Mystery illness divides Navajo Nation over tradition and punishment
On Ramah Navajo Reservation the mysterious disease has killed 13 people, eight from the tribe, prompting some elders to view it as divine retribution for neglecting old values. Others blame modern life choices while epidemiologists and IHS rush to aid. Economic strain and scarce jobs push youths away from traditional sheep herding as health concerns and a 13 year old Navajo girl’s death at a park underscore tension between old ways and new pressures.
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Poll shows rising support for handgun sales ban
A Louis Harris poll of 1,250 adults conducted April 3 12 finds 52 percent favor a handgun sales ban and 43 percent oppose, a potential sea change in public opinion on gun control amid fears for children’s safety.
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Labor Department launches guide to new Family and Medical Leave Act
The Labor Department released 94 pages of regulations to help workers and employers implement the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, effective August 5. Acting assistant secretary John Fraser says 40 to 50 million people and about 5 percent of U.S. businesses will be covered, with user friendly Q and A style guidance.
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Labor Department
Federal Register
John Fraser
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South Africa Plans Multiracial Election Next April
In Johannesburg, black and white leaders tentatively set April 27 next year for a multiracial vote that would end 350 years of white rule. The election would include South Africa’s 30 million blacks and usher in a government led by blacks after negotiations among 26 groups. Provisional date agreed near Johannesburg as de Klerk's government and Mandela's ANC back the plan.
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South Africa
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African National Congress
Mother Teresa appeals for peace in troubled Ardoyne district
In west Belfast's Ardoyne, 83 year old Mother Teresa addressed about 2,000 worshippers at Holy Cross RC Church urging Catholics and Protestants to love one another and share joy to foster peace in Northern Ireland after years of sectarian violence. Poitier earns Living Legend Award at National Black Theatre Festival.
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National Black Theatre Festival
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Della Reese
Hollywood
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Phylicia Rashad
al Freeman Jr
Garrett Morris
Lloyd Richards
Winston-Salem
Terror on the trestle tragedy claims three children in Missouri
In Joplin Missouri a four engine freight train struck three children stranded on a trestle above a creek. Melissa Seay age 12 and her brother William known as Bud 9 died at once while Austin 5 held on until Monday. A funeral for the siblings drew 600 mourners as details emerged of their final moments and memorials.
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Ed Brown
Melissa Seay
Wiliam
Bud
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Seay
Welfare policy clash over work requirements remarks
Washington AP reports Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala urged that low income mothers should enter the workforce rather than be subsidized to stay home. She criticized welfare to work policy while the Clinton administration seeks welfare reform for about five million families. Her stance contrasts with the Children's Defense Fund position during her past board tenure.
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Health and Human Services
Donna E. Shalala
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Associated Press
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Children’s Defense Fund
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