Congress reaches clean air deal for nine polluted areas
Negotiators said they reached agreement on a clean-air bill amendment requiring service stations and suppliers in nine urban areas to sell cleaner burning gasoline starting in 1994. Gasoline companies would market new fuel mixes replacing toxic compounds with cleaner additives such as grain-based ethanol. Areas include Philadelphia San Diego and most of Connecticut.
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Philadelphia
San Diego
Connecticut
Floods Overwhelm Central Arkansas Streets and Lakes
Flash floods swept Hot Springs and surrounding areas with up to 12 inches of rain, flooding streets and pushing lakes over their banks. Cars were carried away and residents of lakefront homes were stranded on rooftops as Rommel Dam overflowed with three lakes the Ouachita Catherine and Hamilton merging at the confluence.
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Ark
Garland
Hot Spring
National Weather Service
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Ouachita, Catherine and
Hamilton
Bonner lagged in drug charges for U S attorney post
Washington reports that Robert Bonner, nominated by President Bush to head the DEA, lagged national averages in filing narcotics charges during his tenure as chief federal prosecutor in Los Angeles. The study shows his office secured a smaller share of drug charges than the U S attorney average.
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Bush
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Los Angeles
Contras refuse to disarm amid safety concerns
Contra commanders said they would not disarm until their safety is guaranteed and that forces would keep weapons. A senior Contra leader later said orders to disarm were rescinded, indicating continued armed status despite earlier terms. In Taiwan, 8000 protesters oppose military influence as Hau Pei-tsun is named next premier during Lee Teng-hui’s inauguration.
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Nicaragua
Taipei
Taiwan
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Lee Teng-hui
Hall
Lee
Israelis Crack Down as Palestinians Riot Across West Bank
Protests erupt after seven Palestinian workers are shot dead near Rishon LeZion. Israeli troops kill at least six Palestinians, with many wounded and hospitals treating over six hundred in Gaza. twelve soldiers are lightly hurt as rioters strike military outposts and curfews are defied. A lone Israeli gunman killed several Palestinians at a roadside hiring site before arrest.
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Jerusalem
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Gaza
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Bush criticizes Congress for stalling on anti crime bill
President Bush urged Congress to act on his crime bill proposals after a year of delays. He cited gains from earlier anti drug legislation and pressed for expanded death penalty use, easier police evidence gathering, and tighter prisoner appeals limits while Senate Democrats seek new provisions including a semiautomatic assault weapons ban.
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America
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Assistant principal found dead at Hickman County High
Police say Ron Wallace, 40, assistant principal and athletic director, was shot dead in a burning school building.Donald Givens, a science teacher, was arrested and held on murder charges. The blaze at Hickman County High was ruled arson by investigators as officials weighed cancelling Friday graduation.
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Centerville, Tenn
Donald Givens
Hickman County High School
Givens
Ron
Wallace
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Bill Holt
Hickman County
Wayne Qualls
Army drops repayment demand in ROTC case
Holobaugh, a 24 year old Washington University ROTC cadet major, will not repay the $25 000 scholarship after revealing he is homosexual. The Army says the decision does not alter Defense Department policy. Holobaugh, who graduated cum laude with a civil engineering degree, remains focused on becoming commissioned.
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Officers’ Training Corps
Army
Defense Department
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ROTC
Holobaugh
John Blake
Army Rotc Cadet Command
Fort Monroe
Iliescu Landslide in Romania Vote After Revolution
Interim President Ion Iliescu and the National Salvation Front appeared headed for a landslide in Romania's elections. Projections showed 83 percent for the president and 66 percent for the Senate and lower chamber, amid a massive turnout of about 16 million voters. The vote also included the three children of Nicolae Ceausescu. Official results were due Tuesday.
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Romania
Ion Iliescu
Iliescu
National Salvation Front
Nicolae Ceausescu
Gible
Ceausescu
Elena
National Liberal Party
National Peasants Party
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