Nuclear plant execs arrested over deadly Japan accident
Six former JCO Co employees were arrested for negligence resulting in death after a Sept. 30, 1999, incident at a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant 70 miles northeast of Tokyo. Two workers died and hundreds were exposed to radiation during a rushed attempt to mix uranium in buckets.
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Olatts
Tokyo
Isao Yamazaki
Ibaraki Prefectural
JCO Co
Yamazaki
JCC
Japan
Clinton signs China trade bill and WTO push
President Clinton signed the China trade bill to open Chinese markets to U S products and services and sent Charlene Barshefsky to Beijing to press China on WTO accession. Talks stall over details. bill foes note work remains and passage followed party pressure.
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Clinton
China
White House
Woods
Charlene Barshefsky
Beijing
World Trade Organization
United States
House
Senate
North Korea Seeks U S Security Steps For Talks
Jo Myong Rok, visiting Washington for talks with President Clinton, said North Korea could pursue a brighter future in U S relations only if Washington offers concrete security guarantees and addresses Korea's territorial integrity. He did not specify required steps, but the regime has long opposed U S forces in South Korea and called for their withdrawal.
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Washington
United States
Jo Myong Rok
Kim Jong Il
Clinton
State Department
Madeleine Albright
South Korea
Disney barred from merger papers access
Washington AP reports the Walt Disney Co and its lawyers were barred from viewing confidential materials related to the AOL Time Warner merger until stricter safeguards are in place. FCC official Deborah Lathen cited lax procedures and breach risks in the decision. Disney opposes the proposed record merger.
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Washington
Suns Cominist
Walt Disney Co
America Online
Time Warner
Disney
Deborah Lathen
FCC
Cable Service Bureau
AOL
Arafat Barak meet with Annan amid Gaza West Bank tension
Unscheduled meetings in Jerusalem and Gaza City involved Barak and Arafat as UN Secretary General Annan mediates a truce. Clashes kill or injure dozens, including a settler death near Eli. Mediators Ivanov Solana Moratinos and Cook move between regions while a Gaza boy lies brain dead after a stone clash.
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Ehud Barak
Yasser Arafat
Kofi Annan
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Barak
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Israel
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Hebron
Eli
Elon Moreh
Hillel Lieberman
Joseph's Tomb
Nablus
Lieberman
Annan
Igor Ivanov
European Union
Javier Solana
Miguel Moratinos
Gaza
Robin Cook
Barak Ater
Gaza City
Boomer Esiason eyed for Broadway role as Jesse Ventura
Boomer Esiason 39 is being courted to play Jesse Ventura in a Broadway musical. Producer Pierre Cossette previously tapped David Hasselhoff for Johnny drama but Hasselhoff chose Jekyll and Hyde. Cossette plans to hire voice coaches as he shifts toward Esiason and expands the cast.
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Jesse
Jets
Boomer Esiason
Ventura
Pierre Cossette
Baywatch
David Hasselhoff
Minnesota
Hasselhoff
Jekyll & Hyde
Cossette
Esiason
Lampee charts recall focus as Bridgestone Firestone vows changes
In Nashville, John Lampe, promoted to chief executive, outlines a three pronged plan to restore trust in Firestone tires. He stresses better communications, new management, and data driven decisions, plus completing the 65 million tire recall tied to 101 deaths worldwide. Lampe notes the recall costs could exceed initial projections as they work to determine the root cause.
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Bridgestone
Firestone —_ Inc
Firestone Tires
John Lampe
Bridgestone Firestone
Lampe
Masatoshi Ono
Bridgestone Corp
Japan
Particu
ATX
ATXI
Wilderness
United States
Firestone
Sionity
Ono
Tokyo
Congress
Back off cases alleged in South Carolina prisons probe
Senate panel hears former investigator say he was told to back off drug cases behind bars as 60 plus incidents of criminal wrongdoing are alleged in state prisons. Attorney General Condon reports more than 89 incidents under review. SLED to brief on preliminary results. calls for grand jury to probe systemic prison corruption.
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South Carolina
Senate
Senate Corrections and Penology Committee
Charlie Condon
David Thomas
Greenville
Joseph Baker
Alan Waters
Baker
Waters
Corrections
William “Doug” Catoe
Catoe
John Barkley
Bega
Susan Smith
Columbia-area
Smith
Dave Jordan
Corrections Department
Office of Executive Affairs
Thomas
SLED
Robert Stewart
Condon
Stewart
Department of Corrections
Condon orders parental notification for abortions in SC
South Carolina AG Charlie Condon says parental or guardian notification is required for minors seeking abortions including RU-486. He plans to urge doctors to inform parents for those under 17, as RU-486 faces rollout with Planned Parenthood of South Carolina planning to offer the pill.
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South Carolina
Charlie Condon
Virginia
Betsy Cavendish
National Abortion Rights Action League
Condon
South Carolina Medical Association
Lems
Aaron Kozloski
Kozloski
Kozleski
Columbia Clinic
Planned Parenthood of
Chris Jueschke
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