Free program aids special tots
Nurse staffer Susan Sims watches Nikki, a 9 month old with Down syndrome, as Barbara Hurst explains infant stimulation aims to boost awareness. The Odessa program uses toys to enhance touch, sound and sight in development, with Nikki encouraged to reach typical milestones at her own pace. The article notes 34 similar infants in the area and recalls past attitudes toward mongoloid children.
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Lisa Nicole
Nikki’’ Sims
Susan
Barbara Pierce Hurst
Permian Basin
Esmond Drive
Odessa
Hurst
Nikki
Dawn
Marchers still have a dream at Washington rally
A crowd of about 250000 gathered near the Lincoln Memorial to back an anti Reagan platform calling for jobs peace and freedom. Jesse Jackson led the speakers urging black voter registration and public office progress while Coretta Scott King recalled Martin Luther King Jr. as twilight fell. Police said about 20 arrests occurred during the peaceful demonstration.
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Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
America
Lincoln Memorial
King
Jesse
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Coretta Scott King
Martin
Robert Hines
U.S. Park
King’s Dream Recalled as 1963 March Echoes in Washington
Twenty years after King’s dream was voiced, black leaders gather in Washington for the March for Jobs Peace and Freedom. A mixed crowd recalls 1963 with hunger, unemployment, and hope in the shadow of the White House and Lincoln Memorial. The scene contrasts past faith with present hardship.
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Martin Luther King
King
Lincoln Memorial
Congress
Hijacked airliner heads to Syria after Sicily stopover
Arabic-speaking gunmen hijacked an Air France Boeing 727, forced landing in Sicily, released 55 passengers, then resumed toward Damascus. At least 21 aboard remained on board after refueling in Catania. Earlier, the plane had refueled in Geneva after landing there from Paris and Athens, and travelers were freed before continuing.
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Air France
Sicily
Syria
Damascus
Fontanarossa
Catania
Ficials
Vienna
Paris
Geneva
Switzerland
Athens
Greece
Tripoli
Libya
Challenger aims for dramatic night launch from Cape Canaveral
Space shuttle Challenger prepares for a pre-dawn, after dark flight set for 1 15 a.m. CDT Tuesday. The crew includes America’s first black astronaut Guion Bluford and the oldest space traveler William Thornton. Liftoff and satellite deployment over India drive a six day mission with Edwards AFB landing planned September 5.
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Fla
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India
Richard Truly
Johnson Space Center
Air Force
Guion Bluford
U.S
Navy
Daniel Brandenstein
Dale Gardner
William Thornton
Truly
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Challenger
Florida
Georgia
Bahamas
South Carolina
Alabama
Cuba
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
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