Sugar tax sparks protests from Florida sugar industry
In Miami area a large rally of farmers, mill workers, and industry officials opposed a penny per pound sugar tax tied to Everglades restoration. The Clinton administration plans a multibillion dollar program to fund farmland buys and water flow restoration, with Gore expected to announce a related initiative. Critics warn the tax hurts growers while environmentalists praise the plan for Florida Bay.
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Miami
Everglades
Clinton
Coral Country Club
al Gore
Ardis Hammock
Lake Okeechobee
Arnold Scruggs
Bryant Mill
Florida
Florida Bay
Bay
Bob Baker
U.S. Sugar
Milton Couse
First Bank of Clewiston
Terry Turbeville
Toddler cared for baby sister after mother's death
In Vancouver Washington a 2 year old boy named Tray Hubbard cared for his 1 1/2 year old sister after his mother Patti Sue Jones died. He fed her cereal and crackers using the door as a barrier while a babysitter arrived.
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Vancouver
Wash
Thomas Hubbard
Patti Sue Jones
Brian Miller
Thomas
Tray
Kiana
Jones
Bella Yost
Lynne Hubbard
Pistol Packin Preacher Defends Gun Work In Wickenburg
Reverend Robert M. Smith of Sonlight Christian Fellowship in Wickenburg blends faith with firearms. An ex Marine and former Oklahoma police officer, he trains residents to obtain concealed weapon permits and advocates responsible gun ownership for self defense and protection.
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Wickenburg
Ariz
Robert M. Smith
Smith
Sonlight Christian Fellowship Church
Oklahoma
Robert
Bob
Wickenburg-area
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Taylor
AFL-CIO final winter meeting charts labor's future
In Bat Harbour Florida the AFL-CIO prepares to approve John Sweeney s plans to invest 20 million dollars in organizing and bolster political strategy as it bids farewell to its Bal Harbour winter rite once a hub of backroom deals and late night lounge chatter with leaders and unions seeking a new course.
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Bat Harbour
Fla
Afl-Cio
Sunny Bat Harbour
Big Labor
John Sweeney
Bal Harbour
Bill Eaton
Lane Kirkland
Congress
Clinton
al Gore
Sweeney
Kirkland
Thomas Donahue
Gore
Secretaries of Labor and the Treasury
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