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3:56 pm
Sat January 12, 2013

Remembering PFLAG Founder And Mother

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Jeanne Manford, gay rights advocate and PFLAG founder.
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Manford was the grand marshal of the pride parade in Queens.
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Jeanne Manford, founder of the national support group Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or PFLAG, holds a photo of her son, Morty, circa 1993. Manford died Tuesday at 92.
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Manford's support group has swelled to more than 350 groups nationwide with thousands of members.
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Manford marches with Morty in what would become New York City's gay pride march, in 1972.
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Journalist Andy Humm interviews Manford at a gay pride march in Queens in 1993.
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Jeanne Manford, founder of the national support group Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or PFLAG, holds a photo of her son, Morty, circa 1993. Manford died Tuesday at 92.
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Originally published on Sat January 12, 2013 9:32 pm

President Obama spoke about Jeanne Manford in a speech he gave at the annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in 2009. Her son, Morty, was an important figure in New York City's gay community during the turbulent 1970s.

"Soon after the protests at Stonewall 40 years ago, the phone rang in the home of a soft-spoken elementary school teacher named Jeanne Manford," he said. A police officer told her Morty had been arrested.

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Simon Says
9:29 am
Sat January 12, 2013

Cheating Might Buy Home Runs, But No Hall Of Fame

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Originally published on Mon January 14, 2013 12:23 pm

The Baseball Hall of Fame is a tourist attraction, not a papal conclave. And the people who cast votes for the Hall are sportswriters, not the College of Cardinals.

But there was something momentous this week when the Baseball Writers Association elected no one to the Hall of Fame. Not Roger Clemens, who won a record seven Cy Young Awards. Not Barry Bonds, who hit a record 762 home runs. Not Sammy Sosa, who hit 60 or more home runs in a season three times.

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Fresh Air Weekend
8:03 am
Sat January 12, 2013

Fresh Air Weekend: Civil War, 'Downton' And 'Girls'

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Lena Dunham's series Girls, which follows the lives of a group of young women in New York City, returns to HBO this month.
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Originally published on Sat January 12, 2013 10:43 am

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

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Simon Says
7:53 am
Sat January 12, 2013

Baseball Hall Of Fame Snub Draws The Line

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Originally published on Sat January 12, 2013 8:22 am

There was something momentous this week when the Baseball Writers Association elected no one to the Hall of Fame. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon remarks on the rebuke, rare in a sport where bad behavior is routine.

Business
5:42 am
Sat January 12, 2013

A Nightmarish Week For Boeing's Dreamliner

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Originally published on Sat January 12, 2013 11:08 am

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

Of course, this last week has been kind of a nightmare for Boeing and its new 787 Dreamliner. In three separate incidents in as many days, airline carriers reported problems with brakes, with fuel leaks and a battery fire. The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced a comprehensive review of the new plane. Joining us now to talk about Boeing's new 787 is Joe Nocera, op-ed columnist for the New York Times and our man on finance and other matters. Joe, thanks very much for being with us.

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