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...moved to New York City to join the McCann Erickson ad agency, where he came up with the 1971 Coke theme song, which later became a pop hit. DIED. BOB EVANS, 77, computer scientist whose work in the '60s helped substantially reduce the cost of powerful computing; in Hillsborough, California. As an IBM engineering manager, he convinced the company to invest more than $5 billion in developing the famous S/360 class computer that helped turn IBM into a data-processing power soon after its introduction in 1964. DIED. RICHARD BUTLER, 86, white supremacist whose compound in rural Idaho, Aryan Nations...
Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who, like his brother President George W. Bush, has made faith-based initiatives a staple of his conservative social policy, is such a big fan of the Lawtey program that he has already duplicated it at a new women's facility at Hillsborough Correctional Institution, near Tampa. But the approach has its detractors. Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (A.C.L.U.) have warned that it may violate church-state separation. Governor Bush responds that Lawtey and Hillsborough use only private funding for their religious programs--and says they offer equitable access to 31 faiths, including Baptist...
Tribal travelers don't necessarily see kids as an obstacle to their adventures; the tribe simply expands. Jayme Simoes, 36, and his wife Laura, 34, are planning a 10-day trip next spring to the Azores with at least two and perhaps four other couples from their hometown of Hillsborough, N.H. "We all have 2-year-olds, and it was hard to find someplace exotic and interesting but still safe for our children," Jayme explains. "Laura and I had just been to the Azores and raved about it, so our friends proposed a group trip. Our kids all get along...
...radio listeners were enthralled when Major Bowes' Amateur Hour hit the airwaves, followed by cross-country tours featuring its finalists. A very popular winner was the singing group the Hoboken Four, which featured a 20-year-old, blue-eyed vocalist named Frank Sinatra. MARK NEW Hillsborough...
...remain—severely lacking. Exclusive contracts with soft drink companies provide school districts with urgently needed funding to pay for vital educational programs—programs that might otherwise be cut. The amount of money at stake is not negligible. Last month, for example, Florida’s Hillsborough County Public School District negotiated a 12-year contract with The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. for $50 million. Until governments fund public education appropriately, schools should not be forced to give up such a significant source of financial support to satisfy the concerns of nutrition lobbyists...