Mackies World opens as first mall for children in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids announces Mackies World, a nearly 11 million enclosed mall designed for kids. It houses toy clothing and learning centers plus a dinosaur lobby feature and a car themed theater. Investors include Deb and Pete Colvin aiming to aid at risk children with profits. Local projections expect 2 million yearly visitors and a potential first year profit.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Mackie
Deb Colvin
Pete
Chris
Colvins
Coca-Cola
Gerber Products Co
Wall Street
Dixie Barnaby
Malachy Kavanagh
International Council of Shopping Centers
Mal
Mackies World
Judge orders monitoring and back pay at Joe's Stone Crab
US District Judge Daniel T K Hurley ordered Joe's Stone Crab in West Palm Beach to pay 150000 in lost wages to four women who alleged sex discrimination. The court will oversee hiring for three years and requires kept records of applications to prevent bias.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Daniel T.K. Hurley
Hurley
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Joe’s
EEOC
JoAnn Bass
Joe
James Dean tombstone reinstalled at Fairmount cemetery
In Fairmount Indiana the 400 pound rose granite tombstone of James Dean was reinstalled at Park Cemetery after being stolen then found dumped on a county road. It was set on its base with two 24 inch rods and cement and is ready for the late September James Dean Festival. Dean, star of East of Eden Giant and Rebel Without a Cause, died in 1955 at age 24 and his grave attracts thousands yearly.
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Fairmount
Ind
James Dean
Park Cemetery
Dean
California
Two Boys Sentenced for Westside School Shooting
Mitchell Johnson aged 14 and Andrew Golden aged 12 were transported to a state juvenile facility near Little Rock after being sentenced for the March 24 Westside Middle School shooting in Jonesboro. Johnson pleaded guilty to five murders and ten battery counts. Golden was found guilty despite a rejected temporary insanity claim.
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Alexander, Ark
Mitchell Johnson
Andrew Golden
Little Rock
Mitchell
Westside Middle School
Jonesboro
Andrew
Andrews Area Cuts Rudolph Manhunt to 80 Officers
Authorities plan to scale back the search for abortion clinic bombing suspect Eric Rudolph from more than 200 to 80. The remaining federal and state officers will stay in Andrews, North Carolina, indefinitely as other agents are sent to Africa to investigate embassy bombings. Rudolph has been missing since February after his Birmingham Alabama bombing charge.
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North Carolina
Washington
New York
Africa
U.S
Kenya
Tanzania
Andrews
Turchie
Rudolph
Birmingham
Ala
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Freedom Communications, Inc
Odessa
West Texas
Laura
George W. Bush
Dillard's
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American Express
Discover
Diners Club
Music City Mall
Austin
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