Charles Kuralt to retire from CBS after decades on the road
CBS veteran Charles Kuralt, famed for On the Road and Sunday Morning, will retire May 1 to travel and write. The 59 year old reporter recalls a 37 year CBS career starting in radio, becoming youngest CBS News correspondent, and creating the back road portraits that defined his work. He plans a sixth book and cites his memoir A Life on the Road as a bestseller. He has earned 11 Emmys and three Peabodys along with numerous honors.
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Clinton welcomes troops home from Somalia mission
President Clinton addressed thousands of soldiers and families at Fort Drum New York praising the 1300 troops in the Quick Reaction Force for Somalia duties. He acknowledged ongoing debate about the mission but thanked the troops for a job well done despite heavy snow on base.
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Welfare reform faces clash over family caps on benefits
Washington reports friction in Clinton administration welfare reform talks over allowing states to deny automatic benefit increases for additional children. Proponents argue caps promote responsibility, while opponents say caps punish children and punish poor families. States like California and Wisconsin push for permission to experiment, with New Jersey already challenged.
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Farrakhan files $4 billion libel suit against New York Post
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan filed a 4.4 billion libel lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court over a March 12 Post column that cited Betty Shabazz alleging Farrakhan’s involvement in Malcolm X's 1965 murder. The Post called the suit meritless. Farrakhan’s lawyers say the article falsely damages his reputation and incites harm.
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Police chief says Foster inquiry done
Boston AP report says Park Police Chief Robert Langston completed the inquiry into Vincent Foster's death and handed his findings to special counsel Robert B. Fiske Jr. Langston declares the case closed and rejects murder or tampering theories while noting the suicide label should end debate despite another aide saying the closure remains open to question.
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Delayed Friday touchdown and endurance record bid at Giast site
An engineered delay on Friday aimed to push a shuttle endurance record with a one orbit mission, challenging the Columbia crew's October last year. Illinois authorities report a child welfare case where a worker who twice stopped at a Chicago frame investigation was suspended after turning away at a door amid reports to a hotline. A health official notes immunizations and safety as priorities while critics point to systemic issues.
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