Abercrombie ad draws MADD protest over drinking in catalog
New York AP report says Mothers Against Drunk Driving condemns Abercrombie & Fitch for a back to school catalog mix of fashions with drinking games and cocktails. MADD criticized the company and said the catalog could influence underage customers. About a million copies circulated in 165 stores and by subscription. The retailer acknowledged overreach in a feature titled Drinking 101 and promised balance.
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NEW York
Abercrombie & Fitch
MADD
Karolyn Nunnallee
A&f
Lonnie Fogel
Reynoldsburg
Ohio
Abercrombie Fall 1998 Catalog Faces Outcry
A photo from Friday in New York shows Abercrombie and Fitchs Fall 1998 catalog featuring college fashion and drinking games. The catalog promotes drunken activities angering groups who say the Ohio retailer should not encourage underage customers to drink.
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Abercrombie & Fitch
New York
Reading for the ages at Gale Pond Alamo program
Twenty kindergartners and first graders graduated from an after school reading program sponsored by Highland United Methodist Church. Volunteers read aloud and listen as students read, with aims to expand to more grades and schools next fall.
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Gale Pond Alamo
Highland United Methodist Church
Alyce Lambeth
Janet Baker
Gale Pond Alamo Elementary
Johann Neethling
Peggy Crow
Lonnie
Neethling
Neething
Sebstina Bustos
Brian Baugus
Labor squeeze pushes high schools to train for travel jobs
In Irving High School a Sabre reservations course helps 18 year old Tania Zamora book flights and land a post graduation job at Cendant Corp. As the tight labor market shifts corporate hiring, districts nationwide expand school to work programs, with high schools like Dallas ISD fielding growing company interest and internships.
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Irving
Wall Street Journal
Irving High School
Tania Zamora
Dallas
San Francisco
Zamora
AMR Corp
Sabre
Cendant Corp
American Airlines
America
Etree St
Washington
Dallas Independent
Arturo Salazar
ECISD Expands Free Bus Service and Fees Under SB 517
ECISD offers free bus transportation to students living at least two miles from their school. Previously, those within two miles were not covered. SB 517 allows districts to charge a $45 semester or $10 monthly fee for non‑reimbursed riders, with waivers for free lunch students and reduced rates for reduced lunch, set at $20 per semester.
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Ector County Independent School
Why Anansi Hides in Corners Adapted by Amy Friedman
Chameleon seeks revenge on Anansi the Spider for past tricks that cost his farm. He digs a hidden tunnel to Anansi’s field, then gathers hundreds of slim vines and flies to trap Anansi. The plan unfolds as Chameleon and his sons prepare a clever ruse.
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Anansi
Chameleon
Sete
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