Dozen Iowa Kansas tornadoes devastate homes and farms
Four people were injured as tornadoes struck Iowa and Kansas causing extensive damage to homes and businesses. Governor Vilsack toured Black Hawk and Buchanan counties declaring disaster areas while Tonganoxie officials reported up to 200 homes and a dozen businesses damaged and a four year old girl seriously injured by a collapsing porch roof.
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Iowa
Kansas
Tom Vilsack
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Tonganoxie
Kan
Charlie Conrad
Clinton pitches China trade bill on farm visit
In Shakopee Minnesota President Clinton urged passage of a China trade bill arguing open trade could push China toward democracy. He toured a 1500 acre farm run by Terry and Gene Hauer where farmers say the measure would boost competitiveness against state subsidized Chinese producers. Clinton noted China cutting back on crops like wheat to make room for American goods. He asked the crowd to overlook rights concerns and focus on potential economic reform spurred by U S engagement.
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Shakopee
Minn
Clinton
China
Terry Hauer
Gene
White farmers nearing land handovers to curb Zimbabwe violence
Farm leaders in Harare say some white farmers are ready to hand over land to the government to end violence by armed black occupiers and ruling party militants. The pledge followed talks with President Mugabe but details on quantities and compensation remain unclear. Some farmers have already vacated property amid fears of violence.
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Harare
Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
Psychiatrist Says Killer Feels Divine Mission
Houston AP psychiatrist Bruce Cohen testified that Angel Maturino Resendiz the Texas Railroad Killer shows no remorse or awareness of crimes. He believes he is on a divine mission to destroy evil and cannot stop, despite pleas. Resendiz, 40, pleads insanity for the 1998 murder of Dr Claudia Benton and admits eight other killings across Texas Illinois and Kentucky from 1997 to 1999.
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Houston
Angel Maturino Resendiz
Texas Railroad
Bruce Cohen
Maturino Resendiz
Houston-area
Claudia Benton
Texas
Illinhois
Kentucky
Riot police clash with Argentine protesters on highway
Riot police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse thousands of jobless workers who blocked a federal highway for 10 days in Salta province. At least 23 officers and 22 protesters were injured, and a truck driver died of a heart attack amid the crackdown. The unrest underscored economic distress in a cash strained interior amid De la Rua’s austerity.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Salta
Fernando de la Rua
Berra christens New York Waterway ferry on 75th birthday
Yogi Berra christened a 79 foot cata maran named in his honor during a ceremony at Manhattan Pier 17. He sailed on the ship's maiden voyage from Pier 17 to Yankee and Mets home games, joking the boat is nicer than his Navy craft.
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NEW York
Yogi Berra
New York Waterway
Yankees
Reat
Manhattan
Pier 17
Mets
Fire Threat Eases as Los Alamos Blaze Burns on
Winds cooled but danger remains as the Los Alamos fire, sparked by a prescribed burn, destroys homes and damages the lab. Gov. Johnson warns the fight continues while 25,000 residents evacuate and a 30 day burn suspension is ordered across the West.
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Los Alamos
Contol
Gary Johnson
Bruce Babbitt
Red Cross
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Justegun
Sacramento Mountains
Maine moves to negotiate prescription drug prices for uninsured
New York reports Maine becomes the first state to use bargaining power to negotiate medicine costs for residents without coverage. The plan, signed into law, aims to help about 300000 of 1.2 million residents, many Medicare recipients, and could spark court challenges from the pharmaceutical industry. Maine seeks to echo big pharmacy benefit managers by buying in bulk to secure discounts.
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New York
Maine
Congress
Stephen Schondelmeyer
University of Minnesota
Gabrielle Williams
The
Pharma
Ceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
South Korea ships fertilizer amid hopes for Korean summit
Seoul plans to send 200000 tons of fertilizer over two months to North Korea as a goodwill gesture ahead of the June cross border summit. The aid emphasizes political symbolism and faces delivery risks due to poor infrastructure.
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Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
North
Koreas
Panmunjom
Park Joon-young
Campbell Endorsement Stokes Republicans Split at State Convention
In Columbia AP dispatch, ex governor Carroll Campbell backs Karon Dawson for state Republican Party chairman, triggering sharp accusations of memory fault from ex-chairmen George Graham and Dan Ross. Dawson faces Henry McMaster as convention votes loom, with observers noting a bitter, high stakes fight over party control. Meanwhile Clemson graduates enter a strong market with rising salaries. The average starting pay for a bachelor’s degree is about 40 000 dollars, and some graduates secure six figure offers and signing bonuses. In Conway, a couple faces neglect charges after their infant son died of severe dehydration, adding to a day of troubling local crime news. The six week old Jacob Aaron Powell weighed six pounds at birth and had prior intestinal surgery in Charleston.
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Columbia
Carroll Campbell
Karon Dawson
Republican Party
Dawson
Henry McMaster
George Graham
Spartanburg
Dan Ross
Blackville
Francis Marion University
Neal Thigpen
Dele
Clemson
Clemson University
Flora Riley
Michelin
Riley
Justin Neubaurer
Fairfax
Conway
Dawn Powell
Jerry Stukins
Horry County
Allen Large
Jacob Aaron Powell
Conway Hospital
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
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