Union negotiators pause talks with Bell Atlantic amid possible strike
Washington reports union leaders for 52,000 Bell Atlantic workers suspend bargaining and plan new talks, while talks resume at Ameritech and Pacific Telesis. Tentative pacts reached with Southwestern Bell and BellSouth as clock runs and strike threats loom.
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Spy Agee Accused of Accepting Cuban Payments
Florentino Aspillaga Lombard, a Cuban defector and former DGI major, says Agee received funds from Cuban intelligence funneled by the KGB. Two senior CIA officials corroborate the claim, noting payments could total a million dollars or more.
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Clinton Leads Bush In Texas And National Polls
Houston Chronicle poll shows Clinton 43 percent to Bush 29 percent in Texas with 24 percent undecided and 4 percent other. A Boston Globe national poll has Clinton 56 percent to Bush 32 percent. University of Houston poll of 835 registered voters Aug 1 5 shows Clinton leading 43 to 29 with 24 undecided and 4 other. MOE plus or minus 4 points.
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Tokyo shares tumble below 15000 in heavy trading
Tokyo stocks slid below the 15000 benchmark as traders dumped shares before summer holidays. The Nikkei 225 dropped 532.72 points to 14985.55 at 10:45 a.m. EDT, while the Topix fell 21.75 points to 1159.48 after about 30 minutes of trading. The market faced renewed investor pessimism.
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Conservatives urge bold restructuring in Bush convention plan
Conservatives urge President Bush to outline a bold overhaul of the federal government in his acceptance speech, calling for budget cuts and welfare reform. Newt Gingrich and aides Jack Kemp and Vin Weber push for tax cuts, Medicare changes, and expansion of personal deductions, aiming to contrast Clinton policies. The memo, signed by Sens. Mack, Kasten, and Wallop, signals a GOP team campaign approach.
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U.N. resumes Iraq inspections as tensions rise
U N weapons experts conducted a surprise inspection at an undisclosed site in Baghdad and planned several more days of work in Iraq. Iraqi Foreign Minister Al Sahhaf blamed U S sanctions for ongoing conditions, calling it interference. In Kuwait, a Cobra helicopter crash killed two U S Marines during joint exercises near the border, with cause still under investigation.
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