Minorities seek larger federal ad share for papers
In Washington, D.C. publishers serving minority communities urge a bigger slice of federal advertising. Eddie Escobedo and Dorothy Leavell complain current ad contracts bypass their outlets and threaten action to the Federal Trade Commission if Clinton does not address antitrust concerns.
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Eddie Escobedo
National Association of Hispanic Publications
Dorothy Leavell
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Clinton
Leavell
Federal Trade Commission
Propane fire at storage center kills worker on loading dock
A propane storage facility on the city south side sparked pre dawn explosions after a worker loading a pallet onto a truck triggered blasts. The fire destroyed three trucks with 100 cylinders each and endangered two 33,000 gallon tanks. One worker died at the hospital. Firefighters averted a larger catastrophe by preventing tank explosions. A tank pit explosion sent debris high into the air.
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Thermogas
Clinton Removes Syria and Lebanon From Drug List
President Clinton, in a letter released Monday, says the United States will remove Syria and Lebanon from its drug problem list after a program he calls successful. He notes both countries serve as transit areas for South American cocaine and that Lebanon hosts small labs refining Southwest Asian opium into heroin for Europe and the West.
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Clinton
Syria
Lebanon
U.S
Europe
West
Bingo funds Mideast activism from Hawaiian Gardens chief
In Hawaiian Gardens California a bingo club run by Irving Moskowitz finances Jewish settlement efforts in Israel and provokes local and international criticism. The 69 year old physician turned donor built a $33 million annual gambling operation and directed hundreds of thousands to charities while funding groups like Ateret Cohanim.
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Hawaiian Gardens
Calif
California
Irving Moskowitz
Jerusalem
Moskowitz
Middle East
Bingo
Hawaiian Gardens Bingo Club
Mideast
Los Angeles
Kathleen Navejas
Israel
Labor Party
Yael Dayan
Yossi Baumel
Ateret Cohanim
Miami Beach
Fla
Irving [. Moskowitz
Teen charged with killing her newborn in Tucson
A 19 year old Tucson woman Marianne Biancuzzo was charged with murder and child abuse after authorities say she drowned her newborn girl in a toilet and hid the body in a coffee can under a bathroom sink. Police say she planned to bury the baby in the yard while the defense claims the infant was stillborn.
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Tucson
Ariz
Marianne Biancuzzo
Richard Middleton
Community College
Ms. Biancuzzo
Middleton
Jesse Smith
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