Supreme Court declines blocking MCA Inc sale to Japanese firm
In Washington the Supreme Court refused to block the $7.4 billion MCA Inc acquisition by Japan's largest electronics company. Justice Scalia rejected an emergency bid by Go-Video Inc to halt the deal set for Saturday, with the court later declining to act as nine justices again took no written opinion. In Rome, Lt Cmdr Darlene M Iskra was installed as commander of the USS Opportune after Cmdr Edgar J Jones was flown home for a medical emergency.
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Budget cuts protested by Health secretary Sullivan letter
Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan protested OMB budget cuts saying they would harm millions of sick, elderly or poor Americans by reducing Medicare and Social Security services and likely lengthening processing times for claims.
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Mandela ANC talks and exile repatriation aid announced
The Pan Africanist Congress said it is negotiating with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress to form a united anti-bid front. Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee said the government will assist repatriation of thousands of political exiles expected to return soon. In Finland, rescuers freed two crew from a capsized barge and searched for eight missing, while Israeli leaders pledged peace with Jordan amid border tensions.
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Troops to get germ warfare vaccinations and naval deployment
The Pentagon plans germ warfare vaccines for troops in the Persian Gulf as a 17 ship carrier armada sails from Norfolk with 16,000 Marines and sailors. Carriers America and Theodore Roosevelt join Saratoga Midway and Kennedy as US forces near 430,000 in the region to deter Iraq by Jan. 15. Britain to inoculate 21,000 troops and gas masks issued to civilians. Iraq test fires a missile. analysts warn of suicide attack threats.
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Subway Smoke Triggers Fatal Accident In NYC Tunnel
In New York a morning subway fire killed one and injured more than 150 as smoke filled a tunnel linking Manhattan and Brooklyn after melting snow caused an electrical short. In Boston a trolley rammed a stalled car, injuring 33 in Back Bay. Snow totaled seven inches.
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Vanna White quietly ties knot cue in Aspen
Vanna White and George Santo Pietro bought a Colorado marriage license at the Pitkin County Courthouse. The couple, unrecognized, will wed but an exact date remains undisclosed. The license is valid statewide for 30 days.
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Aging of America and its coming workforce shift
A demographic report from the US Administration on Aging and AARP warns the nation aging rapidly with 65 plus population up 21 percent since 1980 and projected to reach 66 million by 2030. It notes more older people will affect public institutions, Social Security, Medicare, pensions, and demand for health care workers while baby boomers influence culture and politics.
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