Spelling Bee Snub Roils Jamaica and United States
Jamaica protests a ruling disqualifying its contestants from this year’s national spelling bee after Scripps Howard changed eligibility rules. Jamaica argues the move targets sponsors, not the country, and notes past success by Jamaican spellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jamaica
Jesse Jackson
O’neil Hamilton
United States
Scripps Howard
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cials
Phillips & Phillips Stationery Supplies Ltd
Paige Kimble
Jason Edwards James
Bettina McLean
Jody-Anne Maxwell
Michael Jordan
Hamilton
Jody-Anne
Karen Thomson
Phillips & Phillips
Bee
Thomson
Clinton proposes $1 billion in land preservation
President Clinton urged Congress to fund a $1 billion land preservation initiative to protect unspoiled landscapes and historic sites. The plan would allocate about half to states and $442 million for direct federal purchases, with priorities including 450,000 acres near Mojave and Joshua Tree, Everglades parcels, and lands along the Missouri River and Civil War battlefields. Republican critics vow to argue over how to spend the money.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
White House
National Arboretum
Theodore Roosevelt
Interior
Bruce Babbitt
California
Mojave
Joshua Tree National Parks
Babbitt
New England
Florida Everglades
Missouri River
Craig Thomas
R-Wyo
Environment
Post office sees penny stamp rush after rate hike
United States post offices report a surge in demand for 1-cent stamps as the base first class rate rose to 33 cents. Dallas area offices sold tens of thousands of 1-cent stamps, with some customers buying 10 000 at once. Officials note spot shortages, urge not to stockpile, and plan restocks to meet high demand.
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Washington
Danny Cashen
Oak Lawn
Dallas
Cashen
U.S. Postal Service
Three children die in Mobile day care fire
A fire blamed on a poorly vented electric clothes dryer swept through an unlicensed Mobile home day care center killing three children and sending four more, including operator Anita Perkins, to hospital. Perkins, a retired teacher, had a 1991 license surrendered in 1996 to help start a church day care.
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Mobile
Ala
Anita Perkins
Anita
Donnie Carlton
Steve Huffman
Ms. Perkins
Frances Arnold
Mobile County Department of Human Resources
John Tyson Jr
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