Letters and safety rule clash as governors' offices paralleled threats
Letters rigged to ignite were intercepted at Virginia and West Virginia governors offices, with similar mailings reaching at least 16 other states last week. Nevada prison return addresses were used. Separately, NHTSA announced a safety rule requiring safer power window switches in all U.S. vehicles sold by October 2008 to prevent child injuries or deaths.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Richmond
Mark R. Warner
Bill Leighty
Bob Wise
WVA
Wise
Nevada
Ely
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Massachusetts
Montana
Nebraska
New York
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Columbus
Ohio
Mike DeWine
R-Ohio
NHTSA
Jeffrey Runge
United States
FDA Approves Implantable Lens for Nearsightedness
The FDA approved the first implantable lens to correct nearsightedness. A surgeon inserts a small plastic lens in front of the natural lens to improve distant vision, offering an alternative to glasses, contacts, or LASIK. The lens is already used in Europe.
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Food and Drug Administration
Europe
Batman protester scales Buckingham Palace balcony ledge
A 33-year-old man dressed as Batman climbed Buckingham Palace fences and reached a ledge by the royal balcony, unfurled a banner for Fathers 4 Justice and stayed for about five hours before arrest. A Robin lookalike was stopped by guards. neither Queen nor royals were present.
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Batman
Buckingham Palace
Gotham City
Palace
Robin
Metropolitan Police Department
John Stevens
Hatch
Namesake Amos Lawrence shaped education and freedom legacy
The article notes Amos Lawrence, Boston textile heir and New England Emigrant Aid Company treasurer, funded Lawrence, Kansas founding efforts and later contributed to Lawrence University and Sarah Lawrence College. He visited Kansas in 1884 at age 69, staying three days amid a city and university tribute. His family’s abolitionist and educational commitments are highlighted by descendants.
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Boston
New England Emigrant Aid Company
Eli Thayer
Lawrence
Kansas
William Lawrence
City Council
Charles Robinson
Robinson
Lawrence Journal
Lawrences
Lawrence University
Appleton
Wis
Sarah Lawrence College
New York City
Elizabeth Hedenberg
Pensacola
Fla
Lawrence portrait to grace City Hall at 6 35 p.m.
Amos Lawrence portrait presentation planned at the City Commission meeting to honor the city’s 150th anniversary. The piece, copied from a Spencer Museum of Art painting based on an 1831 original, will display at the Watkins Community Museum before potential City Hall display.
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Lawrence City Hall
Lawrence Sesquicentennial Commission
City Hall
Bill Woodard
Spencer Museum of Art
City Commission
Boston
New England Emigrant Aid Company
Lawrence
Karl Gridley
Spencer Research Library
Kansas University
Marian L. Peabody
James Frothingham
New England
Watkins Community Museum of History
Mass
Mike Rundle
Sixth and
Massachusetts Streets
Massachusetts
South Park
11Th
Watson Park
Massachusetts Street
Douglas County
Lawrence City Band
South Park Gazebo
Haskell Pow Wow
Kelley Hunt
Billy Ebeling
Namesake anchors yearlong sesquicentennial celebration
Rundle stresses the namesake's role in grounding the event with a real sense of place. He says the yearlong sesquicentennial should feel tangible rather than abstract to honor the town’s history.
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Rundle
Study shows USS slipping in education quality and spending
Education Secretary Rod Paige warns that educational underperformance threatens U S leadership as Bush campaigns on higher grade testing and funding. The report notes the United States ranks high in fourth grade reading among nine countries but shows no improvement since 1991 while per pupil spending exceeds 10 000 dollars, and US hours in school remain among the top globally.
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Rod Paige
Bush
John Kerry
Massachusetts
Paige
U.S
United States
Sweden
Mexico
Poland
Slovak Republic
Austria
Denmark
Norway
Economic Coalition
McGaw
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Clinton
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Call
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Topeka
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