Jerusalem auction roots trace back to biblical era
In Jerusalem, weekly Friday auctions near the Pool of Bethesda draw Arab herdsmen who barter lambs goats and donkeys under the Old City walls. Buyers inspect animals and pay with blue Israeli notes as traders haggle amid historic stones and Ottoman walls.
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Bethlehem
Youth pledge shows US under guard and for riches stand
In Honolulu a ninth grade class wrote the Pledge of Allegiance and made errors in spelling and meaning, with several students misrendering key phrases such as indivisible and for which it stands. The teacher calls for fewer tests and smaller classes while state officials acknowledge weak abilities and plan standards.
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Hawaii
United States
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State Department of Education
Charles Clark
Department of Education
Man Hangs Self on Tree During Los Angeles Rush
Police report a man in his 60s hanged himself from a tree near the Chinatown off ramp of the Pasadena Freeway. Traffic slowed as motorists gawked at the body while officials tried to notify relatives. He carried Veterans Administration hospital papers. identity not released.
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Pasadena
Veterans Administration Hospital
Chinatown
Attendance rises as Queen Mary gains in tough voyage
The Queen Mary moored in Long Beach Harbor shows rising August and September attendance of 34 and 40 percent from a year earlier while food and beverage profits improve. City leaders gave a year to reverse losses or consider selling the 81,000 ton liner, once a WWII troop carrier and celebrity host, now draining the Tide lands Oil Fund.
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