Ridgewood bans Silly String in public parade areas
In Ridgewood New Jersey the Village Council banned Silly String in public from April 14 law effective May 15 to July 15 and in December. The measure targets public spaces after a Smokey Bear parade worker complained the spray left fur stained and costumes damaged. Fines can reach 1000 dollars, though officials expect few violations.
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Ridgewood
Smokey Bear
Patrick Mancuso
Larry Worth
Grandparents press for federal visitation rights
Josephine D Antonio of New Jersey testifies before a House Judiciary subcommittee as Congress weighs a bill to require interstate recognition of grandparent visitation orders. She says her ex daughter in law moved her two grandsons to North Carolina, where New Jersey orders were not recognized, costing thousands since 1994.
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Congress
House
Josephine D’antonio
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Robert Andrews
D-N.j
North Carolina
D'Antonio
California landslide halts gas service to thousands
A landslide near Salinas in Monterey County severed two PG&E natural gas pipelines leaving about 68,000 customers without service. Crews built a 1,000 foot bypass overnight, allowing gas to resume before dawn. Relighting pilots may stretch into the weekend.
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Wednesey
Salinas
Monterey County
Pacific Gas & Electric
Scott Blakey
U S firearms export ban to Britain announced by State Department
The United States temporarily bars firearm exports to Britain in consultation with the British government amid concerns about re exports to third countries not eligible under U S laws. The ban will continue until licenses reflect new British EU driven rules. There is no plan to halt sales to other European Union nations.
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Britain
State Department
James Rubin
Rubin
Europe
Missouri man awarded $3.5 million from IRS
John Elvis Johnson, a former American National Insurance executive from Galveston Texas, sued the IRS after a publicized tax dispute spanning the 1970s. He won a 3.5 million settlement, placed in trust for his children, after earlier verdicts. The case followed audits and a plea bargain with identity and press release issues amid IRS actions.
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Springfield
Jean
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Springheld
Johnson
American National Insurance Company
Galveston
Tex
U.S
Elvis Johnson
Texas
American National
Freed Beijing dissident Wang Dan reflects after release
Wang Dan, freed Chinese dissident from Beijing's 1989 pro democracy movement, said he might have acted differently had he foreseen the bloodshed. At 29, he spoke in New York after medical parole allowed him to leave China, describing moral guilt and a tempered outlook. He noted government scrutiny shaped his choices and commented ahead of President Clinton's Beijing visit.
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Wang Dan
Beijing
Wang
Beijing University
Tiananmen Square
China
Wei Jingsheng
Clinton
Bill Ward
Susquehanna University
Pennsylvania
New York City
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