Fire destroys long-standing private high school in Westwood
Bergen County arson investigators say a 17-year-old Manhattan student started the blaze in a second-floor bathroom, triggering charges of aggravated arson as the Community School in Westwood, 67 years old, was reduced to a charred shell. All 130 students and staff escaped safely, prompting officials to seek alternative classrooms in northern New Jersey.
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Westmood
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Two Die After Cuban Smuggling Boat Capsizes Near Miami
A 24-foot fishing boat suspected of smuggling Cubans sank at dawn with sixteen aboard. Coast Guard crews rescued thirteen, recovered a man about 30, and found a woman in her 50s later, both dead, leaving one missing. Rescue teams continued searching as Miami endured its coldest spell of the winter with a pre dawn low of 46.
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Coast Guard
Teen lie detector evidence barred in Delaware murder case
In Wilmington a judge denied the use of lie detector test results in the murder trial of 19 year old Amy Grossberg and her high school sweetheart Brian Peterson. The pair from Wyckoff New Jersey are accused of killing their newborn in November 1996 near the University of Delaware. Peterson pleaded guilty to manslaughter and agreed to testify in exchange for murder charges being dropped. Grossberg pleads not guilty to first degree murder and murder by abuse or neglect.
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Amy Grossberg
Brian Peterson
Wyckoff
N.J
University of Delaware
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Bose
Henry DuPont Ridgely
Delaware
Peterson
Agreedi
Groseberg
Tart Brag
Wedding gowns lost in Midlothian blaze at bridal shop
A strip mall fire gutted Bridal Elegance Inc in Midlothian Virginia destroying about 3,000 wedding dresses leaving brides-to-be without gowns weeks before their weddings. Laurie Simpson says her April 27 date and others face daunting dress searches as customers watched the scene in tears.
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Gong
Laurie Simpson
Midloman
Simpson
Bridal Elegance Inc
Terry Anderson to join Ohio U journalism staff
Terry Anderson former AP Middle East bureau chief joins Ohio University E W Scripps School of Journalism faculty on a one year contract as Scripps Howard visiting professional with option to renew He will teach foreign correspondence reporting and a course tied to his background Beginning July 1 Anderson gained fame as a hostage held by Lebanese radicals from 1985 to 1991.
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Tom Peters
Scripps School
Anderson
Boulder Grand Jury Considered in JonBenet Ramsey Case
After 15 months Boulder police urged turning the case to a grand jury for a full investigation. District Attorney Alex Hunter said evidence so far is not sufficient to convict, and grand jury secrecy may compel testimony. Indictments rely on probable cause rather than proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Denver
JonBenet Ramsey
Boulder
Alex Hunter
California Board Reverses Bilingual Education Policy
The California State Board of Education rescinded a decades old rule requiring native language instruction, transferring control of bilingual education to local districts. The move followed a court challenge to Orange Unified’s English only program and questioned state law authority after a 1987 expiration.
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Sacramento
Calif
State Board of Education
Orange District
Orange Unified
Ronald B. Robie
Oldest U S worker Milton Garland at 102 continues to work
Milton Garland of Pennsylvania, born 1895, remains the country’s oldest known worker at age 102. He has spent 78 years with Frick Co, teaches engineering, holds 40 patents, and advocates lifelong labor. He values expertise, dislikes sauerkraut, and notes worry rarely helps.
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Milton Garland
Garland
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Pennsylvania
Milton W. Garland
Harrisburg
Frick Co
Waynesboro
Frick
Ace
Clinton tour plans no slavery apology in Africa stop
President Clinton will not apologize for slavery during a six nation Africa tour including Senegal and Ghana. White House spokesman Mike McCurry said the issue is not central to most Americans and not the president’s focus on the trip.
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Africa
White House
Senegal
Ghana
Mike McCurry
China cancels sale to Iran of nuclear material
The Clinton administration halted a potential deal to sell Iran hundreds of tons of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride. The NSA uncovered the plan in October and the U.S. confronted China in February. Chinese officials claimed the material was not on the controlled list but later agreed the sale would not proceed.
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Iran
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Washington Post
National Securty Agency
United States
Cina
Sweepstakes deal winds down with American Family Publishers
American Family Publishers agreed to pay 50000 dollars to most of the more than 30 states in a settlement over deceptive advertising. State attorneys general expect an official announcement next week. Florida Connecticut Indiana New York had pulled out, citing concerns and filed charges against the publisher and spokesmen Dick Clark and Ed McMahon.
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USA Today
Florida
Connecticut
Indiana
Star
Dick Clark
Ed McMahon
New York
Dennis Vacco
Canada government release notes Prince of Wales correction
A federal Heritage Department news release announced Prince of Wales public appearances in Vancouver later this month but a corrected statement later fixed Charles title to Prince of Wales. The sequence highlights an initial misnaming and an official amendment by the government.
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Heritage Department
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Vancouver
Charles
Prince of Wales
U.N. hunts for Iraqi warheads under Butler plan
U N inspections chief Richard Butler said a special team will enter Iraq to locate warheads not yet accounted for and press Iraq for full disclosure of biological and chemical weapons. He warned Iraq may be withholding WM D details and said sanctions could lift only after destruction is certified.
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Richard Butler
Iraq
Baghdad
Butler
U.N. Special Commission
Kuwait
Senate set to convene war crimes tribunal on Saddam Hussein
The Senate plans an international war crimes tribunal to indict Saddam Hussein, a largely symbolic move with bipartisan support. Sponsors say the indictment could bolster U S moral standing and attract global attention amid calls for accountability.
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Senate
Saddam Hussein
United States
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
Cranadienine Teils
MIT Professor Refunds Tuition With $100 Per Undergrad
MIT professor Philip Greenspun gave $100 to each of four undergraduates in a computer science seminar to refund what he sees as the high cost of tuition. He urged MIT to drop its $23,100 tuition, arguing the school produces well-trained graduates for corporations and government.
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Philip Greenspun
Greenspun
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Kennedy Memorabilia Auction Under Scrutiny by Officials
Federal officials examine a Guernsey's auction in New York with JFK artifacts. The National Archives sent experts to inspect the pieces offered for sale and identified at least 14 lots likely to be transferred to the Kennedy Library in Boston.
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National Archives
Kennedy
Boston
Farther Galaxy Light Reveals Earliest Star Cluster
Astronomers report the faint, misshapen galaxy on the universe’s far side as the most distant object seen from Earth. Light from it began about 12.2 billion years ago, formed roughly 20 million years after the Big Bang, hinting at the first generation of stars and galaxy formation in the early cosmos.
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Earth
Friday the 13th full moon lunar eclipse feared
In Asheville North Carolina experts warn the rare confluence of a Friday the 13th, a full moon, and a lunar eclipse could trigger anxiety or obsessive behavior for some. Skeptics plan to counter superstition with calm messaging and rational explanations.
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Donald Dussey
Foudes Datecour
Phobia Center
Asheville
N.C
Matt Nisbet
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