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David Eugene Ray finally learned to read in his one hundredth year of life. The former Tennessee farmer had worked since he was seven, and never had time to go to school. He learned to read with the help of nursing home worker Carroll Jones and a literacy program volunteer.

Education, Humor and anecdotes, Centenarians, Literacy programs

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St. John's church in San Francisco, CA, was founded in 1971 in homage to the influential saxophone player John Coltrane, who died in 1967. Founder Franzo King is now a Bishop of the African Orthodox Church and conducts traditional ceremonies mixed with the jazz music.

Innovations, Influence, Coltrane, John, Churches, Church buildings

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The rape victims of Serbian soldiers are abandoning the resulting babies in Bosnian hospitals and orphanages. Most of the victims just want to get on with their lives. The babies cannot be adopted until Bosnian laws requiring the consent of the father are changed.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rape victims, Abandoned children, Bosnia-Herzegovina

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