Reform Exodus Begins Soviet Power Shake at Kremlin
In the Kremlin Palace of Congresses Gorbachev faced protest as Boris Yeltsin resigns and forms a new independent Democratic Platform faction with Sobchak Boldyrev and Lysenko. Shostakovsky declares a party split while many colleagues back perestroika. Gorbachev warns unity is essential. Ivashko’s rise and Ligachev’s comments frame the hard-line reaction.
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Inflation Steady as Core Prices Jump in June
Declining food and energy costs kept wholesale inflation at 0.2 percent for June while the core rate rose 0.6 percent, signaling persistent pressure beyond volatile sectors. Retail sales rose 0.5 percent to $147.82 billion, with department store gains aiding the uptick.
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Gene linked to rare disease gives NF hope for patients
The Associated Press reports that the NF gene discovery promises future tests to identify NF in newborns and guide potential parents. Ms. Colley, who bears facial tumors from neurofibromatosis, says the finding renews hope for those with the disorder, though therapy may be years away. Researchers from University of Michigan and University of Utah publish results, with Collins noting the breakthrough opens the “black box” of neurofibromatosis.
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Radiation exposure victims seek compensation from Hanford study
A panel plans a five year study costing 15 million dollars to estimate radiation doses for 270000 downwind residents from Hanford Washington Oregon sites. Estimates cover 1944 to 1947 airborne iodine and 1964 to 1967 cooling water releases. Victims urge action amid calls of medical risk and past harm.
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Senate Approves Civil Rights Bill For The Handicapped
The Senate approved the civil rights bill for disabled Americans by a 91 to 6 vote after House passage 377 to 28. The measure guarantees access to jobs transportation telephone service and public accommodations for about 43 million people and now goes to President Bush for signature. Senator Harkin spoke of his deaf brother Frank as he supported the effort while Kennedy praised the measure as ensuring equality based on ability.
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Corps to Help With Cleanup of Nuclear Weapons Plants
The U S Army Corps of Engineers will assist the Department of Energy in cleaning up radioactive and hazardous wastes at DOE installations including the Savannah River Site. DOE estimates the overall bill could exceed 100 billion dollars while SRS has a five year cleanup plan totaling 4.53 billion through fiscal 1995. The agreement may cover landfills and seepage basins as work fronts, with hopes to have the weapons complex in compliance by 2019.
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Radiation expert calls for independent review of Savannah River Site reports
Groups noted radioiodine releases at Savannah River similar to Hanford. Connor urged an adequate dose assessment and an independent effort to reexamine environmental reports to determine what those documents reveal, stressing no expected holocaust around the site.
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