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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1995
Page
3
Myrlie Evers Williams sworn in to lead the NAACP pledging to steer the historic group from recent troubles and reclaim its political and social influence. The ceremony took place at the church once linked to Frederick Douglass.
White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta said talks of government faults in the 1993 Waco raid distract from anti-terrorism bills and the Oklahoma City blast. He acknowledged mistakes but noted Congress and the administration have already examined the case.
Ebola virus in Kikwit, Zaire, has killed ten more people as the city becomes a hot zone. Doctors say the disease is stronger than in the 1976 outbreak, with no vaccine or cure and escalating fatalities including 55 in Kikwit and 11 in four other areas.
Republicans count on a windfall from lower interest rates to cut the federal deficit and finance tax relief, but many economists warn the path and size of any rate decline are uncertain. Some say rapid cuts could slow growth, while House and Senate plans differ on relying on the windfall for balance by 2002.
Coast Guard rescued 23 refugees and recovered a dead 22 year old woman from a disabled 30 foot Wellcraft Scarab in the Florida Straits near Fort Lauderdale. Two Cuban crew members with resident alien status accompanied the passengers. The vessel was sighted about 8:30 a.m. on Sunday as a rescue flare was fired. The cause of death was not released.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports just 32.5 percent of unemployed workers collected benefits from May to December 1994, a drop linked to shifts in labor demand and the April end of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program.
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