NATO Plans Expanded Bombing Targeting Belgrade Government
Washington Post and New York Times report that the United States and NATO aim to widen attacks in Yugoslavia to include Belgrade government offices such as the Interior and Defense Ministry, with additional military targets elsewhere, signaling a major shift in campaign tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
NATO
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Interior and Defense Ministry
Washington Post
The
New York Times
Kosovo
Post
Slobodan Milosevic
the Times
Tobacco firm hit with 81 million verdict in Oregon case
In Portland a jury ordered Philip Morris to pay 81 million to the family of Jesse Williams, a former janitor who smoked Marlboros for decades and died of lung cancer. The award splits 1.6 million compensatory and 79.5 million punitive, with the company and Williams found equally negligent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Philip Morris
Jesse Williams
San Francisco
Williams
Oregon
Wall Street
Gary Black
New York
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co
Mayda
Walter Cofer
Cofer
Mayda Williams
Joann
Bill Gaylord
Jesse
Social Security and Medicare gain a few extra years
The trustees report that Medicare spending will stay below revenues until 2015 and Social Security funds remain solvent until 2034. President Clinton urges dedicated surpluses to strengthen both programs while Republicans push for payroll tax surpluses and general fund use for tax cuts. Bipartisan reform proposals remain deeply contested ahead of next year’s elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clinton
Congress
Robert Reischauer
Brookings Institution
Congressional Budget
Medicare Trust Fund
White House
Dennis Hastert
Bipartisan Commission On the
Mother agrees to return baby after mixup with embryos
In New York a 3 month old mixup case ends with Donna Fasano agreeing to return the black infant to his genetic parents, the Rogers of Teaneck New Jersey, after DNA tests confirm the twins are not related. The Rogers hope for visitation while ongoing custody arrangements proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Donna Fasano
Ivan Tantleff
Rudolph Silas
Deborah Perry- Rogers
Robert Rogers
Teaneck
N.J
Silas
Rogerses
Fasano
Perry- Rogers
Manhattan
Lillian Nash
Nash
Stray bird disrupts Fabio on Apollo's Chariot ride
The incident at Busch Gardens saw a bird strike Fabio's nose during the Apollo's Chariot launch. He suffered a one inch nasal cut and was treated at a hospital. park officials called it an act of nature and expressed regret for the blood-staining accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabio
Busch Gardens
Park
Deborah DeMarco
Vermont Senator Leahy Eyes Ice Cream Diplomacy with Cuba
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, visiting Cuba for a week, suggested ice cream diplomacy with Ben and Jerry’s to ease tensions between the United States and Cuba while discussing human rights and health concerns during his trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Care
Kosovo
Fidel Castro
Ben Cohen
Leahy
Vermont
Patrick Leahy
United States
Cuba
Ben & Jerry’s
Compiled wire report highlights notable events
Phil Wilke compiles a selection from Wires with brief items of interest. The digest covers various regional happenings and noteworthy developments sourced from wire dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Wilke
Wire
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. O.K
Missouri
Kansas City
Kay Waldo Bates
George Blackwood
Jackson
Clay
Platte
Barnes
Blackwood
Bates
Emanuel Cleaver
Long Island
Amy Fisher
Freedom
Ms. Fisher
Mary Jo Buttafuoco
Longstand
Joey Buttafuoco
Buttafucco
Buttafuocos
Tobacco Company
Social Security
Medicare
AP Puoro
Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Kenneth Apfel
Labor
Alexis Herman
Susan
David Strickland
Warner Bros
Strickland
Las Vegas
Suddenly Susan
Todd
Spike
Spike Lee
Sam
David Berkowitz
New York City
Berkowitz
Lee
University of Georgia
George Jones
Nashville
Anila Af Inden
Vulut UI Vuureg Wao
Jones
Gere
Richard Gere
Malibu
Calif
Danara Bullock
Matthew McConaughey
Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
Williamstown
Mass
Rosalind
Blythe Danner
Mr. Ripley
Matt Damon
Cate Blanchett
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!