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Forty years after Marilyn Monroe passed away, NBC publishes for the first time her photos in her girlhood, for the benefit of her admirers.
When Monroe was still a 19-year-old common girl, a photographer, attracted by her charm, took thousands of pictures for her, with majority never shown to the public.
August 5th marked the 41st anniversary of Monroe's death.
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updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
Attorney
General to Investigate Pacheco Campaign
Donations
The recent scandal involving donations
received and not reported in President Abel
Pacheco's campaign, has caught the attention
of the Attorney General, Carlos Arias, who
this week sent a letter to the legislative
commission asking that two prosecutors be
permitted to assist.
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Ex-Presidents
to Meet on Monday
Amidst the scandal over campaign
contributions received and not reported,
President Abel Pacheco will meet with the
ex-presidents of his party - Partido Unidad
Social Cristiana (PUSC) - Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
(1998-2002) and Rafael Ángel Calderón
(1990-1994), next Monday. >more
Slow
Entry of Costa Rican Milk into Guatemala
Entry
of Costa Rican dairy products into Guatemala
may have started to face the first of a
series of hurdles this week: it was revealed
that the Guatemalan government will
investigate the origin of the milk Costa
Rican firm Dos Pinos uses to sells products
in that market. >more
Safety
and Control Rules for "Adventure
Tourism"
Even
though the Government may face problems
enforcing it, on October 1st the
"Regulation of adventure tourism
activities operations" will come into
effect. >more
Brazil to consider transit visas from US citizens
The Brazilian government said Thursday it would consider the possibility of placing visa requirements on US citizens in transit in Brazil.
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Central American armies prepare laws against illegal arms trade
The Central American armies are mulling stern laws and policies to fight growing illegal arms trade in their region, a senior Nicaraguan official said here Thursday.
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Castro meets visiting Vietnamese parliament speaker
Cuban leader Fidel Castro met Vietnam's National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An on Wednesday afternoon, the local daily Granma reported Thursday.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS
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Costa
Rican Women Allied to Gain
Self-Sufficiency
Marlen
Chacon no longer depends on her
husband--not even for a pair of shoes.
Nor does she have to submit to his
spurts of anger that frequently led to
violence. For the first time in her life
she has a job and in September became
part owner of a small business.
Chacon took an eight-month training
program sponsored by the Alianza de
Mujeres Costarricenses (The Alliance of
Costa Rican Women) on how to deal with
domestic violence, what her rights are
as a woman and how to build leadership
skills and self-esteem. In March 2002,
she even acted as a congresswoman,
representing the alliance in a special
session of Congress. >more
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HEALTH
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BACK PAIN
By
Dr. Jerry Lee Hoover N.D.
Back pain is something that affects
almost all of us sometime in our lives.
But why can it be so painful?
Most of the pain in your back are found
in the muscle tissues. And back muscles
are twenty times more painful than other
muscles in your body because they are
complex and located so close to the
spinal cord.
Most of the time, back pain is due to
strained muscles caused from lifting,
bending, twisting, etc., hen your
muscles are to tight or from inactivity,
which allows your back muscles to weaken
and become stiff. >more
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