Philippines police on alert before Senate pact vote
About 200 protesters clashed with riot police outside the U.S. Embassy in Manila over a bilateral agreement allowing large scale U S military exercises and ship visits. Police injured at least one demonstrator as authorities prepared for a Senate vote next week on ratifying the agreement.
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NATO Attacks Hit Yugoslavia Utilities and Water
NATO strikes in Yugoslavia damaged power plants and water pumps causing widespread outages. Belgrade reported 10 000 plus lost water access and 50 000 Nis residents idled while 20 000 ethnic Albanians fled Kosovo over the weekend. UN relief workers battled arrivals in Macedonia as NATO pressed Milosevic.
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Milosevic
Russia
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Whale hunt tests need for saving whales at IWC meet
The Makah harpoon incident near Neah Bay, supported by the US, sparks debate as large whale stocks collide with the push to maintain a moratorium. Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd warns of escalation while opponents press to keep protections. The International Whaling Commission opens in Grenada.
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Washington State
International Whaling Commission
Caribbean
Paul Watson
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Neah Bay
Wash
United States
Charleston
Steven D. Shapiro
Roper Cancer Center
Roper Hospital
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Jay Leno’s vintage cars stun with perilous appeal
Jay Leno boasts a collection of 54 cars and 53 motorcycles and says some are so slow they amaze crowds who expect speed. He cites a two cylinder three wheel Morgan as emblematic of the thrill and danger in his cars.
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Los Angeles
Jay Leno
Shrimp season opens amid mixed harvest outlook
Charleston reports the South Carolina shrimp season begins at 7 a.m. Wednesday with expected average white shrimp catches while brown shrimp may fare worse. State biologists cite moderate spring trawls and offshore movement due to storms as contributing factors.
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State Natural Resource Department
David Cupka
Marine Fisheries Management
Cupka
Lawyers drift from state legislatures as legal training wanes
South Carolina shows a steady drop in attorney lawmakers from 50 percent in 1960 to 17 percent this session. Legislator Fletcher Smith warns reduced lawyer presence lowers bill quality and study. Nationwide, lawyer-legislators fell from 22 percent in 1976 to 15 percent in 1996, per the National Conference of State Legislators.
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South Carolina
Fletchith
D-Greenville
Smith
National Conference of State Legislators
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