National organic rules to be issued soon by USDA
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman says national organic standards will be released soon and will not claim safety or nutritional superiority over conventional products. He also discusses a planned ban on road building in 58.5 million acres of roadless national forests and possible nutrition labeling for meat.
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Washington
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Glickman
Clinton
USDA
National Food Processors Association
Katherine DiMatteo
Organic Trade Association
Agriculture Department
Prosecutor calls Estrada a thief in impeachment trial
Manila prosecutors begin the impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada labeling him a thief who used kickback funds for a lavish lifestyle. A $3 million check and hidden assets are presented as evidence as tens of thousands rally outside the Senate.
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Manila
Philippines
Joseph Estrada
Joker Arroyo
Estrada
Ferdinand Marcos
Senate
Philippine Senate
Clinton creates panel to stifle gridlock in air travel
President Clinton orders an executive creation of the Air Traffic Organization within the FAA to run like a business, aiming to cut flight delays for millions of passengers. The move introduces a chief operating officer and performance incentives, with FAA data showing October delays rising 55 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
Clinton
Federal Aviation Administration
White House
FAA
Elliot Diringer
Explosion at Union City pipe plant injures dozen
An explosion at the U S Pipe and Foundry plant in Union City injures at least 12 people, three critically. Three victims suffer severe burns and are hospitalized at Eden Medical Center. Police and fire officials say no chemicals were involved and the cause is unknown. A counseling center opened across the street for relatives as workers reported two loud blasts.
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Union City
Calif
U.S. Pipe and Foundry
Roberto Munoz
Yolanda Murray
Alpine Awards
Environmental program marks 20th anniversary
Philadelphia marked the 20th anniversary of the Superfund program as cleanup of an abandoned 40 acre whiskey distillery site near the Delaware River led to its removal from the most hazardous list and conversion into a shipping terminal. EPA officials cited the project as a success and noted continued debates over cost effectiveness and pace of cleanup.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Environmental Protection Agency
Leo Holt
EPA
Carol Browner
Congress
Love Canal
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Carter
Hudson River
General Accounting Office
Duke University
James T. Hamilton
Ed Hopkins
The
Sierra Club
New Jersey
Jim Florio
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Estelito Mendoza
Mendoza
Finney Co
Finney County Conservation District
East Spruce Garden City
Bill Archibald
Golden Harvest
Garden City
Goldenharvestseeds.com
General Electric Co
T&s Security & To
Terry Sandoval
Satelite
Steve
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