Coast Guard rescues 339 Haitians from overloaded boat
The Coast Guard towed 339 Haitians to the Steadfast after spotting a 65 foot vessel taking on water 110 miles southeast of Miami. The Green Waters sank while the immigrants were aboard. An immigration official interviewed them and said they were bound for the United States. None required medical aid.
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Median home price rises as affordability slips in June
The National Association of Realtors reports a $1,800 rise in the median home price in June and a small uptick in interest rates. The housing affordability index fell to 107 from 110.3, meaning a family with the national median income would have 107 percent of the income needed to qualify for a conventional loan on the national median home price.
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Navy Surgeon Denied Parole For Manslaughter Case
Cmdr. Donal Billig, former chief heart surgeon at Bethesda Naval Hospital, must serve at least one more year at Fort Leavenworth after parole rejection. Convicted of involuntary manslaughter and negligence in the deaths of three patients, his 1986 four year sentence followed period as a Washington area surgeon during 1983 84. The Navy noted the first parole review this summer.
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Donal Billig
Navy
Fort Leavenworth
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Bethesda Naval Hospital
Bentsen Returns Campaign Money From Breakfast Club Donors
Federal Election Commission records show Sen. Lloyd Bentsen returned 92500 in contributions from 25 supporters who agreed to pay 10000 each for monthly breakfast with him. The funds were linked to the Chairman's Council breakfast club activity disclosed for the first half of 1987.
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Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Federal Election Commission
Bentsen
Chairman’s Council
Panel approves one year restriction on digital recorders
Washington AP report states a House subcommittee approved a one year restriction on imports of digital audio tape recorders lacking anti-taping chips. The panel may suspend the rule if chips degrade sound quality. A Senate bill is also before Congress as digital recorders promise superior music playback this fall. Music copyright holders warn home taping could cut income for record companies and artists.
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House
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U.S
Federal ruling opens ports to non union labor in container work
The Federal Maritime Commission ruled unanimously that trucking companies warehouses and shippers may use non union labor to pack and unpack shipping containers at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports. The decision reverses limits tied to ILAs contracts and marks a major setback for dockworkers after a seven year legal battle. In South Carolina Ned Johnson W W Hootie Johnson and Gayle Averyt will help lead Robert Dole's campaign organizing in the state with Ned named state chairman and the two Johnsons as finance co chairmen ahead of an Aug 19 appearance.
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Dole
Kansas
Congress Wrapping Up Bank Bailout Bill
The Senate prepares final action on a banking bill to inject 10.8 billion into FSLIC to restore deposits for savings and loan institutions. The House approved 382 to 12, with bipartisan compromise easing regulation and allowing firms to buy failing thrifts under new limits.
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Abortion Cease Fire Planned Around Miami Clinics
Activists plan a human ring around abortion clinics during John Paul II's visit to Miami September 10 11 to keep patients from proceeding. Pro life leaders call it an abortion cease fire while police will remove demonstrators.
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John Paul II
Julie Loesch
Pro-life Nonviolent Action Project
Pat Mahoney
Center For Christian Activism
Elizabeth Martinez
Southwest
Mahoney
United States
Iran says Martyrdom exercise enters preliminary phase
Iran reports the preliminary stage of a three day naval drill code named martyrdom was completed with tens of thousands of Basij volunteers deployed along 875 miles of coastline. A Kuwaiti tanker escorted by U S Navy ships passed safely through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran showcases combat readiness and fortification buildup.
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Iran Today
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Strait of Hormuz
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Sea of Oman
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Aiken
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