Wreckage theft plea tied to Flight 800 claim
James Sanders and wife Elizabeth pleaded not guilty in U S District Court to stealing fabric from TWA Flight 800 wreckage stored in a Calverton hangar. The couple, cited for the 1996 crash off Long Island, face charges linked to material used in Sanders’s book alleging a government missile shoot down.
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Army recruiters in South Carolina start local police checks
To curb fraudulent enlistments, South Carolina Army recruiters began background checks on all recruits before basic training. Effective January 2, the policy requires screening with police in the recruit’s hometown, rather than only after arrests are disclosed.
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Colorado Supreme Court strikes down term limit ballot wording
The court voided Amendment 12 language that would place Disregarded voter instruction on term limits beside incumbents and Declined to take pledge to support term limits for non incumbents on ballots. The 1996 measure asked legislators to push for a federal constitutional convention to impose term limits on congressmen.
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Parole bid by Brenda Spencer withdrawn after parole board
Brenda Spencer, who rose to worldwide notoriety in 1979 for firing at a San Diego elementary school playground, withdrew her parole request minutes before a parole board. She will remain in prison for at least three more years after the withdrawal.
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Medicare Bar Memo Lists Defaulters in Health Loans
More than 1,400 doctors dentists chiropractors and other health workers were barred from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for failing to repay Health Education Assistance Loan program debts totaling over 107 million dollars. The average loan is about 76 000 dollars with many appealing for years without payment.
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Poll finds Clinton and Congress rated well on economy
A Washington Post-ABC News survey shows Americans feel better about the nation’s direction and Clinton’s handling of the economy with a 60 percent approval, while Congress also enjoys high support. Gingrich gains in regard but Gore remains less trusted. half see the country off on the wrong track, though optimism grows from 1996.
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Firms oppose health care bill amid election year clash
Washington AP report notes business groups plan a $1 million media campaign to lobby Congress against new federal patient protections. Republicans North and Forbes critique the bill as a roadmap to socialized medicine while 218 House sponsors include many Republicans.
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Reports urge more gender integrated military training
A Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services says most service members support greater gender integration in initial training, countering a December report that urged segregated early training. The panel visited 12 schools, spoke with over 1,200 trainees and trainers, and found broad support for integrated training to prepare personnel for duty.
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