Tobacco curb push aimed at Congress after Supreme Court ruling
National lawmakers react to the Supreme Court decision by vowing to revive tobacco legislation. Senator John McCain warns tough industry opposition and slow progress on campaign-spending limits, while Representative Henry Waxman reintroduces a bill for FDA authority to regulate tobacco as a drug.
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Venezuela Landslide Devastates Caricas Coast Town
Three months after massive landslides along Venezuela's central Caribbean coast, survivors return to wreckage, salvage belongings, and mourn the dead. President Chavez says Carmen de Uria will not be rebuilt and will become a park to shield future generations.
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Labor dispute sparks snack shortage across East Coast
Boston area and beyond face a shortage of snack favorites due to a Teamsters strike. Fourteen hundred drivers and sales staff at Interstate Bakeries Co halted work at its sole New England bakery in Biddeford Maine, disrupting delivery of Wonderbread Hostess products including Winkies.
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James Bean film seeks star to play James Dean for TNT
A two hour made for TV film to premiere next year on the seable channel seeks a lead actor to portray James Dean. Mark Rydell directs the project which will explore Dean s early life his mother s death his tense father relation and the roots of his ambition. Casting is underway in Los Angeles New York London and other cities.
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Clinton urges India Pakistan talks during Taj Mahal visit
President Clinton urged India to halt nuclear expansion and resume dialogue with Pakistan as he toured Delhi and the Taj Mahal with daughter Chelsea. He tied environmental protection to cooperation, cautioned against nuclear standoff risk, and outlined outreach to both nations amid Kashmir tensions.
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Arson investigated at Simpson Creek church fire
Investigators say a fire at Simpson Creek Holiness Church in Loris was started with a liquid accelerant. Officials do not believe the arson relates to the racially motivated church burnings of 1995 and 1996, though the vestibule sustained damage.
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Suspect killed after hostages freed in Dundalk standoff
Police waited for Joseph Palczynski to release three captives as negotiations stalled. He slept on a sofa when officers forced entry and fatally shot him after he began to rise. The weeklong ordeal ended with the safe escape of the 12 year old and the others.
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Bahamas whale beachings prompt Navy sonar probe
Eight whales beached and died after U S Navy anti submarine sonar tests off Abaco Island, Bahamas, triggering investigations by Bahamian and U S scientists. Navy says no evidence links the deaths to the exercises, which were brief and near Abaco. Marine experts warn the event is unusual and may prompt recommendations to terminate such tests.
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