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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1997
Page
3
The Senate confirmed George Tenet as CIA director in a voice vote after months of leadership uncertainty. Tenet had been acting CIA chief and the agency’s No. 2, and the nomination was approved without opposition.
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co introduces replacements for Joe Camel amid years of critique over targeting youths. The move follows an industry settlement and FTC actions to ban cartoon characters in ads. Officials say the change may extend beyond U S borders depending on enforcement.
The Clinton administration moved to avert mass deportations by proposing legislation and administrative remedies. Attorney General Janet Reno said key provisions of the 1996 immigration law would not be applied retroactively to pending cases and vacated an Immigration Appeals Board ruling, opening relief paths for many Central Americans who came during civil wars.
In Washington at a Senate hearing Republican lawmakers allege a $150,000 transfer from the Bank of China to donor John ny Chung preceded a $50,000 Clinton campaign donation. Specter links Chinese money to Democratic support while Sullivan denies knowledge of improper contributions.
Malcolm Shabazz, Malcolm X’s grandson, pleads guilty in Family Court to juvenile manslaughter and arson for lighting the June 1 apartment fire that killed Betty Shabazz. He could be held in a juvenile center until age 18 as he testified about the motive to reunite with his mother in Texas.
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