Augusta Area Floods Prompt Evacuations and Dam Collapse
Residents of Craigsville and Augusta Springs aided neighbors as flood waters forced evacuations and left some homeless. A dam near Lynchburg failed in what officials called an act of God, drowning a rescue worker, Cart er Martin. Damaging rain and road closures followed a record century-wide downpour in the Blue Ridge. Total flood losses exceed 531,800 linked to private and public property, with roads awaiting separate state assessment.
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Craigsville
Augusta Springs
Blue Ridge
Augusta County
John McGehee
McGehee
Virginia Department of Trans
Ballot access pressed for independents and third parties
Americans want more voting choices but Republicans and Democrats push tougher ballot rules. States like Alaska Idaho New Mexico raise standards while Maine Alabama Illinois Maryland Georgia and Arizona debate or enact limits. The push targets independents and third parties with stricter petition and signing requirements.
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Washington
Richard Winger
Coalition For Free and Open Elections
Maryland
Alaska
Idaho
New Mexico
Alabama
Illinois
Maine
Georgia
Arizona
U.S
GOP Leans Rightward On Budget
Washington Republicans unveil a seven year 890 billion deficit reduction plan as a marker of fiscal ideology in a broader fight with Democrats. The package reflects Newt Gingrich lifting key demands on tax cuts defense and welfare while accepting higher early deficits and deeper later reductions.
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Washington
House
Newt Gingrich
Senate
Bob Dole
Congress
Capitol Hill
House of Representatives
Gingrich
Factory Orders Boost Coals Recession Fever
Washington reports durable goods orders rose 2.5 percent in May, the first gain since January, led by aircraft and business equipment. Analysts say it signals a slowing economy not a recession, though the rise may not alter expectations for Fed rate cuts soon.
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Washington
Commerce Department
James Coons
Federal Reserve
Lawmakers drop impeachment bid in Yeltsin stand off
Russian lawmakers retreat from a clash with President Boris Yeltsin by shelving a bid to open impeachment proceedings. They instead demand Yeltsin dismiss his top army and security aides. Obituaries page references included.
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Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Jonas Salk Dies At Age 80 In California
Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the first polio vaccine and later pursued AIDS treatment, died in La Jolla at 12:23 p.m. at Green Hospital of Scripps Clinic. He was 80. He had been hospitalized after shortness of breath. Salk’s work transformed public health by ending much of polio fear and shaping vaccine history.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Jonas Salk
Salk
Green Hospital of Scripps Clinic
Anita Weld
Salk Institute
Albert Sabin
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N.Y
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Ohio
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Williamsport
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Lena H. Hise
Staunton
Phyllis M.L. Hughes
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Baker
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Florence H. Strickler
Stuarts Draft
Skyline
University of Pittsburgh
United States
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