Guatemala Seeks Quick Revival of Tourist Trade
Guatemala plans to restore tourism in two months after a devastating earthquake. Officials say most Maya ruins remain undamaged and hotel capacity will rise from 1,000 to 1,500 rooms as repairs proceed.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Guatemala Tourist Institute
Jose Sean Banilla
Hamage
Bogilla
Latin America
Mexico
United States
Bonilla
Tourism Bureau
Tobacco Tax Hike Proposal Draws Tobacco Industry Criticism
Senator Morgan denounces a Senate bill raising cigarette taxes by about 30 cents per pack, arguing it would cost the 50 million Americans who smoke and devastate North Carolina tobacco growers and manufacturers. He says the measure ignores cancer and disease links and aims to cut sales, harming farmers.
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Robert Morgan
D-N.c
Senate
Morgan
North Carolina
Grant to close stores amid restructuring and layoffs
Grant, attempting to reorganize into a profitable operation, has closed about 1,000 of its 1,674 stores and laid off about 50,000 of 65,000 employees to cut costs. A plan to shut the chain with 359 remaining stores in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic was proposed to a judge by creditors. Marvin Jacob of the SEC questioned public reaction, noting UBS advice that the company remained viable weeks earlier.
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White Itries
Grant
Tmi
Mid-Atlantic
Marvin Jacob
Securities and Exchange Commission
FBI guidelines spark House concerns over Cointelpro past
Kelley warns FBI should not investigate to harass or discredit political groups and urges tighter limits on domestic spying. Rep Badillo calls for rejection of guidelines as too lenient, citing King era abuses and potential future misuse. Committee approves abolition of FBI security branch and shifts focus to targeted terrorism investigations.
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Kelley
PBE
FBI
Subcommittee
Rep
Herman Badillo
D-N.y
House
Cointelpro
Martin Luther King
Badille
King
Southern Christan Leadership Conference
Edward H. Leyi
Levi
Select
House Intelligence Committee
Ford Wills Scranton for UN Post Amid Selection Talk
Washington AP reports former Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton may become United Nations ambassador to succeed Daniel Moynihan. Scranton, 38, has not decided on the job. other names linked include Shirley Temple Black and Rita Hauser. Moynihan steps down February 2, to return to Harvard teaching.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Wiliam W. Scranton
Ford
Daniel P. Moynihan
United Nations
Scranton
Ron Nelsen
Soen
Shirley Temple Black
Ghana
Rita Hauser
New York
White House
Congress
Moynihan
Harvard
Nation’s AFDC rolls rise again amid unemployment option
The October AFDC family rolls climbed for the third straight month as unemployed fathers opted for welfare under the Supreme Court ruling. AFDC families totaled 4,543,102, up 0.8 percent. individuals rose to 11,998,223, up 0.5 percent. Cash payments increased 0.6 percent to 81.92 million. total expenditures, including Medicaid, surged 44 percent to 2.2 billion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sovernments
AFDC
Hew
Michigan
Actor Lee Cobb Dies At 64 In Los Angeles
Lee J. Cobb a versatile stage and film actor famed for Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman died at his Woodland Hills home from an apparent heart attack. He was 64. Cobb rose to prominence on Broadway in 1946 and later performed the role on television in 1968.
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Los Angeles
Lee J. Cobb
Willy Loman
Los Andles County
Cobb
Woodland Hills
Arthur Miller
Miller
Lee
Leo Jacoby
New York
Lower East Side
Forward
Hollywood
Group
Theater
Clifford Qdets
Lefty
Golden Boy
Hearst case brainteaser hinges on witness testimony
The judge ruled on admissibility of Miss Hearst statements and taped recordings from the SLA era. Prosecutor Bailey plans to present expert testimony to counter the kidnapping and coercion claims. Browning urged jurors to assess credibility, arguing Hearst acted as a willing participant. Miss Hearst testified that fear of death drove her to stand with the SLA.
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Matthews
Miss Hearst
Tania
Carter
Bailey
U.S
SLA
Halley
Ako
Los Angeles
Browning
Darriies
San Francisco
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General Motors
Lordstown
Ohio
American Motors
Dole
National Weather Service
NOAA
Dept of Commerce
Lena Eieea
Midwest
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FBT
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Weather Underground
UN Post
FE. J. Morris Grocery
Keeling
Danville Register
the Bee
Danville
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Amming
Lesure
Largo
Lee Cobb
Leizure
Schulz
Bouser
Hearst
Kellogg's
Little Ambassador Foil Heart
Russell Stover Candies
Thrifs Drug
Russell Stover
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