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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1997
Page
3
A mobile Army bomb squad destroyed eight unexploded Viet Nam War era bombs found by railroad workers in Roseville California, where a prior bomb was discovered two weeks earlier. About 500 residents were evacuated, with minor property damage as crews checked for further danger.
Federal authorities review a National Council of Senior Citizens mailing praising Virginia Senate candidate Mark Warner. The Teamsters funded $85,000 for the advocacy effort, with funds possibly routed to Carey’s re election campaign. Both groups deny wrongdoing and cooperate with prosecutors in New York.
The Energy Department reports a 3.4 percent rise in heat trapping greenhouse gases in the United States from cars factories and power plants. White House officials seek a global warming treaty in Bonn and aim for binding cuts but advisers fear economic costs may temper ambitious goals.
Anti abortion activists plan to push for the Republican National Committee to approve a resolution at its winter meeting in Palm Springs California. The proposal would withhold GOP funding from incumbents or challengers who do not support banning late term partial birth abortion. RNC Resolutions Committee chair Charles Yob said he has not received the proposal and questioned its acceptability.
Israel's attorney general rejected an American teenager Samuel Sheinbein's claim to Israeli citizenship in the murder case linked to Alfredo Tello Jr. in Maryland. Sheinbein fled to Israel to avoid prosecution and extradition awaits Israeli court approval. If not extradited, he faces trial in Israel.
McNeil Consumer Products will add warning labels on infant Tylenol and launch magazine ads to educate parents about proper acetaminophen dosages. A public service TV campaign is planned. The change follows reports of liver damage and child deaths linked to overdoses.
In Washington a possible midweek Amtrak workers strike was delayed as labor and management agreed to extend talks for at least seven days at a Transportation Department request. The move would spare 50,000 riders and 450,000 northeast commuters from a stoppage and buys time for congressional options or a new agreement.
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