Ex-POWs recount fear and duress in Iraq captivity
Seven former prisoners of war spoke at Bethesda Naval Medical Center about fear loneliness and mistreatment after returning from Iraq. They described duress during Iraqi TV interviews and harsh conditions including solitary confinement minimal medical care and poor food.
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Cherry Hill
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Marine Corps
Michael C. Berryman
Yuma, Ariz
Bush to quit French leader on PLO role
President Bush meets with French President Francois Mitterrand in Trois Ilet Martinique to discuss Yasser Arafat’s future role after supporting the allied war effort. He heads to Bermuda to meet John Major and continues a five day tour postwar diplomacy with Arab leaders and Israel. Kuwait’s ruler returns from exile to rebuild a fractured nation.
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Brian Mulroney
Saddam Hussein
James A. Baker III
Middle East
Syria
Israel
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Egypt
Kuwait
Sheik Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah
Money woes may close local homeless shelter
The Salvation Army Safe House at 924 N H could close due to continuing funding shortfalls. John Churchill says grants from city state and Chicago HQ helped open the center in January 1990 and cover the first months of operation. The shelter has run over $50,000 in expenses since last fall and annual operating costs exceed $100,000.
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John Churchill
Churchill
Chicago
Salvation Army Board
Ruling on campus crime reports could trigger nationwide change
A federal judge ruled SMSU may not withhold campus crime reports from the public and media, affecting national policy. The decision finds crime reports not exempt as educational records and not protected under Buckley Amend. Reporter Traci Bauer hailed the outcome after a two year fight, with compliance due by Friday as the university boards consider the ruling.
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Kansas University
Buckley Armendment
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SMSU
Bauer
Clark
Missouri
Board of Regents
IRS targets high income non-filers in push to close tax gap
A GAO report finds 40,000 high income non-filers with average age 46 and median income 134000 face less scrutiny than lower earners. The IRS plans to intensify audits using information returns and computer matching to recover unpaid taxes amid an estimated 85 billion to 114 billion gap.
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General Accounting Office
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House Government Operations Subcommittee On
Consumer Affairs
GAO
Candidates discuss role of teachers in decisions
Lawrence voters heard six school board candidates at a Brook Creek Neighborhood Assn forum about expanding teacher input. Attendees included Kevin Elliott, Andy Garyardt, Jerry Hannah, Mary Loveland, Tom Murray, and Harriet Shaffer with Poteet and Karr absent. Discussion covered advisory committees and teacher voice in district decisions.
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Brook Creek
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Elliott
Hannah
Colorado Buffaloes top Michigan in first NIT game in 51 years
Colorado made good in its first NIT appearance in 51 years by beating Michigan 71 to 64 in the first round. The weather forecast calls for tonight to be partly cloudy with a low of 27 and a Friday high near 40 with a slight chance of snow.
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Buffaloes
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House approves compromise bill to aid S&L depositors
Lawmakers vote to earmark 30 billion dollars in taxpayer funds for the bailout of savings and loan depositors. The measure awaits final negotiations as discussions continue on details and oversight.
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