Governor Sues AG To Halt Tobacco Lawsuit
Mississippi Governor Kirk Fordice filed a suit against Attorney General Mike Moore to stop the 1994 action against Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. and 12 others. Fordice said the suit seeks publicity and money, not repaying state costs for indigent smoking illnesses, and asked the state Supreme Court to halt the case.
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Farrakhan denounces sanctions. U S calls remarks shameful
The State Department criticized Louis Farrakhan for aligning with Iraq and condemning United Nations sanctions after Saddam Hussein hosted him in Baghdad. Spokesman Nicholas Burns said Farrakhan’s statements were shameful as he compared the sanctions to Nazi crimes.
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Blizzard of '96 continues to paralyze East Coast travel
A powerful storm dumped heavy snow along the East Coast causing hundreds of accidents and multiple deaths. Train crash near Washington left at least six dead and dozens hurt. Flights canceled at Logan and National airports. Delaware and Maryland see major disruption with 5 to 14 inches forecast. In the South, brief cold front brings up to 3 inches in Alabama and snow in parts of South Carolina. Residents cope as holiday travel reels from late winter storm.
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Cutbacks scheduled for missile systems
The Clinton administration plans to cut 2.5 billion from major missile programs to speed short range battlefield missiles. The move aims to free funds to modernize ships aircraft and tanks while Congress demands longer range missiles deploy by 2001. Rep Curt Weldon criticizes the decision as unacceptable.
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Half of U S public schools connected to Internet study finds
A Education Department survey shows 50 percent of U S public schools are linked to the Internet, up from 35 percent last year, with suburban and wealthier districts leading. Minority and low income students still face slower access, and computers often concentrate in magnet schools.
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