GM and UAW reach tentative pact to end parts plant strike
GM and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract to end a parts plant strike that idled four plants in Michigan and Canada. Ratification vote Sunday by 2,800 workers at the Powertrain transmission plant in Warren is expected to pass, with UAW Local 909 predicting an overwhelming approval.
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Columbia/HCA ousts top executives amid overbilling probe
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Elite executives Richard Scott and David Vandewater were ousted by the board during a marathon meeting. Thomas Frist Jr was named chairman and CEO, pledging compliance as federal probes loom. Scott and Vandewater deny wrongdoing while Frist calls for a different leadership style. The move sent stock lower before its partial recovery. Columbia operates Mt. Oread Medical Centre and Promptcare facilities in Lawrence.
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Cunanan altered appearance during manhunt and suicide
Investigators say Andrew Cunanan shaved his head and grew a beard while fleeing authorities in a nationwide manhunt. He fatally shot himself aboard a houseboat after Versace’s death, with reports he may have dressed as a woman earlier. Federal sources link the same .40 caliber pistol to the Versace killings and Cunanan's other suspected victims.
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Army Sex Case Accuser Tells Her Side in Hawaii Incident
Retired Sergeant Major Brenda Hester testified in a makeshift military court that Gene McKinney kissed her in a Hawaii hotel room on April 10, 1996, lifting her off her feet and prompting her to view his crotch. She said no intercourse occurred and described feeling dirty and degraded. Her account began a sequence of charges by five women and an officer alleging misconduct by McKinney, the Army’s top enlisted leader.
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Elvis Presley’s Memphis club opens with star guests
Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley hosted about 400 at Elvis Presley’s Memphis, a two story nightclub restaurant on Beale Street decked with Elvis memorabilia. Jewel performed as the club, run by Presley’s estate, kicked off with a pre opening bash. In pop culture notes Harrison Ford showed a pierced ear and gold hoop after lunch with Jimmy Buffett and Ed Bradley.
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Budget talks restore Medicare welfare cuts
President Clinton wins a GOP compromise restoring welfare benefits for disabled legal immigrants and Medicaid coverage for about 30,000 children. Negotiations continue on an $89 billion tax cut package and $130 billion entitlement cuts, with Democrats urging concessions and Republicans aiming to finish before summer recess.
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