Easter egg roll at White House draws kids and crowds
President Clinton shakes hands with an Easter bunny as about 30,000 families gather on the South Lawn for the 122nd Easter Egg Roll. Colby Weirs frets over a tight string around his finger while reading humor from Elian Gonzalez coverage and reading by Janet Reno draws mild jokes.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Colby Weirs
White House
Bethesda
Mary Claire Weirs
Hunter
Capitol Grounds
Lucy Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Transportation
Rodney Slater
J.K. Rowling
Janet Reno
Elian Gonzalez
Elian
Reno
Fall from bridge kills 3 construction workers
A scaffold under the McClugage Bridge collapsed into five feet of murky Illinois River water, killing three ironworkers from Peoria area firms and injuring two others. A sixth rescuer required hypothermia treatment. The $26 million reconstruction halted as OSHA investigates safety compliance and cause of the accident.
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Jack Franklin
Midwest Foundation Corp
Franklin
Robert L. Foulks
Ronald F. Watson
John W. Irby
Lacon
Peoria County
Randy McComb
Ralph Bill
Barry Salerno
Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Midwest
Ill
Los Angeles janitors approve three year contract
Thousands of striking LA area janitors approved a three year contract, ending a three week walkout. About 88 percent backed the deal boosting downtown wages by 26 percent and outlying areas by 22 percent, with 70 cents an hour first year raises and $500 bonuses. Local SEIU leaders praised the pact as lifting members out of poverty.
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Mike Garcia
Service Employees International Union
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Santa Monica
Chicago
SEIU
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Oakland
Calif
Silicon Valley
Cleveland
Seattle
New York City
Miguel Contreras
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First nondrug GERD treatments approved by FDA
Aline Humphrey's decade long battle with heartburn ended after doctors used two small devices to fix the esophageal valve rather than suppress acid. FDA approval opens outpatient procedures that stitch or zap the lower esophageal sphincter to prevent reflux, offering relief for GERD sufferers.
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Aline Humphrey
California
Food and Drug Administration
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