Hollywood glitz I left behind at the Academy Awards
Deborah Mathis reflects on aging and perspective after watching the 67th Academy Awards. She contrasts glamorous stars with her ordinary life, noting trade-offs, humility, and the realization that no one has it all. She concludes she’d visit Hollywood but not live there.
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Interior minister linked to Haitian assassination plot
Interior Minister Mondesir Beaubrun is implicated in a plan to kill leading government opponent Mireille Durocher Bertin, who was gunned down in a downtown Port au Prince street attack. Major Gen George Fischer told President Aristide of the plot in a letter to the White House.
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Specter launches presidential bid warns GOP against intolerance
Sen. Arlen Specter announces his candidacy in Harrisburg and near the Lincoln Memorial, urging Republicans to reject strident anti-choice rhetoric. He targets religious conservatives and Pat Robertson, touts a 20 percent flat tax and crime-fighting credentials from his Philadelphia DA work, and pledges to balance the budget by 2002. Other declared contenders include Gramm, Alexander, Buchanan, and Keyes with Dole and Lugar set to announce later.
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FCC plan cuts long distance bills by two percent
The FCC voted 4-1 to cut access charges paid by long distance carriers to local providers. The change could save U.S. customers about 34 cents monthly on AT&T bills, with total annual access charges dropping by roughly $1 billion in 1995. Bell Atlantic plans an appeal amid mixed reactions from industry and consumer groups.
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The Gazette Promotes Recycling of Newspapers
The Gazette encourages readers to recycle by dropping off newspapers at City Carton 4250 Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling location, after printing with soybean ink and on recycled newsprint to promote agriculture.
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