Israeli Women Soldiers Shaped by Service since 1949
Israeli women serve across roles from clerical to electronics and police, with combat training still possible. The Chen corps emphasizes discipline and maturity as Col. Dvora Tomer guides a generation balancing gendered image with military duty.
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Associated Press
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Israel
Middle East
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Dvora Tomer
Tomer
David Ben-Guion
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Chinese Language Most Widespread Worldwide
New York AP reports Chinese is spoken by more people than any other language. Mandarin leads with about 500 million speakers, followed by Wu 55 million and Cantonese 50 million, with 800 million China mainland speakers overall. Chinese is a UN official language and a national tongue of one country.
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New York
Warren Preece
Encyclopaedia Britannica
China
United Nations
Brazilian Beer Mugs Hail Nixon
In Rio Negrinho Santa Catarina a Ceramarte ceramics firm produces Nixon beer mugs for an American company amid a Nixon campaign push. Holger Hansen, a Ceramarte director, says the mugs feature a Nixon face bas relief and the star spangled banner with potential sales to 100 000 mugs. He notes loyalty to mugs over politics.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Nixon
Rio Negrinho
Santa Caterina
Ceramarte
Rio Negcio
Holger Hansen
Hansen
Ceramarte Ltd
Hamburg
San Francisco
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Bill targets subway graffiti in city crackdown
New York Mayor John V. Lind say submitted a bill to the City Council to curb graffiti on subways and public property. The measure carries penalties up to six months in jail and a $100 fine for defacing property or carrying an open aerosol can in public buildings. Lindsay praised judges for mandating vandals clean up their artwork on transit, monuments, and public and private buildings.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
OSU College of Medicine Awarded NIH Grant
Ohio State University's College of Medicine received a 140000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to assess faculty and facilities as part of qualifying the school as a major cancer research center. Dean John Prior said the grant enables a strong interdisciplinary cancer plan and a second-year grant of 107900 appears likely.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
College of Medicine
National Institute of Health
Robert Wall
John Prior
Medical College
Prior
OSU
Prince Proposes Cow Catchers for Safer Roads
Prince Philip urged auto engineers to fit cow catchers on cars to reduce pedestrian deaths by catching or holding pedestrians rather than throwing them into the road. He spoke at a congress of auto engineers comparing the device to the cow catchers once on American locomotives.
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London
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth
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