Probe staggers defense contracts amid Pentagon insider probe
Washington industry executives and aides say billions in weapons contracts may be opened for rebid as a federal investigation into Pentagon fraud and bribery widens. Some warn rival bids could hinge on inside information, with potential budget cuts and canceled programs looming. Thurmond urged punishment and reopened bidding for improperly obtained projects. Contractors fear ongoing programs may be canceled and bids revisited.
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Herbert L Fenster
Drought Gripping Ohio Eases Briefly As Heat Breaks
Record heat broke with a cloudy reprieve as Cleveland's 98 degree high and North Ridgeville's 99 degree reading set new June records. A scant 0.14 inches of rain offered little relief. Farmers Union calls for federal drought aid as Ohio crops suffer 30 percent losses with more expected. Gov Celeste and Lt Gov Leonard plan to meet with seven drought-stricken states and Agriculture Secretary Lyng in Chicago.
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Cleveland
Bridget Wiley
Weather Service
Diederich
North Ridgeville
Ohio Farmers Union Today
Richard Celeste
Gev Paul] Leonard
Chicago
Agriculture
Richard Lyng
Suburban-Urban Bus Desegregation Aids Schools
A Chicago AP report summarizes a National School Boards Association study finding outer city and suburban busing to balance race yields the strongest school integration. Political scientist Gary Orfield notes the real battleground is desegregation while relocation fosters white flight. the study cites Nashville and Las Vegas as examples where city and suburbs share a district.
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National School Boards Association
Gary Orfield
University of Chicago
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Las Vegas
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Florida
Miami
Cleveland Among Nation's Most Segregated Cities
In a Washington forum, sociologist Douglas Massey reports 1970 to 1980 census data place Cleveland with Chicago and New York as highly segregated. Other findings show persistent city segregation and shifting patterns across major school districts through 1967 to 1986, with rising Hispanic enrollment and white decline.
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Los Angeles
New York
Detroit
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University of Chicago
Orfield
Franklin Monfort
University of Wisconsin
Controversial brain transplant doctor targets protest at college
Animal rights activist Sherry Hamilton says up to 100 protesters will disrupt a Cuyahoga Community College western campus graduation ceremony where Dr Robert J White will speak on brain transplant research. White says his work dated from decades ago and argues animal research spurred medical advances.
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Network For Ohio
Animal Action
Robert J White
Reader's Digest
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White
Look Magazine
Ronald Sobel Provost
Cuyahoga Community College
Western
Parma
Sam
Sobel
People For the Ethical
Ms Hamiltons Group
Sixth Annual Grindstone Festival in Berea
Berea hosts five day Grindstone Festival with events from July 1 to 4 led by Discover Berea and supported by Baldwin Wallace College and local groups. Highlights include a parade on July 1, a beach party at Coe Lake, a milkshake record attempt on July 3, Family Day, and an American Legion balloon launch followed by a fireworks display. Local officials and merchants sponsor the celebration of Berea's history and people.
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American Legion
Coo Lake
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