Iris Moves On From Caribbean After Destructive Burst
Tropical Storm Iris left the Caribbean coast with three deaths from mudslides and floods in Martinique and Guadaloupe. It brought 12 inches of rain, 20,000 people without power, and widespread damage to crops and roads as authorities sought aid from France. Karen formed off West Africa as the 11th named storm, while Humberto regained hurricane strength in the mid-Atlantic.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Iris
Caribbean
United States
St. Martin
Karen
Humberto
mid-Atlantic
National Weather Service
Miami
Mar
Tinique
Guadaloupe
Martinique
Guy Oudeetienne
France
U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S
Lesser Antilles
New Policy to Greet Foreign Travelers at Miami
A pilot program to fast track certain international travelers at Miami International Airport aims to speed passage for low risk countries. Officials caution security will not be compromised, while critics fear loopholes for smugglers and terrorists. The plan classifies countries as low or high risk and reduces questioning for low risk visitors.
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Miami
Immigration and Customs
Miami International
United States
California
Dianne Feinstein
George Waldroup
Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
Streamlining Customs Policy Affects International Travelers
The U S Customs policy on processing international travelers introduces streamlining measures effective August 1. Large tour groups go through separate checkpoints and international connecting passengers who do not require customs or immigration are separated from other travelers. Officials declined to name affected countries. From May 1994 to May 1995 Miami airport processed 6.8 million arriving international travelers, second only to Kennedy International Airport.
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U.S
Customs
INS
Miami
New York
Kennedy International Airport
Forensic expert doubts officers left prints in Simpson case
Los Angeles AP Henry Lee said police officers cannot be ruled out as the source of shoeprints on a walkway near the murder scene but he called the scenario unlikely. He noted a June 13 1994 videotape showing officers trampling near the ex wife’s condo and said extra parallel imprints could be consistent with other shoes. The testimony supports defense claims of a multi attacker theory while prosecutors stress a single designer shoe print.
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Los Angeles
O.J. Simpson
Henry Lee
Simpson
Lee
Hank Goldberg
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Merger to create biggest U.S bank
Chase Manhattan and Chemical Banking Corp merge to form the largest U.S. bank, aiming to save about 1.5 billion annually. The deal expands in New York area branches and follows other major bank mergers including National City and Integra Financial. Analysts say consumers may benefit from intensified competition and pricing pressure.
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Chemical
New York
National City Corp
Cleveland
Integra Financial Corp
Texas
California
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Thomas G. Labrecque
Chase
Chase and Chemical
Charles Vincent
PNC Securities Corp
Pittsburgh
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ADT Security Systems
Phofo
TV Nation
Michael Moore
Detroit Free Press
Detroit News
Detroit
Hart Plaza
Moore
Ito
Mark Fuhrman
Fuhrman
U.S Bank
Eldridge Hotel
Lawrence Tae
SNS
Lawrence Athletic Club
Mark Smith
R.ph
Lawrence
Tanger
North
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