Bay Cleanup Pact Lets Three Oil Firms Pay 4.8 Million
Three oil companies Exxon USA Tosco and Unocal will pay 4.8 million to aid San Francisco Bay cleanup under a settlement announced on the citys waterfront. Environmental groups praised the deal as a win for bay protection and federal environmental law enforcement led by Communities for a Better Environment. Greg Karras called it a corner turned in the bay cleanup effort.
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San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Bay
Our Bay
Greg Karras
Exxon USA
Tosco
Unocal
Clinton's legal fund closes after 1.32 million raised
The Presidential Legal Expense Trust reports closing on December 31 1997 after raising 1.32 million from 9 376 contributors over 34 years. In the final month 85 donors gave 18 040 dollars. Most funds 702 000 paid to Williams Connolly with Kendall as Clinton's lawyer. 190 643 went to accounting computer and legal consulting fees.
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Clinton
Presidential Legal Expense Trust
Williams & Connolly
Washington
David Kendall
Trans Union Ordered to Halt Selling Customer Data
A federal judge ruled that Trans Union Corp must stop selling private financial details from credit reports to third party marketers. The decision, aligning with the FTC, found the Chicago company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by sharing information about auto loans mortgages and credit cards of more than 170 million customers. FTC official David Medine called the practice unauthorized and improper.
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Federal Trade Commission
TransUnion
David Medine
The
FTC
Sphere stacking proof shows pyramid best packing
Thomas Hales of the University of Michigan used a 150-variable equation and computation to prove that stacking spheres in a pyramid packs 74 percent of space, better than a cubic stack at just over 50 percent. The 250-page finished proof addresses a 400-year question on optimal packing.
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Michigan
Thomas Hales
University of Michigan
Hales
Clinton weighs damage control amid Lewinsky fallout
President Clinton ponders how and when to address lingering Lewinsky affair questions as Democrats push for stronger remarks. White House cites public apology, while some lawmakers demand clear contrition. Romer criticizes the initial speech, urging a renewed, straightforward admission of wrongdoing. Clinton plans a brief Worcester speech on school safety, with Yeltsin visit looming.
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Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Colorado
Roy Romer
White House
Kenneth Starr
Worcester
Mass
Lewinsky
Cigarette firms pull out of negotiations
New York(AP) The nation’s second and third biggest cigarette makers have left direct talks with state attorneys general on a national tobacco settlement. RJ Reynolds and Brown & Williamson skip the latest round, while Philip Morris and Lorillard continue negotiations led by Washington AG Christine Gregoire with several states involved. The firms offered no comment.
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RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
Fred Olson
Washington
Christine Gregoire
RJ. Reynolds
Brown & Williamson
Scott Williams
Olson
R.J. Reynolds
Philip Morris Inc
Lorillard Tobacco Co
Gregoire
North Carolina
California
Massachusetts
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Colorado
Northwest cancels flights amid pilots strike fears
Northwestern Airlines cancels about 400 flights for Friday and Saturday as pilots threaten a weekend strike. Airlines stockpile essentials for stranded travelers while negotiations with the Air Line Pilots Association continue. A Clinton official signals limited federal involvement if a strike occurs.
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Northwest Airlines
Clinton
American Airlines
Dean Smith
Air Line Pilots Assn
Smith
Northwest
Jon Austin
Austin
Janelle Nunez
Partners In Travel
Memphis International
Detroit
Wayne County
Dead candidate advances to Oklahoma Senate runoff
In Oklahoma City a deceased woman, Jacquelyn Morrow Lewis Ledgerwood, who died July 15 at 69, still advanced to the September 15 Democratic runoff for the U.S. Senate after earning 21 percent of the vote in a four candidate field. Voters apparently confused or influenced by her name produced the unexpected result, leaving Democrats to decide how to handle a potential victory by Ledgerwood in the runoff. The party would choose a nominee if she wins the runoff, possibly replacing her opponent Don Carroll. Ledgerwood II, the candidate’s son, said the family tried to remove her name.
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Thomas Ledgerwood Sr
Jacquelyn Morrow Lewis Ledgerwood
Norman
Okla
U.S. Senate
Oklahoma City
Jerry Kobyluk
Ledgerwood
Don Nickles
Brent Wilcox
State Democratic Party
Pat Hall
Democratic Party
Senate
Oklahoma
Lance Ward
State Election Board
Don Carroll
Central Committee
Thomas Ledgerwood II
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FEMA
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Edgartown
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