Truman Library to add high tech exhibits by 1995
Independence Missouri AP Truman Library officials plan to install the first of several new interactive exhibits by 1995 to mark the 50th anniversary of Truman’s rise to the presidency. The upgrades aim to attract younger visitors with video screens and computer workstations and to better identify era personalities for students from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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Truman Library to redo exhibits for younger audiences
The Harry S. Truman Library Institute funds new design work while the federal government backs interior remodeling set to start later this year. Other presidential libraries including Hoover and Kennedy have refreshed displays to reach younger visitors, with Kennedy noting a surge in attendance after its redesign.
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Herbert Hoover
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Iowa
Kansans Trek to Israel Growth in tourism prompts reflections
Alan Montgomery reports rising Kansan travel to Israel based on Israeli Ministry of Tourism data for 1992 and 1993, with 1,132 Kansans visiting in the first eight months of 1993. The piece compares 1992 totals, notes peak travel months, and contrasts U.S. regional distributions, including New York and Midwest states, while detailing group tours and political map disputes affecting perceptions of the West Bank and Palestine.
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UN agencies flee Mogadishu amid Somali attacks
World Digest reports two U N agencies deserted their Mogadishu offices after a firebomb threat and ongoing attacks across Somalia. UNDP and UNHCR cited threats while gunfire echoed near the militia front line in South and North Mogadishu.
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Raft Found From Sinking Ship Halts Hope Of Survivors
In Halifax, searchers recovered a life raft and debris from the cargo ship Marika 7 after it sank in a North Atlantic storm. The raft was empty when a rescue ship approached. Marika 7 carried six Greek officers and a 30 member Filipino crew, with iron ore cargo bound for the Netherlands, missing since Saturday about midway between Newfoundland and Britain.
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Irish leader hints at pulling British troops from Northern Ireland
Prime Minister Albert Reynolds stirred Protestant nerves in Northern Ireland by saying Britain should demilitarize the region. He offered no elaboration after his late Sunday remark, the first explicit use of demilitarization since the peace initiative was announced on December 15. The plan promises seats at the negotiating table to all parties renouncing violence.
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Albert Reynolds
Northern Ireland
Britain
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Sinn Fein
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2 Million New Jobs Predicted for 1994
Labor Secretary Robert Reich forecast about 2 million new jobs in 1994, largely in services for business and hospitality. He warned of growing gaps between those trained for these roles and those without, urging ongoing job training as unemployment is seen at 6.0 to 6.4 percent all year.
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U.S
Robert Reich
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ABC
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China plans cautious price reform in 1994
Premier Li Peng said China will ease state price controls in 1994 only if consumers can bear inflation, warning that rapid reform could cause instability. The China Daily quote cites recent grain panic and the need for some controls on staple prices after a 30% to 40% rise.
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