Newborn Born 1500 Feet Up In Erie Bound Helicopter Ride
Rebecca Collier of Corry lifted by helicopter to Hamot Medical Center in Erie after preterm labor. The 22-year-old delivered Raven McDonald midflight during a 13 minute flight. Flight medic Don Millar and nurse Becky Spinks assisted the birth aboard the airlift with Raven placed in incubator upon landing.
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Raven McDonald
Pennsylvania
Raven
Rebecca Collier
Corry
Erie
Don Millar
Becky Spinks
Hamot Medical Center
Mass. Couple Get 90 Years For Child Abuse
Massachusetts judge imposes 45 to 50 year term on Corby Adkinson and 35 to 40 year term on Nancy Adkinson for sexually abusing and drugging their four sons. Each must serve minimum terms before parole. Judge Barton called them a disgrace to motherhood and fatherhood amid counts of rape assault weapon charges and drug offenses.
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Corby Adkinson
Cambridge
Nancy
Robert Barton
Adkinson
GOP eases social cuts to pass budget bill
House Republicans back away from proposed cuts to social programs to secure passage of a budget-balancing bill. They agree to spend about 1.5 billion to help low income elderly pay Medicare premiums and allow welfare recipients in public-sector jobs to receive the full minimum wage, amid Clinton administration objections and ongoing negotiations with Democrats.
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GOP
Washington
House
House Commerce Committee
Clinton
Ways and Means Committee
David Hobson
Ohio
Ways and Means
Presbyterians loosen ban on homosexuals in church rule
Presbyterian Church (USA) delegates approve a five word amendment expanding fidelity and chastity to all relationships of life. The vote 328 to 217 ends two hours of debate with mixed reactions. The change stops short of lifting the 1978 policy on ordaining self affirming practicing homosexuals.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Presbyterian Church (USA
John Lohr
Palisades
N.J
Dale DePue
Presbytery of Indian Nations
Lee County dress code bans most cotton clothes for women
Lee County Tax Collector Bill Fussell enforces a professional dress code for 175 employees that bars cotton clothing below the waist and skirts above the knee, requires pantyhose for women, and mandates buttoned shirts with ties for men. The rule, effective July 1, prompts protests from women employees and NOW leaders who call it discrimination in a hot climate.
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Fort Myers, Fla
Florida
Lee County
Bill Fussell
Deficit shrinks 40 percent from 1996 on May report
Washington AP reports the Treasury Department shows the federal budget deficit down 40 percent through May 1997 versus the previous year. Red ink totals $65.4 billion, down from $108.4 billion in fiscal 1996 despite favorable tax receipts and a record April surplus.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Clinton
Congressional Budget Office
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Nation Briefs
Newborn
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Drew Cade
Acme
Philadelphia International Airport
Cade
Geneva Smith
Ms. Smith
Alexander Strong
Steven Jeffery
Washington, D.C
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Vermont
Canada
Npsc.nbs.gov
Narcam
Presbyterians
Chambersburg, Pa
Fussell
Toni van Pelt
National Organization For Women
Dean
Refound Sound
Mass Lawrence
Massey Ferguson
North
Lawrence
Agco Corporation
Duluth
Lawrence Journal-World
Journal-World
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