Kuwait embassy bombed injures dozens and kills four in Kuwait City
A dump truck loaded with explosives attacked the U S Embassy in Kuwait City causing severe damage and killing four. Five other bombs exploded citywide injuring about 40. The Islamic Jihad group claimed responsibility in a call to AFP. Two embassy staff died and identification was difficult for others.
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Kuwait
U.S
State Department
Brian Carlson
Washington
Beirut
Islamic Jihad
Agence France Presse
USW petitions to halt Cleveland mini mill grant plan
United Steel Workers District 28 organizes a petition drive opposing a Cleveland City Council ordinance funding a new mini mill in the Flats. A press conference is expected as part of the campaign to stop the grant.
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USW
Cleveland — United Steel Workers District 28
Cleveland
District 28
Denison Ave
Oklahoma
Frank Valenta
Valenta
U.S. Steel
Andy DeAngelis
Lorain
DeAngelis
Ohio panel urges competency testing for teachers
The Ohio Commission on Educational Excellence urged competency tests for teachers and administrators, higher teacher salaries, and reforms in teacher education. The 21 member panel presented a 36 page report to the State Board of Education, proposing reforms including a fifth year seminar for new teachers and more classroom observation by education professors.
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Columbus
Ohio Commission On Educational Excellence
State Board of Education
Ohio Education Association
Don Wilson
Commission On
Ohio
Business
Fight Over Child Support Sparks Pivotal Poverty Bill
Congress readies a landmark anti poverty bill tied to enforcing overdue child support. A Census Bureau study cites 3.8 billion dollars unpaid in 1981, a top driver of child poverty and feminization concerns. The measure, backed by women’s groups, would require states to boost collection and reward strong enforcement as lawmakers press ahead.
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Congress
Census Bureau
Bruce Chapman
Chapman
House
Senate
Santa Claus The American origin of Saint Nick
The piece traces how Santa Claus entered American culture beginning with Dutch settlers around 1650 and Washington Irving’s 1823 poem A Visit From St Nicholas. It notes the debated authorship, the poem’s vivid portrait, and how the image of Santa transformed into a beloved national figure with eight reindeer: Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixen Comet Cupid Conder Blitzen.
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Santa
America
San Nicholaas
Santa Claus
Basi
Clement Moore
Henry Livingston
Poughkeepsie
New York
Washington
St. Nicholas
Merry One
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Conder
Blitzen
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Lorain County
Izaak Walton League
Berry Christmas
Mary O’neal
O'Neal
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John Kenney
Wall Street Journal
Fred McGunagie
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