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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1996
Page
3
A Houston American-Statesman summary reports Texas traffic fatalities rose 17 percent since December speed limit raises. Rural interstates now allow up to 70 mph, boosting deaths 28 percent in those areas.
In Williamsburg Virginia Republicans and Democrats clashed over taxes Medicare and the record of the GOP controlled Congress during a 60 minute PBS debate. Lott Gingrich and Daschle defended or attacked spending and reform as Election Day nears.
President Clinton plans a three day White House retreat and a strict cram schedule with a three ring binder of notes ahead of Sundays 90 minute debate with Bob Dole. He will seclude at Lake Chautauqua Institute in New York from Thursday to Saturday to study with Hartford Conn set for Sunday.
In St Louis and Florida stops Bob Dole framed Bill Clinton as liberal and elitist. He labeled Clinton liberal at rally points calling for conservative populism as a defining voter message reflecting GOP gains in 1994.
After the Million Man March, the African-American Leadership Summit concluded with only a few hundred delegates, mostly veterans and Nation of Islam members. Organizers had promised a broad cross section and tangible programs, but the sparse crowd prompted questions about the march's momentum and organization under Louis Farrakhan's plan for a third political force. A delegate said the truth slapped you in the face as he surveyed the crowd.
Delegates at the African-American Leadership Summit pledged to sue the government over allegations the CIA introduced crack into black communities. Nation of Islam lawyer Arif Muhammad urged listing affected individuals as attorneys prepare a conspiracy lawsuit. Several hundred delegates endorsed a 56 page agenda condemning claims the CIA sold cocaine to gangs in South Central Los Angeles.
UAW President Stephen Yokich announced a tentative agreement with Chrysler on a new national contract, leaving General Motors as the only Big Three without a deal. The pact closely mirrors Ford's 3 year contract, pending union leaders' meeting to finalize details.
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