Dictionary of American Slang Bets Its Future on Volume I
Washington AP reports Random House launches the Historical Dictionary of American Slang Volume I revealing 1006 pages of euphemisms insults and obscene terms. Editor J L Lighter notes strong attention and NEH grants near $400000 while Volume II is planned for spring 1996 and Volume III for 1997.
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J.L. Lighter
Lighter
National Endowment For the Humanities
NEH
Sheldon Hackney
Bellbottoms
Health care reform spotlight on federal plan
A gathering of senators led by Harris Wofford spotlights the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program as a model for broader reform. They reveal premium figures for themselves to contrast congressional perks with ordinary workers, arguing for universal private plan access and long-term coverage continuity.
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Washington
Harris Wofford
Pennsylvania
Congress
Wofford
D-Pa
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Jay Rockefeller
D-W. Va
Blue Cross
Barbara Mikulski
D-Md
House
Newt Gingrich
Georgia
Kennedy
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Labor Committee
Clinton
Harry and
Louise
Volcanoes and earthquakes sped human evolution in East Africa
German geologists link 1.6 million year volcanic upheavals in Kenya’s Kyulu mountains with shifts in habitat that may have driven Homo erectus development and migrations. The study suggests environmental change from crustal movements spurred brain growth, tool use, and dispersal to Europe and Asia.
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Deutsche Presse Agentu
East African Rift Valley
Nairobi
Karlsruhe University
Germany
Kyulu
Kenya
Mark Maslin
University of Kiel
New Scientist
Africa
Richard Leakey
Europe
Asia
East Africa
Rift Valley
Manfred Surecker
East
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University of Tennessee
Knoxville
New York University
Rowan and Martin
America
Opus
Detriot Free Press, Knight-Ridder Tribune
Tom Close
Patricia Chargot
Christian
J. C. Hash, SR
Cal Langford
Foundation Life Fellowship
J. C. Hash
St. Peter’s World Outreach Center
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Dr. Hash
Kenneth Hagin
Glenburnie Road
New Bern
Careers Conference
Pamlico Community College
PCC
ECU
Environmental Science Technology
Ramona
P.o.box
Grantsboro
Department OF Defense
Department OF the Navy
Naval Aviation Depot
Cherry Point
Council On Environmental Quality Regulations
NEPA
Navy
Atlantic Division
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Norfolk
Virginia
James Haluska
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