Uniformed schools aim to curb gang violence nationwide
In Long Beach California fourth grader Calvin Williams wears a standard uniform to avoid gang identification as districts push districtwide mandatory policies to reduce violence. Officials cite discipline gains and social leveling, while critics warn uniforms do not erase gang identity and stress behavior over dress.
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National School Safety Center
Pepperdine University
Malibu
Janet Hethorn
University of California In
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Hethorn
Rockslide at Multnomah Falls Injures Dozens on Wedding Shoot
Tony and Cami Silveira wed and posed on a bridge at Multnomah Falls when a bus sized rock broke free sending debris and water into the crowd. About 60 people were nearby, 13 treated, seven at the scene, one with knee injury. No one missing. Multnomah Falls draws 2 million visitors yearly.
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Portland Fire Bureau
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Columbia Gorge
Portland
Dole urges English as official language and flag rule
Senate candidate Bob Dole pressed for English as the official language and a constitutional amendment banning flag desecration. He argued national history standards downplay Western culture, criticized affirmative action, and faulted liberal elites over a Hiroshima exhibit. He spoke in Dick Lugar’s home state and vowed to push the flag amendment in the Senate.
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Supreme Court
Bomb threat leads to arrest at Fort Lauderdale airport
Ronald Ellis 24 claimed a bomb in his luggage tags after missing USAir Flight 804. The Fort Lauderdale Hollywood jet returned to a remote area, all 120 aboard were escorted off, no bomb found, Ellis jailed on a charge of threatening to discharge a destructive device. The flight to Philadelphia was delayed about one hour and four minutes.
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Newt Gingrich
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Dole Signals GOP Won’t Compromise With Clinton
Senate leader Bob Dole told the Economic Club of Chicago that Republicans reject an autumn of compromise with President Clinton on budget welfare and Medicare. He warned time is short for reforms and urged a conservative agenda aimed at growth, tax reform, and a tax code overhaul while keeping a potential 1996 campaign rallying cry against compromise.
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