Weight Loss Crisis Laid Bare By JAMA Report
A JAMA study shows obesity rose 8 percent from 1980 to 1991 with over 30 percent of Americans overweight across groups and sharper gains among women and minorities. Health costs total billions, and the simple fix remains eat less and exercise more despite diet myths and fat substitutes.
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Judge Ito under fire over Simpson case bias claims
Letter to the editor questions Judge Lance Ito's neutrality in the O J Simpson hearings. The author asserts repeated denials of defense requests for blood sample sharing and Fuhrman records, arguing the judge shows prejudice and racial bias. The writer, a former New York police officer, calls for impartiality and questions Ito's ability to judge without prejudice.
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Simpson
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Fuhrman
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Seventies Vision? (Not Provided)
On this date in history several events highlight the era. President McKinley was shot in 1901 and died eight days later, with Leon Czolgosz executed the following October. Also in 1888 Joseph P Kennedy Sr. was born in Boston, marking notable historical milestones.
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Leon Czolgosz
Buffalo
N.Y
Czolgosz
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr
Boston
Roswell Women Club Seeks Senior Scholar Award Privately
Sept 6 1969 Roswell Business and Professional Women's Club aims to raise standards for women by awarding 100 to a graduating senior toward college tuition. Project approved at a recent meeting. An open Church Women United board meeting is set for Sept 12 at 9 30 a m at Westminster Presbyterian Church per Mrs Ethel McKay.
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Intergalactic Reception highlights New Mexico space lore
Albuquerque hosted its first Intergalactic Reception on the convention center roof with a decorated landing pad as officials hoped to attract alien visitors. Roswell, Las Cruces, and Deming prize headlines with UFO centers, Duck Races, and past space legends fueling a playful cross state rivalry.
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Albuquerque Journal
Janna Lee Aspin
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International Ufo Museum and Research Center
Littell
Chamber of Commerce
Deming
Duke
GOP PACs Fuel 1996 Rise As Grams Cheney Lead
Leadership for America and Alliance for American Leadership mark a new class of leadership PACs used by Gramm Cheney and others to build 1996 campaigns. They raise and spend beyond candidate limits, funnel funds to GOP candidates and travel, while Democrats face tighter scrutiny. Dole funds allies heavily, aiding numerous House and Senate contenders.
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Defense
Richard Cheney
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Cheney
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Kansas
Campaign America
Dole
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Senate
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Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Iowa
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George W. Bush
Texas
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Rick Santorum
Oliver North
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Virginia
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Can blacks be better served by nonblack representation
Washington debate on minority representation questions whether blacks and other minorities are always best served by black congressmen or by senior non black members. Court rulings in Texas Louisiana and North Carolina reshape districts and may affect black gains in Congress. Experts argue districts with fewer minority voters can still yield support for minority priorities via white incumbents. Carol Swain of Princeton weighs in.
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Justice Department
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Supreme Court
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