Tornado-hit Lanier Elementary Reopens for 300 Students
About 300 students returned Thursday to Lanier Elementary in northeast Georgia after a storm swept through the area damaged the school. Principal and teachers greeted students as parents toured the classrooms seeking assurances of safety. counselor Diane Orado noted children were happy to see their teachers and peers.
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Father Son Ski Across Bering Strait
Russian father and son Dmitry Shpato and Matvey Shpato completed the first known ski crossing of the Bering Strait from Velen to Cape Thompson, after nearly three weeks in the frozen Chukchi Sea. They encountered daily polar bears and a tent-ice breakthrough but finished the journey with fewer rescues than previous attempts.
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Senate Endorses IMF Bailout as House Clash Looms
The Senate backed President Clinton’s request for 18 billion dollars to fund IMF reserves and loan guarantees, setting a showdown with House Republicans who want the IMF package moved separately from a broader $5 billion spending bill. The measure ties to Bosnia, the Persian Gulf, and UN dues, while a House plan seeks strict loan conditions and provokes a veto threat over abortion-linked provisions.
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International Monetary Fund
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Persian Gulf
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Rn.y
House International Relations Committee
Carolyn Maloney
D-N.y
Appropriations Committee
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Alaska
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R-Neb
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Senate actions on spending bill trigger security and energy moves
The Senate approved 10 million to boost school security via Sandia National Laboratory tech, barred Interior from approving tribal gambling without state ok, and extended a moratorium on the secretary's Indian gambling power. An amendment by Frank Murkowski urges delaying oil sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until prices rise, citing current costs.
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R-N.m
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R-Wyo
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Frank Murkowski
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Ex-prosecutor denies raping teen in 87 trial
Ex-prosecutor Steven Pagones testified he never met Tawana Brawley and denied raping her, suing Rev. Al Sharpton and others for 395 million. He described the 1987 case as a fabrication while detailing his life during the missing period and the news conferences accusing him.
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Brawley
William Stanton
Stanton
Crist
Maddox
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