Kennedy and Brown deride Nixon on secret tapes
The JFK and Edmund G. Pat Brown conversations label Richard Nixon nuts and psycho after Brown’s 1962 gubernatorial win. Kennedy mocks his farewell speech and Nixon later laments he won’t “kick around anymore.” The tapes, released by the JFK Library, were reported by the San Francisco Examiner.
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NYC school kids sort pennies to aid charities
A penny drive started eight years ago in Teddy Grosss Manhattan apartment has grown into a citywide effort engaging about 500,000 students across 500 NYC schools. The campaign collects pennies from homes and local spots and lets participants decide how funds are distributed to local charities in a month long drive expected to raise nearly 300000 dollars.
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Realistic Sacajawea coin designs on Mint site
The Mint displays proposed dolar coin designs featuring Sacajawea, the Shoshone teen who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804. Mint Director Diehl says the depictions are realistic, not romanticized, and Americans can view and vote on the designs online.
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Melbourne Plans World Tallest Tower Rise Above CN Tower
Melbourne aims to construct the world's tallest structure surpassing Toronto's CN Tower by about 1914 feet when including its communications antenna. The CN Tower has held the title since 1976 at 1815 feet.
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Toronto
Accident victim sues NY after collision with deer
Ronald Knauer Jr. sues New York state alleging highway design and elevation on the Lockport Expressway limited visibility for southbound drivers, leading to a deer collision in August 1997 that left him with a fractured skull and serious leg injuries. He seeks restitution from the state and possibly Amherst town.
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WWII veteran awarded France's Legion of Honor in Philadelphia
Army Pvt. Robert Sawyer, age 102, received France’s Legion of Honor during a quiet Northeast Philadelphia ceremony. French consul Daniele Thomas Easton praised memory and sacrifice, as Sawyer saluted with the ceremony’s anthem.
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Delivery man error floods basement with heating oil
Steve and Christy Barrie had their basement flooded after a delivery error led to heating oil being pumped into the lower level. Neighbors reported the slick and authorities were called to contain the spill.
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Woman to be first to receive insulin islet transplant
A patient identified as Jackie Demijohn is to become the first to receive insulin producing islet cells and bone marrow from an unrelated deceased donor in a bold diabetes cure attempt. The plan uses a new anti rejection drug briefly to allow normal islet function and reduce lifelong drug exposure. She still uses insulin injections but markedly less due to the transplanted cells.
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Jackie Demijohn
Doherty Says Marriage Should Not Have Happened
Shannen Doherty tells TV Guide in the December 12 issue that her marriage to Ashley Hamilton, son of George Hamilton, was a ridiculous misstep after the couple had known each other for a short time. The remark underscores Doherty’s discomfort with the union and its quick progression.
Not the one that was here yesterday love story note
Doherty recalls two weeks of love shifts as a fan cites changing affections. She says she is hopeful for marriage and desires children, stating she wants to be the marrying kind.
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Gas prices dip may have bottomed out in U S markets
The Lundberg Survey shows average U S gas price at just under 1 05 per gallon Friday down 2 64 cents in two weeks with self serve regular 99 cents and full service regular 1 44 The decline follows softer demand and an oil glut shaved crude oil and gas prices by about 18 cents per gallon analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday.
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Smelly prank sprays trees to deter theft at WSU
Washington State University groundskeepers and park workers secretly spray young evergreens with a rancid mix including skunk essence and coyote urine to deter Christmas tree theft. The mixture dries or freezes on trees, making indoor use reveal the odor only after bring indoors. A university spokesman says thieves gamble on which trees are sprayed.
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Republicans file new claim in attorney general race
In Albany GOP lawyers go to state court with a claim of voter fraud tied to non citizen voting in the Nov 3 election. They seek to have Dennis Vacco declared winner or a new vote while Eliot Spitzer’s camp dismisses the strategy.
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Pataki weighs pay raises and charter school plan
ALBANY The fight over proposed pay raises for state lawmakers shapes the 1999 legislative session. Gov. Pataki seeks broader reform including charter schools, while Assembly Speaker Silver opposes the plan. If he vetoes, he enters 1999 with embittered leaders and potential political friction.
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Voorheesville English teacher dismissed after chair throwing
Christopher Mastro a 25 year Voorheesville junior high English teacher faced a district battle after a student complaint about chair throwing used as an attention getter. The school board moved to charge him and fire him and he resigned, agreeing to a delayed salary halt through January 2000.
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