Residents propose wildfires control ideas after Florida blazes
Florida readers and volunteers flood state and federal forestry officials with inventive fire prevention concepts. Suggestions range from giant wind machines to air drops of wet dirt, foam from tank cannons, airborne water hoses, and even a dirigible sprinkler, all offered with pragmatic humor by J P Greene and others.
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Tallahassee
Pia
Florida
J.P. Greene
State Division of Forestry
Goodyear
Greene
NAACP to intensify battle against AIDS in Black community
NAACP leaders pledged steps to raise AIDS awareness after criticism the group did little. Chair Julian Bond called AIDS a black epidemic and noted blacks are 13 percent of the population but 17 percent of new HIV infections. He urged expanded AIDS services and education while defending the group's long activism since 1987.
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NAACP
Julian Bond
United States
Bond
AP Priore
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Georgia World Congress Center
Clinton veto fight looms over Iran sanctions override
Lawmakers edge toward a veto showdown after Clinton vetoed a bill mandating sanctions on Iran-related missile technology sales. House and Senate plan to push for overrides, while other veto battles loom on abortion, school vouchers, and federal funds.
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Bob Livingston
R-La
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Ton Daschle
D-S.c
House
Clinton
Iran
U.S
District of Columbia
Capital District
Gregory Harness
Congress
Michele Davis
Dick Armey
Rtex
United Nations
Pentagon
Lawrence to shift police work to civilians in coming years
Lawrence police will rotate supervisory roles every 18 to 30 months and shift certain duties to civilians to save training costs and improve budgeting. Chief Ron Olin says a civilian staff with long-term institutional memory would reduce reinventing the wheel while expanding non sworn roles.
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Olin
Cers
Family opposes Spike Lee Son of Sam film in Bronx
Michael Lauria, father of Donna Lauria, denounces Spike Lee and the planned Summer of Sam movie about Son of Sam’s 1976 77 New York rampage. Berkowitz is serving six life sentences. Protesters and film crews clash over filming near Donna Lauria’s killing site.
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Sam
Spike Lee
Michael Lauria
Donna
Lee
Bronx
Donna Lauria
al Valentine
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