Tobacco firm fined over smoking research in Minn suit
A judge fined Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp 100000 for not turning over smoking research documents in a lawsuit by Minnesota and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota seeking recovery of smoking related treatment costs. The company faces another 100000 daily fine if it fails to comply by the 10 day deadline. The trial is set for January 20.
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President Clinton Defense Fund to Shut Down
The legal defense fund backing President Clinton is closing due to fundraising fallout and declining contributions amid Whitewater and related investigations. Trustees cited a drop in donors, limited solicitation, and mounting unpaid legal bills estimated at $3 million, as White House seeks new options.
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New Hampshire to Run Snowmobile DUI Checkpoints This Weekend
State Fish and Game officers will set up sobriety checkpoints on off road snowmobile trails this weekend after ten fatal snowmobile crashes last winter and two already this season. Snowmobilers will be asked to undergo standard sobriety tests.
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End of Marshall Plan in 1961 after $12 billion aid
In 1961 the Marshall Plan expired following more than $12 billion in foreign aid distributed to European nations. In 1974 private U S citizens regained rights to buy and own gold after over four decades.
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Nurse Majors pleads innocent in six murder charges
Orville Lynn Majors, a 36 year old nurse, pleaded not guilty in a packed court to six murder charges tied to patient deaths at Vermillion County Hospital in Clinton. Investigators note potassium chloride injections and other substances possibly caused the fatalities. Police found drugs and syringes at his former home and van.
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Sister recalls brother’s patriotism in Oklahoma City bombing case
In Denver, Kay Ice Fulton testifies angrily about Paul Ice, a Marine and U S Customs agent killed in the 1995 Oklahoma City blast. She says he loved his country and family, urging the jury in the Nichols McVeigh trial to weigh the motive of retaliation for Waco.
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U.S. and Iran look to broaden overtures toward talks
Washington officials say Iran's new president Mohammad Khatami will speak to Americans in a CNN interview midweek as the Clinton administration prepares responses that could gradually restore diplomatic relations.Both sides seek to end decades of enmity and reduce past crises and incidents.
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