High tech tariff cuts seen by year 2000
Trade ministers from major exporters agreed to remove tariffs on hundreds of high tech products by 2000. The deal covers computers software and telecommunications goods and marks a key success of the WTO ministerial meeting, with the United States pushing for wide participation.
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Burt Reynolds Faces Bankruptcy Debt to Buddy Killen
Burt Reynolds owes businessman Buddy Killen $825,442 per Reynolds bankruptcy filing. Killen has not rushed to collect, while Reynolds faces creditor claims for several millions.
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Clinton to name top Cabinet picks amid vacancy scramble
President Clinton advances a slate to fill key posts with Bill Daley likely as commerce secretary and Bill Richardson as U N ambassador. Janet Reno's fate unsettled while Rodney Slater looms for transportation and Alan Blinder eyed for CEA chair amid ongoing deliberations.
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Coexistence found for Homo erectus with modern humans in Java
Scientists report that Homo erectus lived in Java as recently as 27 000 to 53 000 years ago alongside anatomically modern humans, based on new dating methods. The find, published in Science, suggests Africa may not have hosted the last erectus populations, and prompts reevaluation of species survival and migration timelines.
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Milosevic Defends Elections Amid Protests in Serbia
In Belgrade Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic rebuffed claims he stole local elections won by the opposition and denounced foes as practicing political terrorism. He said protests spurred by Milosevic controlled courts overturning results are unfounded and that elections were fair. The letter to Secretary of State Warren Christopher appeared in government papers.
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Consumers disconnect air bags
Washington officials report a flood of letters from frightened car owners seeking permission to disable air bags. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has granted 80 waivers to medical cases and will allow owners to decide by next year.
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