Nike logo sparks Islamic concerns over shoe branding
CAIR demands apology after Nike uses a logo resembling Allah in Arabic script on a line of summer shoes including Air Bakin and Air Melt. Nike says the emblem symbolizes flames and has changed the design to avoid confusion with the word air.
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Washington
Council On American-Islamic Relations
Nike Inc
Nike
Vizhier Corpuz
Corpuz
Portland
Ore
Allah
God
Labor Department Fines Pizza Hut Over Teen Labor Violations in New York
The Labor Department fined Pizza Hut 194400 for allowing 76 minors to operate dangerous equipment such as slicing machines and electric dough mixers at 26 New York City area restaurants from June to March. The company based in Dallas did not comment, and appeal indications were not provided. Also reported is the death of Laura Nyro at 49 from ovarian cancer, noted for songs like Eli's Coming and wedding Bell Blues.
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Labor Department
Pizza Hut
New York City
Dallas
Laura Nyro
Eli
Ms. Nyro
Peter, Paul and
Mary
Fifth Dimension
Barbra Streisand
Mary Travers
Tall man squeezed into too short casket sparks suit
Los Angeles 39 year old Clarence Freeman Jr died of Hodgkin's lymphoma. His widow and relatives sue Angelus Funeral Home alleging the 6 foot 9 man was packed into a standard casket. Funeral staff say knees were bent and padding removed to fit, arguing costs. The family may seek exhumation for a larger casket.
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Los Angeles
Clarence Freeman Jr
Josie Freeman
Mrs. Freeman
Mr. Freeman
Hodgkin's
Angelus Funeral Home
Angelus
Blanche Laws-McConnell
Freeman
Ron Hast
Mortuary Management
Hast
Space station delayed to late 1998 due to Russian module delay
The international space station construction start is postponed to late 1998 as Russia misses the deadline for a crucial service module. NASA warns the first construction flight will be by October 1998 and may use substitute equipment if Russia cannot deliver by December 1998.
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Washington
International Space Station
Russia
NASA
Peter
Paul
F. James Sensenbrenner Jr
R-Wis
United States
Wilbur C. Trafton
House Space Subcommittee
Mir receives supplies for critical space station repairs
Fuel, fire extinguishers and spare parts arrived at the Mir space station in Moscow, enabling an American and two Russian crew members to repair breathing systems. NASA calls the repairs critical, though Russians downplay the urgency. In the past 10 months Mir has suffered a fire, main oxygen system failure, a directional pointing system outage, and a CO2 purge system overheating last week.
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Moscow
Mir Space Station
NASA
Mir
Rebel Leader Demands Mobutu Resign in 3 Days in Zaire
Rebel chief Laurent Kabila announced a three day ultimatum to President Mobutu Sese Seko and a pause in advances as rebels seize the second city Goma and push toward Kinshasa. Fighting persisted near Lubumbashi while Gen Likulio Bolongo visited Kinshasa's presidential palace.
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Goma
Zaire
Laurent Kabila
Lubumbashi
Kabila
Mobutu Sese Seko
Kinshasa
Likulio Bolongo
Mobutu
Likulio
U.S
Daniel Simpson
Arafat Holds Gaza Meeting With Israeli Security Chief
Yasser Arafat promised greater cooperation with Israel's security chief Ami Ayalon to prevent death by own action attacks. A CIA official attended the talks in Gaza City as U S efforts to resume talks progress amid ongoing protests in the West Bank and violence in Hebron.
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Jerusalem
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Shin Bet
Palestinian Authority
Ami Ayalon
Gaza City
CIA
U.S
West Bank
Hebron
Fargo braces for flood crest to reach 39 feet
In Fargo North Dakota volunteers flood fight after the Red River crest projection rises to 39 percent feet far above prior estimates. Residents rush to reinforce dikes as crews mobilize from the Fargo Civic Center to riverfront neighborhoods amid warnings of record high water.
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Fargo
N.D
North Dakota
Red River
Fargo Civic Center
Riverside
Troy Krabbenhoff
National Weather Service
Randy Naslund
Naslund
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