Liberty Weekend finale lights up Giants Stadium
The Statue of Liberty red, white and blue celebration ends Liberty Weekend with an 8 million dollar three hour show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey. Stars, athletes and 50,000 spectators joined in with 100 million viewers worldwide for a procession of music, fireworks, and a waving flag produced by David Wolper. Notable performers included Willie Nelson Waylon Jennings Shirley MacLaine Charlton Heston Cicely Tyson Liza Minnelli and George Bush.
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AFT votes to abolish undergrad degrees in education
In Chicago 2600 delegates of the American Federation of Teachers overwhelmingly backed abolishing undergraduate degrees in education and pushing for higher starting salaries for teachers in shortage subjects. The action, aligned with the Carnegie Task Force on Education, calls for graduate training and internships for liberal arts majors, sparking debate within the union and drawing criticism from NEA leaders.
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Deaf signer aims to bring country music to fairs
Jean Dennis founded Visual Melodies to interpret country lyrics for the deaf. After showing a signed video to deaf visitors, she won county fair approval to sign Lee Greenwood’s concert and hopes to go nationwide, with encouragement from David Allan Coe and others in Nashville.
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World population reaches five billion milestone today
The world’s population is set to reach five billion with the birth of a child today, as officials from the Population Institute and other experts comment on the milestone. While some say the date marks a sobering limit, others note uncertainty about the exact timing and stress ongoing concerns over feeding, housing, and employment as populations rise.
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