Bombers may have fled to Middle East
A Jordanian immigrant linked to the World Trade Center bombing may have been abandoned by terrorist associates who vanished possibly to the Middle East. Federal agents seized over 100 pounds of explosives at a New Jersey storage facility while pursuing warrants. The case involves Mohammed A. Salameh and other arrests as investigators probe motive and connections. A moment of silence was held at the Trade Center exactly one week after the attack.
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World Trade Center
Middle East
New Jersey
Meir Kahane
New York City
Salameh
Nosair
U.S
Challenges to books on the rise
The Impressions textbook series for ages 5 to 12 has drawn broad parental and ideological opposition across at least 55 school districts. Critics seek to ban or limit its use, citing witchcraft content and psychological concerns while defenders view it as a creative educational tool used in 34 states. The dispute highlights tensions over reading choices and curriculum in modern schools.
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Johnny
Lewis Carroll
C.S. Lewis
Robert L. Simonds
Citizens For Excellence In Education
New Woman Magazine
Gaston County libraries face fewer book bans
Melissa McDonald reads in Ashbrook High School library as Gaston County libraries retain classics like Of Mice and Men and Huckleberry Finn amid nationwide censorship. Assistant director Cindy Moose notes about one expression of concern yearly, stressing careful selection to fit community needs while avoiding highly priced or fragile items like Madonna's Sex.
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Melissa McDonald
Ashbrook High School
Gastonia
Gaston County
Gaston
Cindy Moose
Ms. Moose
Madonna
Cult's women turned into harem in Davidians split
Waco Herald Tribune reports on Vernon Howell known as David Koresh guiding the Branch Davidians in Pomona California where a sermon on August 5 1989 led him to declare that he and the women were under the Lamb and that marriages were annulled The move caused a major rift within the group as Howell claimed to be Christ and the Lamb and ordered the men to accept new mates as part of his revelation.
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Waco
Texas
Vernon Howell
California
Branch Davidians
Pomona House
Marc Breault
Howell
Job boom cuts U.S. unemployment to 7.0 percent in February
Washington AP reports February saw a surge in construction retail and service jobs cutting the national jobless rate to 7.0 percent the lowest since November 1991. North Carolina posted 5.2 percent while Republicans urge restraint on Clinton’s 1993 stimulus and the president pledges continuation of the plan.
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Senate
Bob Dole
Kan
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