Mecca Hajj Stampede Kills 1426 Pilgrims in Tunnel
In Mecca during the Eid al Adha rituals a fatal stampede in the Mo essem tunnel trapped up to 50 000 pilgrims. Saudi officials report 1 426 dead and hundreds injured as crowd pressure collapsed a bridge and chaos spread. Witnesses feared terrorism amid the disaster.
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Manama
Bahrain
Mecca
Abraham
Ishmael
Mo’essem
Mohammed
Yiber
Gamarat Aqabah
Gamarat Aagabad
Hormone reverses aging in six months study of elderly men
In a pilot study, twelve senior men received growth hormone injections and showed a 9 percent gain in lean body mass, 14 percent fat loss, and 7 percent thicker skin over six months. Experts warn results are preliminary, safety requires more study, and routine use would be costly.
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Boston
Axel G. Feller
Chicago Medical School
Daniel Rudman
Medical College of Wisconsin
Rudman
Plumber Promoter Sparks Walker Concert in North East
In North East on Lake Erie a front-row plumber and a vacuum cleaner salesman helped lure country rocker Jerry Jeff Walker to perform at a barn turned restaurant. Promoter Chuck Ollinger wore an Ollinger’s Plumbing shirt as Walker thanked locals for backing the spur-of-the-moment show with roughly 250 fans in attendance. Walker, 48, noted the support and recalled his rise with Mr Bojangles while praising the locals who funded the event.
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North East
Jerry Jeff Walker
Lake Erie
Mr. Walker
Chuck Ollinger
Mr. Ollinger
Foreign teachers urge democracy training at AFT convention
Jan Urban a former philosophy teacher driven from his post in 1977 for human rights activities told the AFT convention that education for democracy is needed amid a market economy. He noted teacher training as essential while delegates discussed Eastern Europe and aid to budding teacher unions. Curtis Nkondo urged action against apartheid. Delegates from East bloc nations asked for old texts and supplies. The AFT marked its 75th anniversary with 60 foreign teacher delegates attending.
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Jan Urban
Czechoslovakia
American Federation of Teachers
Europe
Curtis Nkondo
AFT
U.S
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