Kennedy Nichols Pollack honored by Directors Guild
New York Senator Edward Kennedy and filmmakers Mike Nichols and Sydney Pollack were celebrated by the Directors Guild of America for support of movies and television. Kennedy received the National Honoree award for aiding the National Endowment for the Arts and First Amendment issues. Nichols earned the Filmmaker award for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and The Graduate. Pollack was cited for outstanding commitment to artists' rights.
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Dmass
Mike Nichols
Sydney Pollack
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National Endowment For the Arts
Nichols
Virginia
Pollack
Fragmented Readable Fragments About HUUG and DOUG
The readable fragments mention HUUG and DOUG in a partial context with unclear action. No clear event date place or outcome is established. The text lacks coherent details for a fuller summary card.
Baltimore Study Links Mice to Inner-City Asthma
Johns Hopkins researchers find house mice common in eight urban areas and linked to asthma. Ninety five percent of tested homes had mouse allergen, Baltimore at one hundred percent. About seven percent of children nationwide have asthma, with higher rates in inner cities and eighteen percent of children in studied homes showing allergies to mice.
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Acela Express In Service Marks High Speed Rail Era
Amtrak’s Acela Express began regular passenger service from Washington to Boston in a dawn departure with 114 aboard. The 150 mph snub-nosed train seats 304 and aims to renew interest in rail travel among business travelers previously drawn to airlines.
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George Warrington
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Custody Denied Over Breastfeeding Dispute in Champaign Case
Champaign County Circuit Judge Ann Einhorn will hear the case as DCFS investigators report the child told them he no longer wanted to breast feed. The mother, 32, denies abuse and says the child did not express a desire to stop. Authorities withheld the woman's identity to protect the child's privacy. The DCFS director cites the child’s stated wishes as a central issue.
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Ann Einhorn
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DCF
Jess McDonald
Northwest Stage Two Alert Amid Cold West Coast Strain
A Stage Two power emergency is reissued for the Pacific Northwest as cold weather keeps energy demand high. Northwest Emergency Response Team members from Oregon Washington Montana and Idaho warn reserves under 5 percent as temperatures run about 15 degrees below normal and forecasts predict continued below normal warmth this week.
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Talks stall as Seattle newspaper strike persists
Talks between striking workers and The Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer collapsed after five hours with no new sessions scheduled. Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild spokesman Ron Judd said several proposals were made before the halt, while Seattle Times spokeswoman Kerry Coughlin reported the sides are still far apart. The guild represents about 1,000 editorial, circulation and advertising staff at the two papers, on strike since November 21.
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Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild
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Coughlin
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Gisela Kahn Gresser, Pioneering Woman Chess Champion Dies
Gresser, 94, a self taught chess pioneer and nine time national champion, died December 4 at her Manhattan home. Born in Detroit, she learned the game during a crisis period in 1938 and rose to lead US women’s chess for decades alongside Mary Bain and Mona May Karff. She won her first U.S. Women's Championship in 1944.
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Mona May Karff
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Court to hear case on jury instructions appeal rights
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Melvin Tyler’s federal appeal claim accusing New Orleans jurors of improper instructions in a 1975 second degree murder case. The court also weighed whether a confession after Miranda warnings tainted by police questioning merits review and heard other actions including a racketeering suit against Don King and an arbitration challenge over a $15 mobile home charge.
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Supreme Court
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Cedric Kushner
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Alabama
Melvin Tyler
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Surrogates Speak as Gore and Bush Stay Silent
In the run up to the Supreme Court hearing on the Florida election, Gore and Bush largely avoided public comment while surrogates blitzed media. Bush returned from Texas as Gore attended church in Arlington, with both camps pushing for their narratives and legal teams preparing briefs for the court.
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al Gore
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court weighs Florida recount in Bush Gore case
As the nation’s top court revisits the Florida hand recount dispute, Bush and Gore camps clash over standards. Justices examined legality and timing, with potential Electoral College implications and a Dec 18 voting deadline. NewsLine updates and Syracuse site provide coverage.
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Poll shows divided views on Florida recount and court role
Weekend polls across NBC News Wall Street Journal CNN USA Today Gallup and ABC News Washington Post reveal Americans split on continuing Florida vote recounts and trust in Congress or state legislatures to decide. About half see a Gore victory as legitimate while 2 in 4 doubt the presidential election system is flaw free.
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