Clinton urges civility and unity in a Georgetown address
President Clinton appeals for Americans to set aside fears and prejudices and work in a chorus of harmony. He defends middle class values, criticizes harsh rhetoric, and calls for respectful dialogue across political divides while stressing personal responsibility and community efforts.
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Washington
Clinton
Georgetown University
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Helms
America
Troubled jammers ordered for jets
The Navy seeks electronic jammer systems for F A 18 jets patrolling over Bosnia after test failures halted prior purchases. Defense officials say a decision will come soon from Gen. Shalikashvili and Paul Kaminiski on whether to deliver the jam systems to planes in Italy to shield pilots from SA 6 missiles used by Serbs.
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Bosnia
Pentagon
Defense Department
Defense
William Perry
John Shalikashvili
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Paul Kaminiski
Perry
U.S
Italy
U.N
Air Force
Scott O’grady
Governor's wife calls Dole idiot in arts defense
Charleston AP report says Gov. Gaston Caperton defends his wife Rachael Worby's remarks calling Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole an idiot as taken out of context. Worby apologized saying she aimed to defend the arts amid GOP funding cuts.
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Gaston Caperton
Senate
Bob Dole
Caperton
Rachael Worby
Dole
Senator Dole
Governor's School For the Arts
Governor’s School For Science and Math
Fairmont State College
Washington critics assail base closure plan in California move
Republicans and Democrats condemn a Pentagon idea to alter an independent panel’s base closing recommendations to soften job losses in California. Governor Pete Wilson, a Republican candidate, calls the move corrupt and accuses the Clinton administration of crafting a political fix. The plan reportedly would shift some McClellan Air Force Base jobs to private firms to limit local layoffs.
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Pentagon
California
Pete Wilson
Defense
William Perry
Clinton
Wilson
Perry
McClellan Air Force Base
Sacramento
McClellan
Clinton weighs base closing package and California impact
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission projects 19.3 billion in saves over 20 years. President Clinton has until July 15 to accept or reject the commission’s recommendations. California lawmakers press to keep McClellan Air Force Base open while Perry and White discuss a proposed change amid broader acceptance of the commission’s other recommendations.
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White House
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Clinton
Independent Defense Base
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Defense Department
Defense
Perry
Pentagon
Budget Focuses on Police and Transit Upgrades
The budget aims to expand police staffing with five new officers next year to bolster community policing. Waterline replacements receive a $400,000 boost as part of infrastructure goals, while federal grants fund three drug-prevention positions and a school presence at Lawrence High School. City leaders stress partnership between citizens, neighborhoods, and law enforcement to keep streets safe.
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Levine
Commission
Moody
Lawrence High School
John Nalbandian
Belarus Suspends Withdrawal of Russian Nuclear Missiles
Izvestia reports Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced an indefinite halt to the withdrawal of 81 strategic missiles, arguing reunification prospects make the move unnecessary, while Russia says it will proceed due to funding limits. 63 missiles already withdrawn. 18 mobile launchers were to move to Russia this month.
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Belarus
Izvestia
Alexander Lukashenko
Lida
Russia
Gephardt targets tax reform with sweeping rate cut plan
House Minority Leader Gephardt proposes to cut top income tax to 10 percent for about 75 percent of Americans and eliminate nearly all deductions except mortgage interest. Unlike Armey, Gephardt would tax earned and unearned income, keep the earned income credit, and preserve home mortgage deductions. The proposal signals a Democratic alternative amid Republican reform efforts and a looming 1996 fight.
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House
Dick Gephardt
Gephardt
D-Mo
Dick Armey
Ways and Means Committee
Bill Archer
Jack Kemp
Senate
Bob Dole
Clinton
Center For National Policy
Armey
Texas
Possible tax breaks on tap at hearings
Washington AP reports House tax writers will review about 230 proposed breaks next week as part of hearings led by Ways and Means Chair Bill Archer. Proposals range from a charitable deduction for non itemizers to repealing the gas guzzler tax on stretch limousines and include tax sheltered accounts for education and other modest changes.
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House
House Ways and Means
Bill Archer
Texas
Democratic Committee
Archer
U.S
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