Washington Post faked story admits editorial failure
Washington Post ombudsman Bill Green concludes a fabricated piece by Janet Cooke, "Jimmy’s World," earned a Pulitzer due to systemic editing failures and unverified sources. He cites promises of anonymity, lack of senior checks, and missed doubts, noting editors must verify and question more. The episode prompted postpublication fallout and a reevaluation of newsroom trust protocols.
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Los Angeles Sees Desegregation Push Faces Busing Debate
The state court is unlikely to reverse its stance on the anti busing amendment as officials note the mandatory plan would cost about 160 million dollars to run. East central and south LA schools remain nearly 100 percent minority. White enrollment in city schools is dropping, forecast under 23 percent this year. Civil rights groups consider desegregation plans involving cross city suburb busing.
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Tulsa Tornado Strikes Tulsa Area Causing widespread Damage
Tulsa Fire Department responders battled a collapsing home after a Sunday night twister. Firefighters handled gas line reports while Red Cross sought shelter space for the homeless. Civil Defense coordinated looting control as storms moved east from Oklahoma City and Bartlesville with large hail and wind damage across the northeast.
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Easter Parade Traditions Shine In Rehoboth Beach
Easter festivities mark annual rituals in Rehoboth Beach Del and Great Falls Mont with contrasting scenes. In Rehoboth a child friendly disco show and hula hoop contest steal the spotlight amid famed best dressed contest. In Great Falls protesters are arrested after marching into Malmstrom AFB gates during Easter weekend. Farther north in Port Orchard Wash fifteen year old Chris Hill earns spending money by renting out rabbits to classrooms and homes for a week during each Easter.
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Economy Shows Brisk Growth In First Quarter
Washington AP reports the nations economy grew at a brisk annual rate of 5 percent in the first three months of this year, the strongest quarterly gain since 1978. Inflation eased but economists warn of a slowdown as high interest rates and inflation bite. Personal consumption rose but outpaced by after tax income declines, while net exports improved slightly.
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Saudi minister Says His Country Created Oil Glut
Saudi petroleum minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani told NBC Meet the Press that Saudi Arabia engineered a world oil glut to stabilise prices and press industrial nations to cut consumption. He said OPEC may not settle on one price next month and that Saudi Arabia will not raise prices or cut production soon.
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IRA demands end to British rule in Northern Ireland
The IRA stated it would accept nothing less than full destruction of British authority in the province after 12 years of guerrilla war. Sands, 27, began a hunger strike in Belfast Mare prison seeking political prisoner status for jailed IRA members. He was recently elected to Parliament and received last rites, though a government spokesman said death did not seem imminent.
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Byrd Pushes Square Dance Bill to Define National Folk Dance
Senate Democratic leader Robert C. Byrd proposes a law to designate square dance as the rational folk dance of the nation. Byrd, a fiddle player, argues the dance reflects the ebullient spirit of American society and should symbolize the country’s culture.
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