Parents threaten legal action over cigarette punishment at Hume High
In Home Missouri mothers of two boys allege harassment after they plan to sue school officials over a September 17 incident. Principal Kenneth Hightower offered two swats or tobacco swallowing. two students chose swallowing 18 cigarettes, one sat on them. Adkins and Weatherman say health issues followed hospitalization. Attorneys aim to bar repetition and seek damages. Local threats and anonymous letters accompanied protests at a school board meeting backing Hightower’s authority.
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Ex-coach Wilkens Dons Black Santa at Pike Place Market
SEATTLE Ex Sonics coach Lenny Wilkens volunteered as a Black Santa at Seattle's Pike Place Market for Children's Day. A boy asked his name, and Wilkens replied Santa Claus, while the boy quipped about Wilkens. The scene aimed to show inclusivity after local merchants sought a Black Santa.
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Pope Paul VI rejects Ukrainian Catholic patriarchate demand
Pope Paul VI reaffirmed opposition to creating a Ukrainian Catholic patriarchate sought by Joseph Slipyj and six Ukrainian bishops. He told them a patriarchal title is not feasible now and warned it could loosen Rome’s stance on Ukrainian Catholics amid unsettled community expectations.
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Divorced Women Lose Some Social Security Benefits
The Supreme Court upheld the government system excluding divorced women from certain Social Security payments to married women. The ruling maintains that old age and disability benefits target families with dependent children and are not a broad welfare program for divorced spouses.
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Plains Yule tree toppled by vandals in town park
Plain residents report a Christmas tree erected December 4 in Plains GA was dragged away by a blue car. Two witnesses describe a rope tied to the upper trunk as the vehicle sped off, leaving the tree shattered in the street near the police station. Police pursued but found only remains. Local reaction included skepticism about repair.
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