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To: tdt-distrib@unagi.cis.upenn.edu
From: Jennifer Alabiso <alabiso@unagi.cis.upenn.edu>
Subject: topics from list 4
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 17:07:26 -0400 (EDT)
All,
These are the "legal" topics from list 4. enjoy and fire away.
Keep in mind, this is a draft (typos may not be fixed...all research is not
yet complete, etc.). You will not have access to the remaining 33 topics,
they are part of the test set. Good luck, See you all next month!
-Jennifer
59. UCONN Spring Weekend
Seminal Event:
WHAT: Parties get out of control (2nd year running) at UCONN Spring Weekend
WHERE: University of CT, Storrs, CT
WHEN: 4/24, 25, 26
TOPIC EXPLICATION:
Spring Weekend parties at UCONN, for the 2nd year in a row, resulted in near riots and out of control
behavior. 88 people were arrested (about 35 were UCONN students), a
couch and car were set on fire.
Police face allegations that they over-reacted to the situation,
using batons, pepper spray and dogs to
quiet things down. Stories about steps the University took to prevent
this year's events from escalating
would be on topic. Under the rule for Criminal Cases, topic related
stories also include those detailing
allegations against the students and the police reactions, court
cases, punishment (if any) against the
students or other defendants and also any repercussions at the
University level (suspension or
expulsion).
RELATED RULE OF INTERPRETATION #3 Related Article:NY19980427.050
60. POW Memorial Museum
Seminal Event:
WHAT: The Dedication of a Prisoner of War Memorial Museum
WHERE: Andersonville, GA
WHEN: April 9, 1998
TOPIC EXPLICATION:
A National Prisoner of War Museum was dedicated in Andersonville, Georgia. Construction started in
1996, but Congress added the site of the Civil War prison to the
National Park System in 1970. Stories
about the construction, the opening exhibits, the dedication
ceremonies would all be on topic. Also
topic relevant are stories about how the museum was funded (with
money from private veterans
groups, the federal government).
RELATED RULE OF INTERPRETATION #11 Related Article: NY19980409.0344
61. Kenya boosts Tourism
Seminal Event:
WHAT: Kenya Tourist Board launches campaign to boost tourism
WHERE: Kenya
WHEN: campaign opens 4/17
TOPIC EXPLICATION:
Tourism for the 1997-1998 year was the worst on record due to reports
of violence on the Indian Ocean
coast. In response, Kenya Tourist Board is targeting markets in
Germany, Britain, Switzerland and
Italy with the first major marketing campaign in it's history. Stories on topic include those discussing
the types of marketing being done, the response to the campaign
(increases in tourism?) and any
changes in the campaign or it's target populations.
RELATED RULE OF INTERPRETATION #11 Related Article: AP19980417.0520
62. Mandela to Angola
Seminal Event:
WHAT: Nelson Mandela's state visit to Angola
WHERE: Luanda, Angola
WHEN: April 29, 30.
TOPIC EXPLICATION:
Nelson Mandela visited Angola to deepen political ties and increase
trading. He met with President
Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, and reported after that the meetings were
successful. this was Mandela's
first state visit to Angola. Topic relevant stories include reports
about the success of the meetings,
plans for the trip, stories about specific meetings during the trip,
Mandela's interest in
supporting/investing in the rebuilding of Angola's infrastructure,
and South Africa investing in
Angola's oil sector (these were specific topics of discussion between
Mandela and Dos Santos).
RELATED RULE OF INTERPRETATION #11 Related Article: AP19980430.0870
63. Hostages
Seminal Event:
WHAT: Leftist Rebels in Colombia take 3 bird-watchers hostage
WHERE: Los Alpes, Colombia
WHEN: late March
TOPIC EXPLICATION:
Three Americans on a bird watching tour were taken hostage by leftist
rebels from the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the jungle south of the
capital. The related article is about how
one of the hostages, Louise Augustine, was released to a government
and Red Cross commission on
April 24. She is 63 years old and from Chillicothe, IL. The other two
are still being held.
RELATED RULE OF INTERPRETATION #6
Related Article: AP19980424.1201
64. Race Relations Meetings
Seminal Event:
WHAT: Clinton's Town Hall meeting on race relations in the U.S.
WHERE: towns in U.S.
WHEN: The second meeting takes place on 4/14
TOPIC EXPLICATION:
Clinton uses the town hall format to initiate discussion about race
relations in America. The related
article is about the second of these panels, which included sports
stars and covered race and
professional sports. Topic related stories would include covereage of
the other panels or meetings.
Responses to these meetings (if they generated any), the topics
covered by them, plans made for other
meetings in this series would also be topic related.
RELATED RULE OF INTERPRETATION #11
Related Article: PRI19980414.2000.0056
65. Space Shuttle Columbia trip
Seminal Event:
WHAT: Space Shuttle mission covering neurological research
WHERE: Outer Space!
WHEN: April 17, 1998
TOPIC EXPLICATION:
The Space Shuttle Columbia crew's mission was to conduct neurological
research experiments on
board. They conducted experiments on themselves and on 2,000 rats and
other small mammals to
examine the effects of weightlessness on hand-eye coordination. The
related article is about the repairs
being done on the life support system and the hold put on doing
research until the repairs were
completed. Stories about the plans for this mission, any research
findings from the mission, problems
with the repairs (or the initial problem with the life support
system), and the success or failure of the
mission are all topic related. As an aside, many rats died of
maternal neglect, they speculated that the
stress of air travel renedered mom incapable of taking care of young.
RELATED RULE OF INTERPRETATION #7
Related Article: CNN19980425.1600.0051
66. Marcus Allen Retires
Seminal Event:
WHAT: Marcus Allen retires from Professional Football
WHERE: Kansas City, KS
WHEN: 4/9/98
TOPIC EXPLICATION:
Marcus Allen, Kansas City Cheifs' running back, announced his
retirement from the NFL. He plans to
become a T.V. analyst.
RELATED RULE OF INTERPRETATION #10
Related Article: CNN19980409.1600.1278
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