Free trade gains at Houston summit
The United States and six other leaders reach a communique backing liberalized trade and reduced protectionism. They back across the board farm subsidy cuts in Europe and hold firm on USSR reform linked aid. The group backs World Bank loans to China for basic needs and initiates a forest protection push to curb deforestation and global warming.
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Houston
U.S
Canada
France
Italy
West Germany
Japan
Europe
Bush
Helmut Kohl
Soviet Union
China
World Bank
Beijing
Amazon
Power to the principals reforms urged in the 1990s
Forbes highlights rising overhead and shrinking teacher shares of budgets as education spending grows. Bureaucracy in big-city districts reduces per pupil funds reaching classrooms, with New York cited as a stark example and calls for principal empowerment.
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Forbes Magazine
New York
New York City
Texas
Ohio
Inventor Seeks Battery Shield Rule From NHTSA
Mineola NY inventor C J Abraham pushes for a federal mandate requiring shields on car batteries to prevent explosions. NHTSA has twice rejected the idea citing injury data and cost, even as Abraham hopes a new ruling this summer will reopen the issue with public comments.
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J. Abraham
Mineola
N.Y
Abraham
Washington
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Barry Felrice
Dan Njegomir
Thomas Luken
Ohio
Felrice
Gun control advances in Congress and public push
A Nixon era column surveys gun violence data including 639000 threatened with a handgun and 9200 murders by guns. It highlights the Brady Bill vote, seven day waiting period, and NRA defeats on assault weapon bills as Congress weighs gun control measures. Public lobbying and ads by Brady are noted.
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
House
Maryland
California
Illinois
Brady
Jim Brady
Reagan
John Hinkley
Handgun Control, Inc
Judiciary Committee
Bush
U.S
Senate
Congress
NRA
Brook Park annexation plan sparks Olmsted Township protest
Carol Miller of Olmsted Township argues against annexation by Brook Park. She warns promises to residents are not binding and cites lack of physical and social ties, potential loss of semi rural life, and dubious economic benefit amid local budget strains.
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Olmsted Township
Brook Park
Spafford
Ruple Road
Tom Coyne
Coyne
Chronicle Telegram Seeks Letters to the Editor Submissions
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor and may edit for brevity accuracy and clarity. Include signature full address and telephone number and mail to Editorial Page Editor Chronicle Telegram Box 4010 Elyria 44036 Fax 3297187 for submissions.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Chronicle- Telegram
Elyria
Left handed humor in Bible verse challenge debate
The speaker recalls Bible references to left handedness and jokes about humor forms. He asks if right handed is mentioned in the same context and notes a conversation with Rev. Tom Curtis from a Great Books group. He cites Judges 20 16 and laments Bible study not emphasized in college.
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Tom Curtis
Amherst
Tom
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