Pope John Paul II to Visit St. Louis in 1999
Pope John Paul II will travel to St. Louis on January 26 1999 after a stop in Mexico City as part of his planned U S visit. Archbishop Justin Rigali helped facilitate the trip noting the pope has visited the United States four times since becoming pope and will be the first pope to visit St. Louis. The pope previously visited the United States in October 1995 and Krakow Rector Karol Wojtyla served as archbishop then."
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Krakow
Boston trooper rape settlement hush details leaked
State police paid a female trooper 290000 last month to settle her claim of rape by a male colleague at the Statehouse. The official word was a hostile work environment prompting the payout, with confidentiality kept though sources leaked the amount. The accused trooper contended the act was consensual.
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Houston mayor suspends affirmative action director over slur
Houston Mayor Lee Brown suspended the city's affirmative action director for three days after she used the word midget to describe a city councilman who is a dwarf. Lenorja Walker, earning 76,000 a year, was ordered to apologize to Councilman Joe Roach and to undergo sensitivity training. Brown rejected resignation calls, calling it a learning experience despite the mistake. Walker runs a 20 million dollar annual minority and women contracting program that withstood a polling challenge last year.
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Pak Brown
Lenorja Alker
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New Mexico Air National Guard F-16 Missing After Crash
An Air National Guard F-16C crashed at White Sands Missile Range with the pilot missing. Two other pilots reported a fireball in rugged terrain after the training incident Wednesday night. 1st Lt. Patrick Potter, 29, of Albuquerque, was identified among the missing. The jet, built by Lockheed Martin, costs over $20 million.
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White Sands Missile Range
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Workplace Fatalities Decline 1980 1994 CDC Study Finds
A CDC study reports work related deaths fell 27 percent from 1980 to 1994 as the rate per 100 000 workers dropped 41 percent from 7.5 to 4.4. Traffic deaths led 88 622 fatalities, followed by homicide and machinery accidents with construction and transportation sectors most affected.
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Campaign fund probe in House turns acrimonious
In Washington Democrats denounced Rep Dan Burton for using a vile insult toward President Clinton as Republicans moved to immunize witnesses in the 1996 campaign fundraising probe. Burton refused to back off, while Democrats urged censure or removal of the committee chair.
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Rats Learn Walking In Weightlessness On Space Shuttle
On NASA's Columbia Neurolab mission, five 20 day old rats tested in microgravity showed front leg use while hind legs remained underused. Kerry Walton of NYU Medical Center studies developmental periods to gauge how children might adapt to non Earth environments.
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Space station cost surge tensions over delays and pledges
An independent NASA advisory board estimates the U S share of the International Space Station at about 24.7 billion dollars, with total project costs rising beyond the 17.4 billion cap set by 1993 Clinton era limits. The panel warns delays up to three years due to technical complexity and Russia not meeting pledges.
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