Cabbies get warning on black riders
Springfield Illinois AP report notes a Lincoln Yellow Cab sign instructing drivers not to pick up black males unless safe. The notice drew criticism as discriminatory and was removed after legal counsel advised changes. City officials may pursue action if evidence supports it.
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Springfield
Lincoln Yellow Cab Co
Associated Press
Earl Reno
New York
David Dinkins
Frank McNeil
Commission
Dial-a-Mattress Uses Caller ID To Fight Crank Calls
Dial-a-Mattress leverages Caller ID to deter crank calls by shunning repeat calls and notifying households by letter. Bellcore expert James Katz notes rising crank calls despite technology, blaming reduced social controls and lone lifestyles. Domino's Tim McIntyre cites Caller ID for screening bogus orders. Katz says callers use phones as power, while Dial-a-Mattress aims to convert adversaries into partners.
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Dial-a-Mattress
James Katz
Social Science
Bellcore
Bell Companies
Tim McIntyre
Domino’s Pizza Inc
Ann Arbor, Mich
McIntyre
Katz
Cooking in orbit a weighty issue
Cape Canaveral Florida AP A scientist aboard space shuttle Columbia used candy to teach students about weightlessness in a half hour science lesson. Catherine Coleman shook bags with M and M candies and marshmallows to show how objects float in microgravity. She explained how bread or cake could be made in orbit by combining dry ingredients water and freeze dried eggs in a bag then shaking and baking. Coleman spoke with students at the Museum of the Rockies and Sierra Middle School as the Columbia mission entered its 12th day of a 16 day flight.
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Columbia
Catherine Coleman
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Museum of the Rockies
Mortana State University
Bozeman
Coleman
Ats
Sierra Middle School
Las Cruces
N.M
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