Congress approves WIC funding restoration in 1990 relief bill
Congress backed a bill to restore food allotments for poor women and children in WIC. States may borrow against 1991 funds to cover shortages, with the fiscal year starting in three months. Boston reports the NEA denied grants to four artists, sparking charges of artistic freedom suppression.
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Boston
National Endowment For the Arts
Joy Silverman
National Campaign For Freedom of Expression
New York
Irving Wallace Dies at 74 in Los Angeles
Author Irving Wallace known for best selling novels The Prize and The Plot died Friday in Los Angeles at age 74 from pancreatic cancer. Cedars-Sinai spokesman Ron Wise confirmed the death shortly before 1 p.m.
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Irving Wallace
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Ron Wise
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Corpus Christi Bishop Excommunicates Clinic Director
In Corpus Christi Texas the Roman Catholic Church excommunicated abortion clinic director Rachel Vargas saying her work is a sin against God and humanity. The decree was issued by Bishop Rene Gracida of the Corpus Christi Diocese.
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Reproductive Services Inc
Rene Gracida
Garcia convictions overturned by appeals court
A federal appeals panel in New York reversed extortion convictions of former U S Representative Robert Garcia and his wife from last October. The 2nd U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Garcias did not threaten Wedtech Corp or its officers with economic harm.
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U.S
Robert Garcia
D-N.y
Garcias
Wedtech Corp
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Wedtech
American miner freed by Colombia Ecuador guerrillas
Scott Heimdal the American gold miner kidnapped two months ago was released by Colombian guerrillas and turned over to Ecuadoran authorities on the San Miguel River according to an Ecuadorian government spokesman. He was held in the Colombian jungle near the Ecuador border.
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Ecuador
Scott Heimdal
Heimdal
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Luis Felix
Zambia reports military coup amid unrest and missing president
State radio in Lusaka says the military has seized control of the government led by Lt Mwambala Luchembe and provides no word on President Kenneth Kaunda. No fighting reported as food price protests that sparked five days of bloodshed preceded the action.
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Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
Mwambala Luchembe
Bush vetoes family leave plan in federal mandate clash
President Bush vetoed a bill requiring up to three months of unpaid leave for workers with new babies or family illness, setting up a confrontation with Congress. Supporters warn of harm to working families, while opponents accuse him of misusing the term family values. The president said he opposes federal mandates on leave.
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Bush
Congress
Marge Roukema
Rn.j
House
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
EPA Bans Mercury Use in Interior Latex Paint
The EPA announced a ban on mercury in interior latex paint due to health risks and will require warning labels on latex exterior paints. The rule takes effect August 20 with labels starting July 23. consumers are urged to avoid mercury paints for interior surfaces. Mercury delays bacterial growth in some paints and is linked to neurological, kidney, and liver damage.
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New York Times
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Linda Fisher
Lithuania votes to suspend independence declaration moratorium
Lithuania agrees to a 100 day moratorium on its declaration of independence to enter negotiations with Moscow and lift sanctions. The plan, proposed by President Landsbergis and approved 69 to 35, aims to resume oil and product deliveries and shift the dispute to talks while keeping contested laws in place.
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Lithuania
Moscow
Vytautas Landsbergis
Kazimiera Prunskiene
Nations vow to halt ozone destroying chemicals by century end
Ninety three nations approve a landmark plan to end production of chlorofluorocarbons by century's end with U S tech aid to poorer nations. The accord surpasses 1987 treaty goals and is praised by EPA head William Reilly and environment secretary Chris Patten.
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London
Washington
United States
William Reilly
U.S
Honecker faces murder probe over escape deaths
West Berlin AP reports former East German leader Erich Honecker will be investigated for murder in deaths of people shot or killed by land mines while attempting to flee Communist rule, according to the state news agency.
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