Panel urges changes in school buses for safer exits
The National Transportation Safety Board urged redesign of emergency doors with protruding metal latches and secure passenger seat cushions with fail safe latches after a 1999 upstate New York crash that injured 51. Investigators noted most students wore seat belts, but could not prove consequences without belts. The panel also suggested padding or recessing door levers to prevent lethal injury.
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Clinton softens views on LBJ during Hanoi trip
President Clinton, en route to a Pacific Rim summit in Brunei, says he grew sympathetic to Lyndon Johnson’s Vietnam escalation. He cites Johnson’s hard decisions and acknowledges unintended consequences of employing force. Clinton notes he was a student antiwar organizer in 1969 and avoids declaring any change in his 1969 wartime stance.
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House backs trade bill to avert transatlantic clash
Congress sent President Clinton legislation to replace the Foreign Sales Corporation tax system after a WTO ruling. The $4.5 billion, 10 year bill aims to keep 6,000 plus U S firms competitive while staving off EU retaliation and a broader trade war. The House approved 316 72 and the Senate earlier backed it unanimously. Clinton expected to sign before Friday deadline. The measure also funds DC and authorizes military aid for Israel Egypt and Jordan.
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