Texas panel blocks radioactive waste dump near Sierra Blanca
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission voted 3-0 to deny a license for a low level radioactive waste facility 90 miles east of El Paso and 16 miles from the Mexican border. Opponents cited a geologic fault. locals celebrate the ruling while the state agency may seek a rehearing or court challenge.
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Texas
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Mexico
Sierra Blanca
David Frederick
Sierra Blanca Legal Defense Fund
Gloria Addington
Maine
Vermont
Commission
Barry McBee
McBee
el Paso
Rights suit targets menthol cigarettes as civil rights violation
A federal class action accuses tobacco firms of racial discrimination against blacks by marketing menthol cigarettes. Plaintiffs seek full disclosure of research on menthol's impact and a ban on menthol tobacco, arguing menthol creates extra toxic substances when burned.
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Philadelphia
Convicted Blough faces neglect verdict in Sadie case
Jurors found Blough knowingly exposed her daughter Mercedes to hazards between Dec 4, 1997, and Jan 4, 1998. Mercedes died Jan 6 after life support was disconnected. Blough's boyfriend Sean O Geary was convicted Aug 10 of first degree murder for the injuries.
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Mercedes
Sadie
Sean O’geary
O'Geary
O’geary
Dillard
John Lane
Lane
RainMan Auto Center Promises Rain Refunds and Deals
Mike McGrath Auto Center promotes a RainMan event offering a refund of full purchase price if it rains one inch on November 3 1998 while purchasing or leasing any in stock vehicle October 21–24. The deal features 0.9 percent financing, rebates up to 4500 and discounts through October 24, with a large in stock selection at 4610 Center Point Road Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Mike McGrath
Mike McGrath Auto Center
Center Point Road
McGrath
Cus
Tomers
Weenie Delivery
Mazda
Rath
Public Opinion Shows Lower Positive Feelings Toward Clinton
A poll finds 37 percent report positive feelings toward Clinton in the current year, down from 54 percent in 1992. Clinton’s associates Hillary Rodham Clinton, Al Gore, and Bill Clinton top the arena ratings, while Lewinsky and Tripp score lowest and Miller notes the economy is not the sole factor in presidential approval.
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Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
al Gore
Bill Clinton
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