Marines poised to rescue Americans in Liberia
Government forces kept Robertsfield International Airport under control as rebels seized part of a Rubber plantation near Monrovia. A U.S. Navy flotilla with 2000 Marines stood offshore to evacuate Americans and other foreigners if needed. Dozens of Americans and locals fled, borders jammed with evacuees, while international ships prepared to aid.
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U.S. Navy
Ministry of Information
Robertsfield International Airport
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc
Robertsfield Airport
Boom-boxes and Carry-A-Tune set to shake the streets
The piece surveys portable sound devices reshaping youth culture from the banana and $100 bill phones to car visor phones and Carry-A-Tune PA systems. It warns of social disruption as 12 year olds carry tunes into every home, with regional contests and a Geraldo potential.
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Carry-A-Tune
Atlantic City
Tiny fingers portfolio showdown at CES reveals portable laptops
At CES CHICAGO Bondwell and Psion showcased ultra-thin portable notebooks with RAM driven displays and flash-memory storage. Psion lists at 3000 while Bondwell B100P at 1000 with 2400 baud modem. Atari Portfolio competes at 400.
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Chicago
Bondwell
Psion
Atari
MTA seeks court costs from homeless beggars in NYC
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has filed in the Federal Court of Appeals seeking 1425.90 in photocopying expenses from three homeless people and their supporters who challenged the subway ban on begging. MTA lawyers say the filing is routine. opponents call it an attempt to chill civil rights challenges. The Court of Appeals had recently ruled begging not protected by the First Amendment.
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Wall Street Journal
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Federal Court of Appeals
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MTA
Susan E. Weiner
John Cunningham
Court of Appeals
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