Wilkinsburg school board faces contempt over privatization deal
Nine Wilkinsburg school board members defied a judge by funding Private Schools Inc to run Turner Elementary and firing 24 teachers. Judge Judith Friedman ordered reversal and restitution of 1.1 million, with potential dismissal. Case moves to Pennsylvania Supreme Court for Sept. 18 hearing. About 400 students await classes.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Judith Friedman
Wilkinsburg School Board
Alienate Public Schools Inc
Turner
Nashville
One in four children lacks vaccines
A CDC briefing in Atlanta reports about 25 percent of U S toddlers lack immunization against measles mumps and polio despite government efforts nationwide. Fully vaccinated children aged 19 to 35 months hover near 75 percent, stable for two years, amid barriers like cost missed record checks by doctors and parental unawareness of the three shots required for full protection.
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Atlanta
Walter Orenstein
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Wallace to retire as fund-raiser on 76th birthday
Former Gov George Wallace, age 76, plans retirement from his Troy State University fund-raiser role by Sept 30. Wallace, who served four terms as Alabama governor from 1963 to 1987, has been wheelchair-bound since a 1972 assassination attempt and now faces declining hearing and eyesight.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Wallace
George Wallace Jr
Troy State University
Troy
Troy State
Wallace
Dole Maintains Lead Despite Eroding Iowa Poll
DES MOINES Iowa A poll shows Sen Bob Dole still leads the GOP field in Iowa but with reduced support He is favored by 36 percent of respondents down from 51 7 percent in June Gramm trails at 13 7 Buchanan 8 4 and Alexander 5 6 percent with 22 percent undecided.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bob Dole
Dole
Senate
Kansas
Texas
Phil Gramm
Gramm
Pat Buchanan
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Surgery allows victim's mom to have more kids
Edge Smith, known for the Oklahoma City bombing losses, underwent a reversal of a tubal ligation at St. David's Hospital in Austin. A doctor and colleagues donated services, calling it a gift from God. Smith, 23, aims to remarry her ex-husband Tony Smith and have more children.
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Austin
Texas
Oklahoma City
Edge Smith
Edge
Christopher Seeker
St. David's Hospital
Smith
Tony Smith
Threats cost collection agency 11 million dollars
A Texas jury awarded $11 million to a couple after a bill-collecting firm used curses and threats over a $2000 debt. Attorneys criticized the conduct as extreme harassment and violence. The verdict held Household Credit Services of Salinas and Allied Adjustment Bureau violated state debt collection laws.
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EL Paso
Texas
Marianne Driscol
Noel Gate
Household Credit Services of
Salinas
Calif
Allied Adjustment Bureau
Teacher seeks to train service dog in school
Anne Buchanan of Las Vegas fights to add a golden retriever named Maria as a companion for the disabled in her music class at Clark County School District. The district opposes, citing health and safety concerns and the precedent for other workplaces.
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Las Vegas
Anne Buchanan
Maria
Buchanan
Huchanan
Brian Cram
Clark County
Nevada
Cram
Bosnian troops attack peacekeepers in Gorazde safe haven
Bosnian government soldiers attacked British peacekeepers in Gorazde early today, in a street clash near Sarajevo. Two Bosnian army troops were killed and one wounded. UN officials described the raid as banditry and said a protest would be lodged.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Gorazde
U.N
Myriam Sochacki
Alexander Ivanko
United Nations
Chris Vernon
Sochacki
U.S
Basha
Brush fire roars near Hamptons destroying homes and station
A massive brush fire near the Hamptons damaged seven houses and a lumber yard, destroyed a train station, and forced evacuations of about 250 people. Gov Pataki declared a county state of emergency as 1,500 firefighters battled the blaze with air support. The fire burned 5,000 acres of dry land and prompted shutdowns along Sunrise Highway and Suffolk County Airport. No residents were harmed.
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Eastport
Hamptons Beach
New York State
George Pataki
Suffolk County
Pataki
Long Island
Hamptons
Sunrise Highway
New Jersey
Moon Unification Ceremony Ties 726000 Couples in Seoul
In a rain soaked ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, Rev Moon presided over a mass wedding drawing 726,000 couples, including Marina Gesker and Naoki Kondo. Moon's event marks his 13th mass wedding, uniting people across nations and languages. Couples face years of courtship before cohabitation.
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Seoul
South Korea
Marina Gesker
Olympic Stadium
Unification Church
Sun Myong Moon
Korea
Wu release eases chill in US China ties
The expulsion of Harry Wu is hailed as hopeful for strained US China relations and aids Hillary Rodham Clinton's planned trip to a Beijing women’s conference. Beijing’s move follows diplomacy with Secretary Christopher aimed at restoring dialogue on trade, missiles, Taiwan, and human rights while Wu’s case remains legally unsettled.
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Washington
China
Harry Wu
Hillary Radham Clinton
Beijing
Cri
Analysis Wu
Taiwan
United States
Clinton
Wyoming
Peter Tarnoff
Warren Christopher
Brunei
Qian Qichen
Tiananmen Square
State Department
Christopher
Beying
California
Bening
Lee Tenghui
Cornell University
Ithaca
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