Florida barber bombing suspect arson charge filed
Arthur Stevens, 39, is charged with arson after throwing two homemade firebombs through the window of Lee's Barber Shop. He remained jailed on 73000 bond, claiming the haircut was too short and prompted the attack. Bystanders reportedly threw the bombs back out and only the window was damaged.
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Dale Mixon
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FDA orders Pfizer to retract Zoloft depression claim
The Food and Drug Administration told Pfizer to halt what it called false promotion of Zoloft for treating depression after heart attacks and other unapproved uses. In an eight year letter, the FDA demanded correction letters to physicians and publication of the letter in every medical journal that ran Zoloft ads in the past year.
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Sheriff defies order as San Francisco club faces closure
Sheriff Mike Hennessey refuses to enforce a court order to shut a San Francisco club selling marijuana to medical patients. Atty Dan Lungren urged understanding, while state agents raid without notice, seizing 150 pounds of marijuana, $60,000 cash and about 11,000 client records.
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San Francisco
Mike Hennessey
Dan Lungren
Judge blocks Medicaid to Christian Scientists
U S District Judge Richard Kyle ruled that federal Medicare payments to Christian Science healers violate church state separation. He said legislative accommodation favors one sect, though church officials say funds cover general non medical care such as bandages and bedpans rather than prayer. Church figures estimate Medicare receipts at 7 to 16 million dollars annually nationally, with Medicaid amounts uncertain.
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First daughter Chelsea Clinton visits Yale amid Ivy League tours
Chelsea Clinton, 16, toured Yale with her mother joining visits to Harvard Amherst Brown Princeton and Wellesley during a college tour week. Yale officials noted her legacy status as she shadowed faculty and spoke with admissions staff while her parents’ Yale ties were recalled.
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FCC backs rules for children's TV
Washington reports the FCC approved a plan to require broadcasters to air at least three hours weekly of educational programming for children 16 and under. The rule targets 7 am to 10 pm and takes effect September 1997, with phased promotion requirements starting January 2.
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