Ex Regulator Denies Pressure Over Keating Inquiry
Rosemary Stewart former enforcement chief at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board disputes claims that regulators faced pressure from five senators including Alan Cranston over Lincoln Savings and Loan. She testifies to the Senate Ethics Committee that there was no pressure and notes others did not report such influence.
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Charles Keating Jr
Savings and Loan Association
Rosemary Stewart
Congress
Keating
Stewart Alan Cranston
Keating Five
Cranston
D-Calif
Lincoln Savings and Loan
Keating and Associates
Stewart
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Bank Board
Edwin J. Gray
Irvine Calif
William K. Black
Carolyn Jordan
Lincoln
Black
Ms. Stewart
States face budget gaps in 1991 recession study
A report finds 28 states with a collective shortfall of 9.6 billion dollars in their 1991 budgets. Officials warn the gap could grow if the mild recession deepens, prompting cuts across hiring, travel, programs, and potential park closures.
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Raymond Scheppach
National Governors’ Associaton
Gerald H. Miller
National Association of State Budget Officers
Alabama
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Chigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
Miller
Scheppach
ARCO Fined 3.5 Million for Texas Explosion Safety Violations
The Associated WHOs report says ARCO Chemical Co agreed to pay a 3.5 million dollar penalty, set new OSHA record, and overhaul safety programs after a Texas Channelview explosion that killed 17 workers and injured five. OSHA cited 347 willful violations and detailed failures in atmosphere control, ignition prevention, training, and emergency planning. ARCO to correct conditions at Bayport Texas Pittsburgh Pa and Painesville Ohio facilities.
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Arco Chemical Co
Texas
ARCO
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
USX Corp
Pennsylvania
Channelview
Royston
Sad Osha
Bayport
Pittsburgh
Painesville
Ohio
Houston-area
Indiana Flood Threatens Levees and River Traffic
Floodwaters moving south through Indiana breached three levees and endangered others, forcing hundreds from homes. Ohio River in Cincinnati expected to crest five feet above flood stage, the highest since 1969, as gates shut at Riverfront Stadium and Covington Newport riverfronts.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati
East End
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Bengals
Houston Oilers
Covington
Newport
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