Mori named Japan prime minister as Obuchi remains in coma
Ruling party chief Yoshiro Mori was elected Japan's prime minister after Keizo Obuchi collapsed and fell into a coma. Mori won majorities in both houses with 485 votes cast in the lower house and 137 of 244 in the upper house as Mikio Aoki and a resigned Cabinet stepped aside. Emperor Akihito was expected to swear Mori in.
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Yoshiro Mori
Japan
Keizo Obuchi
Mori
Liberal Democratic Party
Obuchi
Mikio Aoki
Aikihito
Tow Truck Operator Killed During City Cleanup Drive
Wayne Smith a 40 year old tow truck operator for R T Automotive was killed while hooking an abandoned car as Philadelphia's 40 day city cleanup to tow 1000 cars daily began. Police said the accident occurred Tuesday afternoon at Temple University Hospital tagged as under investigation by authorities. Mayor John F Street had launched the program to clear blighted neighborhoods.
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Philadelphia
Wayne Smith
Temple University Hospital
Smith
R.T. Automotive Inc
John F. Street
Monay
Gun owner to stand trial in Flint school shooting
A man will face involuntary manslaughter charges after authorities say his careless storage of a .32 caliber handgun led to a 6 year old boy using it to fatally shoot a classmate at Buell Elementary School. The judge called the boy’s living situation a time bomb amid the case.
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Flint, Mich
John Conover
Jamelle James
James
Buell Elementary
Kayla Rolland
Serb clash injures 11 Americans at Camp Bondsteel
At Camp Bondsteel in Yugoslavia, 11 U S soldiers were wounded after a Serb suspect was arrested on weapons charges and a melee broke out with angry Serb civilians. A Polish soldier and a translator were among the injured. Beta News Agency reported 14 Serbs hurt during the scuffle near the Macedonian border.
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Yugoslavia
U.S
Kosovo
Debbie Allen
Beta
Honorary at Citadel for Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor received The Citadel's honorary doctor of laws as the school notes its first female cadet graduate last year. She recalled being one of the few alumni and predicted the numbers will grow.
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Citadel Charleston
Sandra Day O'Connor
US Supreme Court
Citadel
O'Connor
Supreme Court
Virginia Military Institute
Elian Gonzalez negotiators pause on return plan
Miami relatives and US officials halt talks on how and when Elian will be returned to his father Juan Miguel Gonzalez. The dispute centers on custody terms and whether the father will stay in the United States during ongoing federal court action. Gregory Craig flies to Cuba to urge his client to travel to the US.
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Miami
Elian Gonzalez
Elian
Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Imigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
United States
INS
Gregory Craig
Cuba
Fernando Ramirez
Washington
Gates Greenspan at economy summit with Clinton
President Clinton hosts a White House conference with Bill Gates and Alan Greenspan to discuss using computers and the Internet to fight world poverty. Gates meets lawmakers while Sperling notes support for the Microsoft antitrust case but welcomes Gates view points.
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Economy
Washington
Bill Gates
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Clinton
White House
Wall Street
America
Gene Sperling
National Economic Council
Gates
Microsoft
Congress
Sperling
Justice Department
Lawyer presses court order to improve DJJ safety
A lawyer seeks a federal court order mandating South Carolina Juvenile Justice Department safety upgrades. He argues facilities lack safety, while agency officials insist they have improved conditions. Testimony includes a 15 year old inmate reporting frequent fights and inadequate guard intervention at John G Richards facility in Columbia.
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Columbia
State Juvenile Justice Department
Gaston Fairey
Fairey
Joe Anderson
Bill Davidson
Gina Wood
Schools Lose Medicaid Cash To States And Consultants
Congressional auditors say Medicaid payments intended for school health services for poor children are siphoned off by states and billing consultants. The GAO found some schools received less than a dime per dollar spent on health care for students and noted commissions of 9 to 12 percent, with firms pressuring creative improper billing. Federal officials say reforms are underway as 13 million children qualify for Medicaid.
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Washington
Congressional
General Accounting Office
GAO
Senate Finance Committee
King holiday bill heads to South Carolina House floor
The King birthday employee holiday bill returns to the South Carolina House floor after a long debate. The proposal, shaped by amendments to shield Confederate monuments and cache the Confederate flag at the Statehouse, seeks a Democratic support majority with input from House leaders and a bargaining push from both parties.
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Columbia
Martin Luther King
House
House Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Werles
David Wilkins
Greenville
John Scott
Attacks on Black Churches Probed in Sumter County
Police investigate two possible racially motivated incidents at Sumter County churches. A fire bomb failed to ignite St Paul AME Church after a rear window throw between 2 and 8 pm. Crosses burned at Goodwill Presbyterian were placed to mark Lent. Remains sent to SLED lab for analysis.
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Sumter County
Sumter
Tommy Mims
St. Paul Ame
U.S. Highway 378
Anthony Dennis
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