Divestiture protests sweep campuses over South Africa ties
Northwestern University faculty member Dennis Brutus frames the divestiture push as a Viet Nam era issue, with protests at more than 100 colleges. Universities face pressure to shed stock in firms invested in South Africa amid stark income gaps for Black and white South Africans.
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Dennis Brutus
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Columbia
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Northwestern Afro- American Studies
Ronald Bailey
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Gasoline Workers Strike Ali Tehran Pressed Wage Demands
In Tehran gasoline distribution workers walked out on Saturday to press wage increases causing many stations to shut or run with skeleton crews. Fights erupted as drivers queued, soldiers patrolled under martial law and intervened in some stock up clashes. No end date for the strike was given.
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Tehran
Iran
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Bus Plunges Off Cliff in Negev Killing Five
In Tel Aviv event, a tour bus with faulty brakes plunged down a cliff in Scorpion Heights, killing five workers and injuring 37. Survivors say brakes failed at the slope top. driver attempted to stop but could not. Army medics airlifted to the site. terrain forced stretcher evacuations on foot.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
UPI
Negev Desert
Scorpion Heights
Memphis teachers still deadlocked over major issue
Marathon talks in Memphis recessed after agreeing on four of 19 contract areas. A court hearing on penalties for the teachers union kept negotiators apart, while the major sticking point money remained unresolved. The injunction against the union may be lifted if teachers are not fired.
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Million Dollar Fraud Probe Hits FTD in Detroit
A UPI report says FTD alleges losses exceeding 1 million in an international fraud scheme. A fake Liechtenstein corporation and a fictitious official Quadro Gluck, with former CEO John L. Bodette and other staff, allegedly skimmed profits from suppliers in Italy Portugal Hong Kong and the Philippines. The suit cites kickbacks and marked up goods including bowls and flower pots, with a 46 cent Liechtenstein markup on Portuguese bowls starting in 1973.
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