South Korea seeks IMF bailout amid deepening crisis
Seoul moves to obtain a 20 billion dollar IMF rescue and an open line of credit as analysts warn three times that amount may be needed to stabilize the economy. IMF Chief Camdessus pledged full support and noted international help and national assurances are being lined up.
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South Korea
International Monetary Fund
Washington
IMF
Michel Camdessus
Ambassadors Return to Tehran in EU Diplomatic Move
EU ambassadors Horst Bacchmann of Germany and Jean Pierre Masset of France will resume posts in Tehran after a seven month row over terrorism charges. They are the last EU envoys to return, following an April recall by EU nations. In Italy, the coast guard recovered a dinghy with five dead Albanians and up to 12 feared lost after a voyage from Durazzo toward Italy.
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Bonn
Germany
France
Iran
Horst Bacchmann
Jean- Pierre Masset
European Union
Berlin
Rome
Coast Guard
Cosimo Carbone
Durazzo
Italy
Weather Outlook Predicts Mild Temps Through Tuesday
Forecast calls for mid to high 60s daytime and mid 30s nights with sunny skies and increasing clouds by Tuesday. Extended period shows little change in conditions and stable temperatures across the region.
Settlement Keeps Black Teacher, Ends Suit Over Job
In Piscataway New Jersey the school board settled a reverse discrimination suit brought by Sharon Taxman for 433500 after civil rights groups funded 70 of the payment. Debra Williams a Black teacher was retained and Taxman laid off in 1989. Williams sobbed at the meeting. The case warned of potential higher court impact on affirmative action policies. The agreement comes as the Supreme Court nears a decision on race based policies.
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Piscataway High School
Sharon Taxman
Pisvataway
N.J
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Piscataway
Taxman
Black Leadership Forum
Clint Bolick
Conservative
Institute For Justice
Washington
Steven Klausner
Debra Williams
Ms. Williams
Jesse Jackson
Supreme Court
California
FDA advisers back inhaled antibiotic for cystic fibrosis
FDA advisers recommended approval of Tobi tobramycin for inhalation to treat lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. The drug improved lung function up to 12 percent after six months, though long term benefits and side effects require ongoing tracking. About 30,000 Americans have CF, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa a major killer.
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Bethesda
Food and Drug Administration
PathoGenesis Corp
Robert Beall
The
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
FDA
I Wanted Them The McCaugheys Septuplets Mother Speaks
Des Moines Iowa. Bobbi McCaughey says she pressed on with her risky pregnancy because the septuplets were her children and she wanted them. The fertility doctor offered abortion to save some fetuses but the couple refused. At a hospital news conference she spoke of holding a newborn and the extraordinary effort involved.
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Des Moines
Iowa
McCaughey
Kccl-Tv
National Astronauts Struggle With Satellite Release
Cape Canaveral report says a sun-watching satellite released from space shuttle Columbia rotated and crew had to retrieve it. Kalpana Chawla attempted to grasp with the shuttle arm over the Pacific. the 50 foot crane was recaptured as the satellite spun.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Shuttle
Columbia
Kalpana Chawla
Pacific
Aiken Standard subscription details and contact options
The Aiken Standard provides office hours, switchboard and subscription numbers, editor contacts, and mailing rates. It lists locations, postal information, delivery options, and pricing for home and mail subs, with hours and extensions for staff reach.
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Aiken
Scott B. Hunter
Editorial
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
Alken
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