverside Gas and Oil Co. The jury found Riverside liable for damages to Roettig and the inn’s owner.
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Delta Pride crew end 10 month sea ordeal ashore near Texas
After 10 months stranded aboard the rusting Delta Pride off the Texas coast, 12 crew members from Karachi, Pakistan, finally made landfall. With scurvy risk, they survived on rain water and fish while authorities granted 30 days to arrange travel. The ship, once a coal and grain carrier, faced bankruptcy and seizure after a Mexican dispute.
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Munro Wins 1998 Fiction Award for The Love of a Good Woman
United States critics crown Alice Munro the 1998 fiction prize winner at NYU Law School ceremony for The Love of a Good Woman. Philip Gourevitch takes general nonfiction for We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families. Sylvia Nasar wins biography for A Beautiful Mind. Gary Giddins earns criticism for Visions of Jazz. Marie Ponsot wins poetry with The Bird Catcher.
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IRS advice right most of the time
The IRS says taxpayers mostly rely on its guidance but acknowledges about 15 percent of calls give wrong answers. An IRS commissioner notes taxpayers must file accurate returns, while the agency emphasizes high quality. Telephones lines expanded to seven days a week, 24 hours, with about 70 million callers last year and accuracy around 85 percent for tax law questions.
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Taxpayers urged to use IRS online help and offices
The IRS points taxpayers to its Internet site with thousands of tax publications and forms and says the site was visited over 340 million times in fiscal 1998. It also notes 400 IRS offices nationwide offering face to face help with 250 open Monday through Saturday through April 10, and urges callers to get more information.
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