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From 2006: Good news from unlikely sources

If it feels like good news is hard to come by these days, that's because it is. It's not on the front pages and it's not on TV. In a quest for something positive, "Sunday Morning" correspondent Tracy Smith went through small-town newspapers to find encouraging stories, from a coal-fired power plant in Chester, Va., making changes to clean the air; to elementary school students in Philadelphia succeeding beyond expectations; to the Shelter Rock Tennis Club on New York's Long Island, where men in their 70s and 80s have found a recipe for longevity. (Originally broadcast on November 26, 2006.)

40 years since Philadelphia MOVE bombing

The city of Philadelphia is holding an official day of remembrance Tuesday to mark 40 years since police used explosives to try and force the eviction of the Black liberation group MOVE from their headquarters. The ensuing fire killed six adults and five children inside the house and the fire's spread to other buildings left some 250 people homeless. Ramona Africa, the only adult survivor of the bombing, joined CBS News from Philadelphia to talk about the day.

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