Smithsonian to display Greensboro lunch counter artifacts
Four students who sat at an all black Greensboro Woolworths lunch counter in 1960 helped spark the civil rights movement. The Smithsonian’s Museum of American History will show a counter section, stools, soda fountain and related items from the Woolworth’s store, donated by Woolworth Corp. Joseph McNeil, now 17, recalled the act as a down payment on manhood, and urged ongoing progress in race relations.
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Washington
Greensboro
N.C
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
Museum of American History
An &Foot
Woolworth’s
Woolworth Corp
Joseph McNeil
Mr. McNeil
North Carolina A&t State University
Frank McCain
Ezell Blair Jr
David Richmond
Woolworth
McNeil
McCain
William Yeingst
Hempstead
N.Y
Federal Aviation Administration
Meeting Costs Her a Job After Clinton Meeting
Catherine Rosen says she was fired from Peter Sharp & Co after discussing health problems with President Clinton. White House says it’s investigating. Rosen had breast lump, lost insurance due to job change, and faced 11 month pre existing condition wait.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Clinton
Catherine Rosen
Ms. Rosen
White House
Peter Sharp & Co
Manhattan
Fuentes Wins Prince of Asturias Award for Literature
Mexican novelist and former diplomat Carlos Fuentes was named winner of Spain's Prince of Asturias Prize for literature. The honor recognizes his defense of imagination, dignity of thought, and support of culture, with a 38,500 dollar prize and a Joan Miro sculpture. Fuentes has served as Mexico's ambassador to France and taught at Harvard, Penn, and Princeton.
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Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Spain
Joan Miro
Mexico
France
Harvard
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton
Ooao B.S. King
China
B.B. King
King
Hong Kong
Japan
Jericho ends occupation as self rule begins
Palestinians celebrate what they call the birth of a state as Jericho is handed to Palestinian police and Israeli troops withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Brig. Gen Haj Ismail calls Jericho the start of a Palestinian state while thousands cheer and gunfire rings out in celebration.
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Jericho
West Bank
Israel
Haj Ismail
Gaza Strip
Strip
Egypt
Jordan
Gaza
Khan Younis
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Samir Sini Lawri
Weapons from Iran alleged in Bosnian arms embargo breach
A Bosnian military source says the Muslim led army received hundreds of American made anti tank rockets plus explosives smuggled from Iran in violation of the 1991 UN embargo. The shipments reportedly included a ship from Brazil reaching the Croatian coast and crates marked humanitarian aid.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Iran
U.N
Brazil
Washington Post
Croatia
Zagreb
Bosnia
Ali Akbar Velayati
Cmdr
Eric Chaperen
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U.S. Mattress, Inc
Baltimore-Washington Area
Rockville
Frederick Superstore
Rockledge Plaza
Pattick St
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Glan
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Miami International Airport
National Association of Letter Carriers
Atlantic City
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New York City
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Della Fave
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Philip Morris
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Ealant View Landscaping, Inc
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Associated Press
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