Senate gears up over coal miner aid tied to clean air bill
The Senate faces a showdown as Byrd seeks an aid package for miners before stricter Midwest acid rain rules. Mitchell opposes the plan, fearing it could derail a major clean air bill. Byrd proposes trimming cost from 700 million to 500 million and shortening the period, intensifying a clash over federal pollution controls.
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Washingson
Senate
George Mitchell
Maine
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Mitchell
Appropriations Committee
Byrd
Midwest
White House
Fish oil shown to modestly lower blood pressure
A Norwegian study on 196 adults finds six grams daily of fish oil capsules reduce systolic pressure by about five points and diastolic by three after ten weeks. Benefits fade for those already eating much fish. researchers from the University of Tromso publish in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Boston
Norway
Kaare H. Bonan
University of Tromso
New England Journal of Medicine
Vanderbilt University
Poindexter Case Seeks North Credibility Context
Poindexter defense asks jury in his trial to be told that Oliver North was called a liar by prosecutors in North’s own trial. North, the government star witness, implicated Reagan aides last year and remains central to Poindexter’s case. The defense cites prior prosecutorial remarks as relevant to credibility.
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Mashingiun
John Poindexter
Oliver North
Poindexter
Pee Eee
Vesuiniea
North
Lt. Col. North
Prisoners Swap Clothes Twin Escape at Cardiff Prison
Authorities say convicted burglar Anthony Litton escaped after swapping clothes with visiting twin Terry Litton in a busy prison visiting area. A tattoo revealed the swap when an inmate identified the correct twin. Terry is jailed on charges of aiding the escape, with bail denied and next hearings scheduled.
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Cardiff
Waies
T Hey
Anthony Litton
Terry Litton
Ken
Rhondda
Mid Glamorgan
Alan Rawlson
Aiken Standard Classified and Delivery Information
Advertising and subscription contact options listed with phone numbers for classified display and news tips. Office hours, address, and mailing details provided. Subscription rates shown for 3, 6, and 12 months and general delivery support information included.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken, S.C
College Sex Habits Largely Unchanged By AIDS Study
The Associated Press reports a Brown University led study in the New England Journal of Medicine showing condom use among college women rose from 12 percent in 1975 to 41 percent in 1989, while the number of partners and high risk sex remained similar. The survey notes AIDS awareness did not substantially alter habits.
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Boston
Brown University
New England Journal of Medicine
Barbara ‘A. DeBuono
Turtles Wash Ashore Dead on Pacific Coast of Colombia
Up to 680 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore along Colombia’s Pacific coast, many comatose or dead with no signs of injuries. Researchers from Conservation International and the U S Fish and Wildlife Service urge caution, noting possible regional die offs and calls for further study. Reports also reach Panama, where fishermen notice dead turtles in December.
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New York
Pacific
Colombia
Roderic Mast
Species Conservation For Conservation International
Acfe
Jack Woody
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Albuquerque
N.M
Anne Meylan
Florida Natural Resources Department
St. Petersburg
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Panama
Pasife
Argelis Ruiz Guevara
Roderic B. Mast
Michoacan
Mexico
Proposal Aims 2 Billion Aid Package for Europe
Senate Democrats unveil a 2 billion dollar plan to aid Eastern Europe with 1.2 billion from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Senators Pell and Biden push stronger U S involvement to counter competing Western economies and preserve influence in emerging democracies.
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Washington
Senate
Europe
Bush
U.S
Sens
Claiborne Pell
DRL
Joseph R. Biden
Ddel
European Bank For Reconstruction and Development
France
Treasury
Nicholas Brady
Japan
Biden
Textile firms announce mass layoff across Greenville Spartanburg area
Cone Mills shuts the 450 employee American Spinning Plant in Greenville and Milliken & Co downsizes 129 at Drayton Mill Spartanburg and 235 at Robbins NC. Officials cite rising fiber costs and imports as the main reasons for the closures. Local workers express disbelief and concern over waves of plant shutdowns across the industry.
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Cone Mills Corp
American
Greenville
Milliken & Co
Drayton
Spartanburg
Milliken
Robbins
N.C
Cone
Mary Garrett
Ms. Garrett
Linda Kanard
Cone Mills
Dewey Trogdon
Judge Bars Takeover Of Illinois Thrift
US District Judge Royce C. Lamberth barred the Treasury Thrift Office from seizing Olympic Savings and Loan Association of Berwyn until a new director is nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate. The ruling could slow Bush's bailout by allowing more thrift receiverships to seek injunctions and may trigger extensive litigation.
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Washington
Bush
Royce C. Lamberth
Treasury Department
Office of Thrift Supervision
Olympic Savings and Loan Association of
Berwyn
Sll Lamberth
Salvatore R. Martoche
M. Danny Wall
Chicago
Senate
U.S. Court of Appeals
Treasury
Roger Bolton
Gene Katz
Thrift Office
Charles Schumer
D-N.y
House Banking Committee
Lamberth
Olympic Savings
Olympic
Wall
Congress
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
S&l Law
Rest Area Measure Introduced in South Carolina
Gov. Carrol Campbell and Rep. Sandi Wofford introduced a resolution to curb sexual activity at interstate rest stops. The measure calls for banning condom machines and expanding policing after a task force was announced to patrol rest areas statewide.
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Columbia
Carroll Campbell
South Carolina
Sandi Wofford
Rladson
Highway Department
Health Department
Campbell
Ladson
Greenville-Spartanburg
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