Hostages alive in single location amid Philippine crisis
Emissaries report all 21 captives from a diving resort are alive and held together in a single house beside Abu Sayyaf's hideout. Negotiators visited, but military operations earlier cut contact. Ten of the hostages are foreign tourists. Washington notes doctors misjudge systolic risk in high blood pressure, urging attention to the top number. About 50 million Americans have hypertension, risking heart and kidney disease, stroke, and dementia.
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Rockets Fall On Israeli Town As Hezbollah Attacks
Rockets fired by Hezbollah struck Kiryat Shemona provoking panic as residents emerged from shelters. One person hurt in another northern town. Hezbollah said the attack was retaliation for Israeli raids on guerrilla sites in Lebanon.
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Senate backs teacher merit pay plan partisan clash
The Senate voted to let districts test teachers and award merit pay while rejecting a Democratic push to spend 1.75 billion to cut class sizes. Votes split along party lines highlighting a debate over local control versus federal involvement. Senate leaders framed the choices as a test of mandates versus empowering existing tools.
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Merrick doles estate to sixth wife amid will filing
New York AP reports producer David Merrick left about 9.3 million dollars to his sixth wife Natalie Loyd Merrick in his will filed Thursday. The estate includes cash an Upper East Side townhouse and several apartments. Merrick died April 25 in London at age 88. Also Jerry Orbach wins Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards for best performance on Law and Order. Jan Burke wins Edgar for best mystery fiction book of 1999. In Minneapolis AP Jesse Ventura says he will golf with President Clinton and Clint Eastwood this summer joining past partners Michael Jordan Charles Barkley and Arnold Palmer.
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Vieques Bombing Range Reclaimed as Protests End
Federal agents cleared Vieques Island’s bombing range in a dawn sweep, 216 protesters removed, as the Navy resumes exercises. The move heightens talks of Puerto Rico's status and a possible 2003 referendum to expel the Navy if relations falter.
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Tropic Sea gambling boat vanishes from Charleston Harbor
In Charleston, the Tropic Sea owned by Fred Collins disappeared from Charleston Harbor as Circuit Judge Vic Rawl ordered it not to be sold. The ship, formerly Tropicana, has a tangled legal history with the State Ports Authority and Donald Trump related to its status and naming, with a recent ruling requiring payment of nearly $60,000 in fees.
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Advisers urge Navy open submarine duty to women
A Pentagon advisory panel urges ending the 100 year ban on women serving aboard submarines. It recommends assigning women officers to Ohio class subs and redesigning Virginia class boats to accommodate coed crews, while excluding enlisted sailors.
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Government pursues overhaul of air bag safety standards
Washington plans expand crash testing to a family of dummies including children aged 1, 3, and 6 and a small woman along with a standard adult. Tests at 25 mph target real world conditions with seats and unbelted positions. Since 1990 air bags have killed 158 children and small adults, prompting rule changes and lower speed tests to reduce harm.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Filibuster slows progress on South Carolina budget debate
In Columbia the Senate spent over nine hours on a filibuster delaying the budget debate. Senators Branton Richardson and other Republicans pressed for longer review of the 800 page Finance Committee budget while differences with the House heighten talks of a tougher conference. The budget totals rise to 14.1 billion with an 182 million borrowing plan as a conference committee awaits.
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