Judge upholds policy of intercepting Haitian refugees at sea
U S District Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. rejected challenges to the Bush administration policy that intercepts Haitian refugees at sea and returns them to Haiti without hearings. He said international waters and a United Nations protocol do not bind U S law in this setting and that the cited protections do not apply here.
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New York
Haiti
U.S
Sterling Johnson Jr
United Nations
Pentagon subpoenas tied to Weinberger probe
Pentagon documents subpoenaed by independent counsel in the Iran Contra inquiry include materials related to former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger. The Walsh office also issued a grand jury subpoena to Defense Secretary Dick Cheney for unspecified materials as prosecutors spent hours before a federal grand jury.
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Pentagon
Washington
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Pete Williams
Office of Independent
Lawrence Walsh
Dick Cheney
Williams
Young farmer becomes Poland's new prime minister
In Warsaw 33 year old Waldemar Pawlak of the Polish Peasants Party was elected prime minister by parliament 261 to 149 hours after President Lech Walesa submitted his nomination. He promised a cabinet focused on resuming stalled political and economic reforms.
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Warsaw
Poland
Waldemar Pawlak
Polish Peasants Party
Lech Walesa
Pawlak
Last Yugoslav troops evacuated from barracks
Muslim fighters ended their monthlong blockade of a downtown Sarajevo barracks and allowed about 800 Yugoslav army soldiers and their families to depart. U N officials called the withdrawal a major breakthrough and said talks could begin with the two sides.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.N
Adnan Abdel Razak
Lawmakers Blast Bush At Earth Summit Biodiversity Fiasco
U S lawmakers and the national Earth Summit delegate harshly criticized the Bush administration for refusing to back the biodiversity treaty. Sen Timothy Wirth called the stance adolescent politics as Brazil’s President Collor signs the biodiversity accord. White House memo leaks are cited by William K Reilly as a motive to block U S signing. Senator Gore arrives in Rio to lead talks with international leaders at the UN Conference on Environment and Development. Marine biologist Jacques Cousteau backs the conference as a step to save the planet.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
U.S
Bush
Timothy Wirth
D-Colo
Fernando Collor de Mello
Wirth
U.N
William K. Reilly
Art
White House
United States
House approves 270 billion military budget
The House passed a 270 billion defense bill, preserving much of Bush's request for weapons to deter the Soviet threat but trimming overall spending by 11 billion and delaying key decisions. The vote was 198 to 168 with Senate action anticipated. The package includes 4.3 billion for SDI, a 2.3 billion B 2 program adjustment, and a one year nuclear test moratorium.
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Washington
House
Bush
Soviet Union
U.S
Senate
Pentagon
House Armed Services Committee
Europe
Japan
South Korea
CWA pushes AT&T boycott amid contract dispute
The Communications Workers of America gathers support from unions for a threatened boycott of AT&T until a new contract is signed. Some 60,000 CWA members sign cards to switch residential service to another long distance carrier, with IBEW locals also joining. Talks continue as unions seek broader backing while AT&T reports some progress.
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Washington
Communications Workers of America
At&t
CWA
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
American Telephone and Telegraph
Morton Bahr
Bahr
Jeff Miller
Judge allows mother to reopen Chicopee restaurant
Hampden Superior Court Judge William H. Welch ruled that Jennifer Crafts may keep her restaurant open for now with conditions. The 19 month old son must stay in the dining area away from food preparation, while health officials prepare a hearing to decide the final status.
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Springfield
Mass
Hampden Superior Court
William H. Welch
Jennifer Crafts
Chicopee
Crafts
Community event calendar with multiple activities in Princeton Bluefield area
A series of today and upcoming events across Mercer and Bluefield regions includes a Town Square Music in the Square construction plan in Princeton at 10 a.m. and a 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bluefield baseball card show at Landmark Mini-Mall with buying selling and prizes. Also today piano recital at First Assembly of God Princeton at 1 p.m. and Mercer Sportsmen Club meeting at Bluewell Fire Department 1 p.m. A Bramwell spaghetti dinner 6 to 8 p.m. at Kiwanis Hall, $3.50 adults $2 under 12. Joint Stuttgart Music School Symphonic Youth Wind Orchestra and Bluefield High School Band concert at BHS at 7:30 p.m. Sunday June 7.
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Town Square
Princeton
Bluefield
Susan Bishop
Assembly of God
Route 20
Mercer Sportsmen and Conservation Club
Bluewell Fire Department
Bramwell Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Hall
Bramwell
Stuttgart Music School Symphonic
Bluefield High School
BHS
Mon Moe
New River Parkway Authority
Ral County
Princeton Band Parents Association
Princeton High School
Four Seasons Country Council
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Princeton Elks Lodge
Douglas St
Elks Handicapped Children’s Camp
Jennifer Taylor
Nemours Ruritan Club
Coal Miners Park
Boissevain
Audit finds wildlife habitat purchases overvalued by billions
An Interior Department audit says nonprofit groups sold land to the government at prices above fair market value in 64 of 142 reviewed deals totaling 44 million in land value and 5.2 million in excess payments. The report notes inadequate controls and reimbursements for interest and overhead, including a 1 million overpayment to The Nature Conservancy in Texas and Oklahoma and a 1 million payout to the National Audubon Society for a California land deal.
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Interior Department
Associated Press
Congress
Fish and Wildlife Service
Texas
Oklahoma
Nature Conservancy
National Audubon Society
Fish and Wildlife
Society
San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge
California
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the Golfer" Tolley
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