Aspirin joins Smithsonian science history collection
The aspirin relic marks a century since its discovery, joining more than 250000 items in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Bayer officialscite aspirin’s enduring relevance as researchers pursue new uses, while a sample of its ingredient and vintage bottles are displayed.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History
Museum
Science, Medicine and Society
Bayer AG
Felix Hoffmann
Bayer Corp
Gary Balkema
Exhumed Marilyn Sheppard Body Prompting Trial Delay
Prosecutors in Cleveland exhumed Marilyn Sheppard and the fetus she carried to seek a clean DNA profile as part of a suit by her son Sam Reese Sheppard. The 1954 death and the husband Sam Sheppard’s later trials spurred media and The Fugitive. The exhumation precedes a January trial amid claims of wrongful imprisonment.
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Cleveland
Sam Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
Sheppard
Sam Reese Sheppard Sheppard
Nixon tapes released to public after decades
The National Archives releases 443 hours of Nixon recordings from 1971 covering Vietnam issues Watergate talks and White House aftermath. The early tapes include conversations with staff advisers lawmakers and journalists and span February to August 1971.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Oval Office
Vietnam
Nixon
National Archives
John Taylor
Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation
Yorba Linda
Calif
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Riverfront
White House
College Park
Executive Office
Cabinet Room
Camp David
Lincoln
China
Soviet Union
WorldCom Wins Sprint in 115 Billion Merger Deal
MCI WorldCom agreed to 115 billion dollars for Sprint Corp creating a WorldCom led giant with 39 percent of U.S. long distance. The combination would push wireless, paging and Internet services while challenging AT&T and BellSouth. Regulators will scrutinize the deal as boards approved the merger that would be the largest in corporate history.
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Jerusalem
Israel
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Ehud Barak
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
New York
MCI World- Com Inc
Sprint Corp
World- Com
U.S
WorldCom
At&t Corp
Exxon Corp
Mobil Sop
BellSouth
Sprint
Duane Ackerman
Af Ief
MCI WorldCom
Sprint Pcs
Southeastern
Baby Bells
Catherine Jackson
Trainer Wortham Co
MCT
Twenty two exposed to radiation at South Korea plant
At Wolsung nuclear power plant a cooling water pump repair leaked about 12 gallons of radioactive water but remained inside a building and did not affect the environment. At least 22 people, including Korea Electric Power Corp. employees, were exposed as an investigation began.
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Seoul
South Korea
Wolsung
Science and Technology Ministry
Korea Electric Power Corp
Tokaimura
Japan
Clinton pushes for test ban amid Senate vote doubt
The Clinton administration faces uncertain support as the Senate prepares to consider a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty aimed at halting further nuclear weapon testing. Supporters argue it would slow proliferation by curbing development in Russia and China while public opinion broadly backs the goal but lawmakers remain split.
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Ington
Eisenhower
Clinton
Senate
U.S
Japan
Mark Mellman
United States
Russia
China
Court approves drug testing for Knox County teachers
The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to a Knox County Tennessee policy that requires all candidates for public school teaching jobs, and staff in “safely sensitive” positions, to pass urinalysis drug tests. The ruling endorses the program but does not set a broad precedent, and may spur similar moves elsewhere.
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Washington
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Richard T Beeler
Knox County Board of Education
Knox County
Knox County Education Apsoenon
Justices allow tax breaks for religious school gifts
The Supreme Court let Antona tax credits aid donations for scholarships to religious schools, a victory for voucher backers while challengers call it a violation of church state separation. Arizona's tax-credit program was upheld by the state high court, and arguments loom on related parochial school aid and other cases set for December.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Antona
Arizona
Florida
Chet Bohek
Institute For Justice Aid
Chevron
Bolick
Barry Lynn
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Louisiana
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Stuart Allen
Tony Thompson
British Transport Police
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the Great Pumpkins
Luke Berrandt
Mechanicsburg
Hyssong Appliance Center
Patrick Street
Frederick
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Paul Starkey
Goldsmith & Designer
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