Fighting in Bosnia Looms Over Lisbon Talks
Wire reports detail renewed fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina hours after Bosnian officials pressed for action against federal troops amid Serbia and Montenegro's declaration of a new Yugoslavia. The unrest threatens European Community mediation prospects in Lisbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Lisbon
Portugal
Disability Fund Faces End Run as Economy Struggles
Social Security Commissioner Gwendolyn King warned a Senate subcommittee that the disability insurance fund will deplete by 1997 if Congress does not act. She noted the program now pays more than 1.3 million beneficiaries plus disabled children and 3 million workers, with benefits rising faster than revenues due to the weak economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Congress
Gwendolyn S. King
Senate
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Social Security
King
Cal
Dietary Pyramid Revealed by U S Agriculture Dept
Washington the Agriculture Department releases a pyramid shaped dietary guide urging more grains fruits and vegetables and less meat fat and sweets after years of study and controversy. Secretary Edward Madigan backs the chart amid industry input and prior criticism of the wheel model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Edward Madigan
Bonnie Liebman
Center For Science In the Public Interest
Government food pyramid outlines daily servings
The design changes aim to show how to eat a healthy diet using the 1990 revised guidelines. Whole grains should form the base with nine to eleven servings daily, followed by vegetables three to five and fruits two to three. meat and dairy two to three. sweets fats and oils at the top used sparingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Sara Clarke
The
American Meat Institute
Check-Kiting Probe Emerges From House Bank Inquiry
Special Counsel Malcolm Wilkey reports preliminary findings suggesting a classic check-kiting scheme may have occurred at the House bank. The ethics panel lists 325 current and former members who wrote over 24,000 overdrafts before the bank closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Bank
Malcolm R. Wilkey
House
Wilkey
Robert Michel
Illinois
Thomas Foley
D-Wash
Michel
Justice Department
Members’ Bank
Quote reassures beneficiaries on timely Social Security payments
A statement affirming that Social Security beneficiaries can expect timely payments, noting that benefits have been paid promptly since the program began in 1940. The remark emphasizes the continuity and reliability of benefits for eligible individuals.
Bruce Springsteen to perform live on SNL May 9
NBC confirms Bruce Springsteen will appear live on Saturday Night Live for the first time, delivering three songs on the May 9 show with Joe Pesci as host. The Boss joins a night of celebrity comedy and music on NBC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Springsteen
Joe Pesci
Vinny
GoodFellas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Afghanistan
Kabul
Pakistan
Sibghatullah Mojaddidi
Peshawar
Germany
Alue
Los Angeles
Daryl F. Gates
Rodney King
Endeavour
NASA
UPI
United Press International
Francis Conrad
Buffalo
Operation Rescue
Gary McCullough
Mideast
Hanan Ashrawi
Israel
Guadalajara
Mexico
Pemex
Associated Press
Consumer Reports
Aiken
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken S.C
Aiken Standard
Dial
County Mail
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
S.C
South Carolina
Greenville
Myrtle Beach
National Weather
Accu-Weather, Inc
Columbia
Spartanburg
Charleston
Roy Rogers
Republic Pictures
Fox Broadcasting
Dolly
Dolly Parton
Parton
Lamar Alexander
Pigeon Forge
Tenn
Rogers