F-16 Crash Kills Pilot Near Georgia Border
National brief reports an F-16 from Moody Air Force Base crashes into a swamp along the Georgia border near Savannah. The pilot is confirmed dead. no other personnel were aboard. An Air Force investigation will follow. Shaw Air Force Base personnel assist at the scene.
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Valdusta
South Carolina
Georgia
Savannah
Moody Air Force Base
Dee Tait
Miller’s Lake
Shaw Air Force Base
Sumter
Experts Debated Souter Role After Confirmation Hearings
The article notes uncertainty about David H. Souter's future Supreme Court role. Biden says the next justice faces significant decisions on abortion civil rights church state relations and free speech. The outcome remains pivotal amid scrutiny of whether he strengthens the conservative wing or acts as a moderate swing vote.
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Washington
Supreme Court
David H. Souter
Souter
Bush
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joseph Biden
Del
Biden
Shrimping Limits Debated Along Gulf
New Orleans reports a Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council hearing on a proposed ban on May to July trawling to protect red snapper. Shrimpers warn the $1.2 billion industry would suffer, citing 10 to 12 million red snapper deaths yearly in nets.
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New Orleans
Texas Shrimp Association
Harry Lassaigne
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
Gulf Coast States
Luxury taxes eyed to fund deficit in new plan
In a bid to reduce the deficit, Congress and the Bush White House consider a new luxury tax. Aimed at high end goods, the plan would levy 10 percent on portions of purchases above set thresholds for cars, electronics, jewelry, furs, and private planes. It echoes World War I era levies and targets electronics and luxury items to raise about $9 billion over five years.
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Bessemer
Ala
Shawn Bates
Richard Davis
Bates
Davis
William C. Bigham
Chicao
Vie
Bigham
Washington
George Washington
Congress
Bush
White House
South Carolina May Benefit From 1996 Olympics
Tourism officials in South Carolina believe the Atlanta hosted 1996 Summer Games will bring benefits. Officials cite spillover spending from Georgia’s $3.5 billion economic impact and 14,000 jobs, with travelers passing through Interstate corridors and potential packages linking Olympics with SC destinations like Hilton Head and Charleston. Savannah hosts yacht races, with potential SC racing events and SC Yacht Club officials noting possible racing nearby.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Atlanta
Acile
Bob Liming
State Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Georgia
University of Georgia
Jeff Humphreys
University
United States
Rais
Hilton Head
Charleston
Savannah
Haset Lead
Greg Pattrizzi
South Carolina Yacht Club
Dark-Horse GOP Candidate Out Of Money In Albany Race
Pierre Rinfret, once a long-shot Republican nominee against Mario Cuomo, admits money and campaign staff losses threaten his bid. Deputy manager John Denny cites a strong possibility of halting active campaigning as funds dry up. Rinfret, once derided by party figures, says financial collapse leaves him unable to continue.
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Albany
N.Y
Pierre Rinfret
Mario Cuomo
John Denny
Rinfret
GOP
John Faso
William Simon
Simon
Cuomo
Nixon
State Department warns of Manila bomb threat
The State Department warned Americans of a specific credible threat of an imminent bombing in Manila linked to the New People's Army amid talks on the future of U.S. bases in the Philippines. The alert cites hotels, the embassy, the central bank, and the Seafront compound along a major boulevard as potential targets. The talks seek a new agreement for U.S. forces, with 40,000 personnel and dependents at Clark and Subic. Richard Armitage said the American presence will be reduced.
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Washington
Manila
U.S
Philippines
State Department
New People’s Aeid
Renan
Central Bank
Weaa
New People’s Army
Corazon Aquino
Clark Air Base
Subic’ Naval Base
Richard Armitage
U.S. Offers To Cut Philippine Troop Strength
The United States proposed reducing its forces in the Philippines while seeking a continued military presence at Clark Air Base Subic Bay and four smaller installations. Philippine negotiators pressed for Clark control, with talks led by Richard Armitage and ongoing through Friday amid threats of base dismantling if no agreement by January.
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Manila
Philippines
United States
Clark Air Base
Subic Bay Naval Base
Clark
Rafael Alman
U.S
Stanley Schrager
Richard Armitage
Group Lambasts Hearing On Vogtle Safety Switch
In Atlanta a Georgia group Against Nuclear Energy challenges a petition to bypass a safety switch at Plant Vogtle after a power outage. NRC argues the claim is vague. The group seeks intercession to hear whether changing the procedure would boost safety for the Savannah River plant reactors.
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Atlanta
Georgia Power Co
Vogtle
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Charles ‘Barth
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Savannah River
Augusta
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Ate
Anan
Tex Sencess
Khan
Milion
NBC
ABC
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Patience
Uesday
Associated Press
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Alunan
U.S Philippine
Defense Department
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