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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1998
Page
4
No Powerball jackpot winner in Des Moines as no ticket matched all six numbers. The $16 million prize would have gone to tickets matching five numbers plus the Powerball, with two tickets worth $100,000 sold in Indiana and Iowa. The estimated jackpot for Wednesday rises to about $20 million.
The ashes of Nobuo Fujita, the only Japanese WWII pilot to drop a bomb on the U.S. mainland, were spread at the 1942 Brookings bombing site. He later expressed deep regret and spent years promoting peace, while locals recall his visit and friendship with residents.
In California a wave of parental waivers challenges Proposition 227, allowing many students to stay in bilingual education despite a 30 day English immersion mandate. District responses vary, with some using broad "special needs" interpretations, while supporters warn the policy is being undermined.
Educators from the United States Mexico India Afghanistan and other places gathered at Mills College Oakland for a one day symposium on challenges to educating girls for the 21st century. About 120 women shared stories of barriers and risks in pursuing girls education amid harassment threats and restrictions.
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