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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1998
Page
3
The Senate voted 61-39 to block a Democratic push for universal safety locks on all handguns sold in the United States. Earlier, a weaker version requiring dealers to stock trigger locks passed 72-28.
Broadcasters and TV manufacturers clash over extending v chip blocking to unrated programming and local ads. FCC standards allow rating based blocks but manufacturers seek power to block unrated content, prompting industry threats and congressional scrutiny.
Border Patrol agents saved Antonio Antonio Alvarado Morales a 35 year old Mexican from Coahuila after fellow travelers alerted drivers on a remote road north of Laredo. He was stabilized at Doctors Hospital in Laredo as the heat wave linked to at least 128 deaths across six states continues.
President Clinton vetoed the Education Savings and School Excellence Act, saying it would spend 3 billion to aid wealthier families while offering little to average families. He urged using funds to strengthen public schools and touted a separate 12 billion five year plan to expand school funding, teachers, and after school programs. The bill, backed by Senator Paul Coverdell, would have broadened education savings accounts for kindergarten through college expenses.
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