Crack cocaine and the nation’s ruin outlined in a Deborrah Mathis column
Deborah Mathis argues the CIA and U S government fed crack into black urban communities to fund Contra wars, linking drugs to social devastation. She cites Gary Webb and laments ongoing violence, poverty, and distrust, concluding with a call to accountability and a critique of national policy.
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Central Intelligence Agency
Gary Webb
The
San Jose Mercury News
America
Ollie North
Proposals Would Expand Maternity and Mental Health Coverage
Congressional negotiators backed federal rules to expand mental health benefits and guarantee at least 48 hours in hospital for normal births and four days after cesareans. The measure would set minimum standards, restrict early discharge incentives, and raise mental health spending parity with medical care, with final passage expected next week.
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Congress
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Iowa
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Senate
Samper faces international strain amid drug war and unrest
President Ernesto Samper travels to New York to push a global anti-drug strategy despite a tainted image from drug money and U.S. visa bans. He vows to serve his term while facing intensified coca eradication, guerrilla violence, and discussions on armed support.
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Ogota
Colombia
Ernesto Samper
U.S
Samper
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Washington
United Nations
Non-Aligned Movement
O Estado
U.N
Congress
United States
Fidel Castro
State Department
Susan Snyder
Cali
Robert Gelbard
Ochoa
Medellin
Pablo Escobar
Fabio Ochoa
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
FARC
Facatativa
Bogota
Gelbard
Clinton open to Dole cabinet post if he wins second term
Barbara Walters asked President Clinton on Air Force One if he would consider naming his vanquished challenger Bob Dole to a Cabinet post after a possible second term. Clinton said he hadn't thought about it but would not rule it out.
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Washington Post
Clinton
David Gergen
Dick Morris
Bob Dole
Barbara Walters
Air Force One
ABC
Walters
Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and recycling pledge
The Gazette emphasizes sustainability by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It invites readers to recycle by dropping newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling location.
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