Storm Rick ravages Oaxaca coast in Mexico floods textiles
Hurricane Rick hammered fishing villages and beaches from Huatulco to Puerto Escondido causing high seas and 75 mph winds. Bridges were damaged and communications cut as thousands fled homes. no immediate deaths or injuries reported. Rick moved inland slowly weakening after slamming the coast near Puerto Escondido.
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China courts Russia trade while rejecting alliance
President Jiang Zemin said China seeks closer economic and political ties with Russia but will not revive the 1950s alliance. Jiang and visiting President Boris Yeltsin discussed a border dispute and boosting trade to about 20 billion dollars a year by 2000, while denying a counter to US influence.
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JFK Lived Public Lie Says Writer in Controversial Book
Pulitzer winner Seymour Hersh portrays John F Kennedy as a womanizer with mob ties and a one day Palm Beach marriage in The Dark Side of Camelot. Critics call the book fiction and deny its charges about Kennedy’s private life.
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Kennedy Exposes Tussle Over Dark Side Camelot Claims
Historian Arthur Schlesinger disputes author Hersh's portrayal in a 498 page book. The work alleges Kennedy secretly wed Palm Beach socialite Duke Malcolm in 1947, a union said to have been annulled by the Catholic church. It also claims Joseph P. Kennedy met mobster Sam Giancana in 1960 to secure union support for the Kennedy vote.
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Jet failure grounds First Lady flight to Moscow
Hillary Rodham Clinton and about 400 aides, Secret Service, and journalists aboard an Air Force Boeing 707 left Andrews AFB for a cross border trip to share American success stories. A problem with the left outboard engine forced the craft back, dumping fuel. emergency crews met the aircraft as it landed safely in Maryland.
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House delays crucial trade bill vote amid lobbying
Washington report that President Clinton and House leaders agreed to postpone action on the fast track trade bill due to short of votes. Gingrich said no current votes, though leaders left possibility of action later this week as fiscal matters are tied up before year end.
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Capital roundup Abortion hold up adjournment in Congress
Congressional Republicans say a dispute with President Clinton over how the 2000 census will be conducted is delaying adjournment for the year. The House plans to resume after a recess to finish three spending bills, including a $30 billion measure for Justice, Commerce and State with census language, amid a partisan fight tied to redistricting. Vice President Gore endorses further military cuts as part of reinventing government efforts. Clinton pushes FDA overhaul to speed new treatments. a compromise bill clears with support by voice vote. The Senate may kill Bill Lan Lee’s nomination to head the Civil Rights Division after opposition over alleged racial and gender preference concerns.
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