Boy decapitated while fleeing train on bridge near Pico Rivera
An 11 year old boy named Jonathon Alvarez was fishing with friends on a flood control bridge when a freight train approached. The others climbed away unharmed. Coroner reports confirm the victim.
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Health reform debate eyes trigger mechanisms for coverage
White House open to triggering steps in Congress to phase in universal health care. Clinton adviser David Gergen says the issue is reaching universal coverage, not which mechanism. Breaux and moderates back triggers while Dole criticizes them as delaying employer mandates.
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Death of Lubavitch leader Rabbi Menachem Schneerson at 92
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, worldwide head of the Lubavitcher movement, died in New York after a stroke at Beth Israel Medical Center. Born 1902, he immigrated to the United States in 1941 and became rebbe in 1951, shaping one of Judaisms most influential Hasidic sects. His death ends a controversial era with followers proclaiming him the Messiah, while others questioned the messianic claims.
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Mondale says US won’t compromise with North Korea
U.S. Ambassador Walter Mondale and Assistant Secretary Robert Gallucci say North Korea must honor the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty before any concessions or sanctions talks. Kim Il Sung hinted at freezing parts of its atomic program for aid, while Clinton officials push to seek UN sanctions this week.
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Testy Rostenkowski admits personal friends on payroll
Rep. Dan Rostenkowski acknowledged that friends work for him but said he does not know whether the personal tasks they are accused of performing occurred while they were on the payroll. He described a Chicago style association with staff as both friends and employees.
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Plan Limits Unfunded Mandates
The piece discusses unfunded federal mandates a bipartisan effort in Congress aims to require funding for new laws or explicitly acknowledge costs borne by local governments. The plan, seen as credit card federalism, could affect close votes on controversial measures.
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