Florida professor jailed for smuggling boy for sex
Marvin Hersh, a 60 year old former Florida Atlantic University professor, was sentenced to 105 years in federal prison for smuggling a Honduran boy into the United States to serve as his lover. He was convicted on 10 counts including alien smuggling, passport fraud, and child pornography.
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South Carolina Black Church Group Rejects Flag Compromise
A coalition of about 700,000 church members rejects the Confederate flag compromise in South Carolina. They vow to back the NAACP led boycott and keep pressure after lawmakers removed the flag from the Capitol and placed it on a 30 foot pole near a Confederate monument. Governor Hodges signed the bill to promote unity.
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Famed Martha Graham company suspends operations
The Martha Graham Dance Company, founded by Martha Graham, delays two major festivals and suspends activities for the foreseeable future due to financial problems. The board unanimously announced that continuing would have created a large accumulated deficit, with the Manhattan based troupe facing a 100000 shortfall if kept operating this year.
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Plane insulation failure prompts regulator scrutiny
Regulators review possible insulation fault aboard a Swissair jet as investigators assess a tainted condition on a 719 Boeing. Authorities seek to determine if insulation issues contributed to the incident and outline required corrective actions for carriers.
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LBJ used persuasion to calm Wallace over civil rights marches
Newly released 1965 tapes show President Lyndon B. Johnson urging Alabama Governor George Wallace to keep the Selma to Montgomery march orderly amid mounting violence. Johnson warned delaying the march would prolong trouble for the nation while Wallace urged restraint as King planned a larger protest. The LBJ Library released the conversations, also revealing Johnson courting King for a Cabinet post and urging voter registration steps to help pass a civil rights bill.
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Pay disparity between men and women persists
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 1999 women earned 76.5 cents for every dollar earned by men for full time work, little changed from 1998. Black and Hispanic women earned 64.1 and 54.5 cents respectively. white women earned 75.7 cents. Women are rising into higher paying managerial and professional roles, though gaps remain in fields like financial management and medicine.
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Bipartisan push for Medicare drug benefits gains steam in Congress
A House Republican and a Senate Democrat form a bipartisan team to craft a Medicare drug benefit this year. They favor government subsidies and private plans run under HHS with a return on investment fee for drug makers. The effort seeks cross party support to avert a stalled session and contrasts with Clinton's plan for a Medicare managed drug benefit.
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