Foster Assured Of Full Hearing On Foster Nomination
Senate leader Bob Dole expects the full Senate to consider Dr Henry Foster’s surgeon general nomination after a meeting that stressed potential filibuster rules. Gramm threatens to block a vote, while Daschle and Democrats weigh timing as Foster’s record and White House handling fuel controversy.
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Washington
Bob Dole
Henry Foster
Senate
Foster
Dole
Phil Gramm
Texas
White House
Democrats
Nashville
Tenn
Tom Daschle
S.D
GOP
Gramm
Clinton
Larry Neal
Highway Bill Faces Senate Clash Over Speed Limits and Rules
The Senate weighs a national highway system bill that could remove the national speed limit, leaving states to set limits. Senators DeWine and Lautenberg pledge to fight to keep the limit. The debate follows a filibuster over a wage provision and cites highway death trends from 1973 to 1974 as justification.
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Washington
Senate
Mike DeWine
Ohio
Frank Lautenberg
N.J
DeWine
Eligibility Rules Narrows Title 1 Grants in Aiken County
Putnam outlined new guidelines for Title 1 funding as 17 schools in Aiken County qualify next year. Eligibility hinges on each school's free or reduced lunch rate meeting or exceeding the district average of about 43 percent. Calculations allocate funds by a per-student figure derived from the district total of 4050 subsidized lunches and each school's meal program size. The change also shifts who decides how funds are spent.
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Aiken County
Putnam
Snapping Turtle Traps Woman On Talahi Island Home
In Savannah Georgia authorities including police fire crews and an animal control officer responded when a foot long snapping turtle crawled onto a porch on Turner s River trapping a woman inside her home. The animal was pushed back into a marsh on Oatland Island after firefighters restrained it and animal control released it.
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Savannah
Turners River
Talahi Island
Chatham County
Pat Barbee
Barbee
Brenda Marshall Cooks
Liberal Home Office Tax Plan Gains Administration Backing
Clinton administration supports bipartisan bills to liberalize home office deductions, aiming to overturn Soliman while tightening guardrails to curb abuse and audit difficulties. The plan seeks to allow more in home business expenses for self employed professionals while ensuring the office remains principal and exclusive.
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Liberal Home Office
Washington
Clinton
Glen A. Kohl
Treasury Department
Senate Finance Taxation Subcommittee
Supreme Court
IRS
Kohl
Soliman
Internal Revenue Service
Straight Answers Sought On Federal Aid To Cities
Mayors press President Clinton to clarify how urban aid will fare in the deficit reduction plan. The $4 billion Community Development Block Grant fund faces possible cuts, and GOP candidates Dole and Alexander offered only partial assurances at the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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Straight Answers
Miami
Clinton
Washington
Congress
GOP
Senate
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Lamar Alexander Fel
U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting
Clinton to address meeting on federal program cuts via satellite
The text notes a proposal to eliminate federal housing, school, welfare and urban development programs cities rely on. It mentions block grants to cities with limited details on community development funds and Clinton’s planned satellite address to the meeting. Alexander suggested cutting various federal functions, urging Washington to step back to boost local responsibility.
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Clinton
Alexander
Bush
Washington
Scientists Discuss Nuclear Issues With Russian Delegation
Russians in a three week Environmental Course compare waste handling and regulations with U.S. practices. Kudriavtsev notes Russia lacks clear regulations and government leads nuclear operations. Mayfield says private industry should adopt Russian technologies for U.S. markets.
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Evgeny G. Kudriavtsev
Kudriavtsev
U.S
Evgeni Anderson
Howard Hickey
Gerald Blunt
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Savannah River
Russia
Thomas L. Mayfield
Martin Marietta Energy Systems Inc
Oak Ridge
U.S. Department of Energy
Eligible And Ineligible Under New Title 1 Rules
Under new Title 1 guidelines several Aiken County elementary schools will receive funds next year including East Aiken North Aiken J D Lever Oakwood Windsor Byrd Clearwater Gloverville Jefferson Warrenville Greendale Redcliffe Busbee and Ridge Spring Monetta Also funded are A L Corbett Jackson Ridge Spring Monetta High Wagoner Salley High Four elementary schools Aiken Millbrook North Augusta and Belvedere will lose eligibility next year under the changes.
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Aiken County
East Aiken
North Aiken
J.D. Lever
Oakwood Windsor
Byrd
Clearwater
Gloverville
Jefferson
Warrenville
Greendale
Redcliffe
Busbee
Ridge Spring- Monetta
Jackson
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Wagoner Salley
Aiken
Millbrook
North
Title 1 program aims for highest level for disadvantaged students
Putnam notes shift of needs assessment function to schools with accountability remains to guard against misuse. Third Title 1 change rewrites purpose from raising to minimal levels to pushing disadvantaged students to perform at the highest level possible.
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Putnam
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Wachovia
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Abe Coho
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