Fewer people and pollution signal Earth Summit hope
UNITED NATIONS says population declines may cut global numbers by about half a billion by 2050, with fertility rates dropping worldwide, while Jacques Cousteau, famed explorer, dies at 87 in Paris. Netanyahu barely survives no confidence vote as coalition frays.
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Paris
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Jerusalem
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Iraq defies arms ban with ready to produce weapons order
UN disarmament chief Ekeus cites documentary evidence that Iraq leadership ordered to preserve production gear to produce chemical weapons at short notice, signaling continued capability despite Gulf War ban. China sanctions vote falls short in Congress as critics vow further action against Beijing policies.
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Prom mom pleads innocent in infant murder case
Melissa Drexler an 18 year old prom attendee pleaded innocent to murder and endangerment charges after an autopsy found her baby boy weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces strangled in a plastic bag in a sanitary napkin receptacle. Bail set at 50000.
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Simpson
Robert Sadoff
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Senate endorses raising Medicare eligibility to 67
The Senate backed gradual raise of Medicare eligibility to 67 and higher premiums for seniors, arguing it promotes fairness as part of a broad $136 billion savings package. Leader Trent Lott framed the plan as balancing the budget by 2002, while President Clinton questioned income-linked premiums.
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Democrats propose alternative tax plan to expand child credit
In Washington Democrats unveil a counterproposal to the GOP plan as Senate debate on the largest tax cut in 16 years looms. The Daschle draft would extend a 500 dollar child tax credit to about 10 million more families while scaling back capital gains cuts. Daschle argues the GOP bill is not the right approach and promises a different path.
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Senate
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Daschle
William V. Roth Jr
Mir crew safe after collision with space station
A Russian Progress cargo ship struck the Mir space station during a docking test, damaging a solar panel and causing pressure loss in one module. NASA said the three crew members, including a NASA astronaut, were safe and the station was not being abandoned.
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House votes to end Bosnia peacekeeping after June 1998
Washington reports a bipartisan House vote 278 to 148 backing a cutoff of the Bosnia peacekeeping mission after June 1998. The White House urged flexibility while Clinton opposed the measure limiting his options. The vote followed rejection of a funding cut set for year end.
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House
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Bosnia
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U.S
Albright Helms clash over Hong Kong envoy
National roundup notes a dispute between Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Sen. Jesse Helms over sending an envoy to witness Hong Kong’s Chinese appointed legislature. Helms spokesman Marc Thiessen warns the move could undermine U S policy by legitimizing the puppet body.
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Aiken Standard Subscription and Contact Details
Readers are provided with office hours, switchboard and editorial extensions, publisher contact, and email. The notice lists subscription rates for county mail and other mail, along with delivery expectations and customer service hours, advising to call for delivery issues.
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