Dozens Disembark Seattle Amtrak Trip Ends in Delay
More than a hundred weary passengers exited Amtrak No 7 in Seattle after a 57 hour journey from Chicago that ran 12 hours late. The trip featured a stop in Portage Wisconsin arrest rumor a long delay from an abandoned car strike and a derailed freight train in Idaho. An on board fight and a food stop for Kentucky Fried Chicken marked the ordeal amid blizzard icy tracks and equipment failures.
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Clinton hails progress at trade summit in Bangkok
President Clinton praised APEC moves toward tariff cuts and ITA rules as he wrapped a 12 day trip in Manila after meetings with Thai leaders. The plan aims to eliminate duties on computers and telecom gear by 2000, boosting U.S. IT exports and jobs.
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GOP Leaders Pledge Bipartisan Cooperation in Education Tax Talks
GOP leaders meeting in Grand Rapids pledged to work with President Clinton on education Medicaid reform and a tax cut compromise. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and House Speaker Newt Gingrich urged moving beyond campaign bitterness and pursuing results in an incremental approach to a 245 billion dollar tax cut while maintaining ongoing negotiation with the White House.
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Rescue workers pull bodies from hijacked Jet crash site in Moroni
Fuselage wreckage washes ashore on Grand Comoro as rescuers use saws and bags to remove victims. Among the dead is U S citizen Lessiane Shedd a Foreign Service officer bound for Kenya. Suspects in the hijack face possible release as authorities review case. Airline reports 127 dead overall with 52 survivors before four additional deaths.
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Pesticide misuse sickens Mississippi residents prompt cleanup
In Pascagoula Mississippi homes were sprayed with methyl parathion by two unlicensed exterminators causing vomiting dizziness fatigue and death of at least one child suspected from respiratory illness. About 67 families relocated while decontamination costs reach 50 million with many facilities closed.
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Lone Ranger creed endures as Moore promotes memoir
Clayton Moore at 82 defends Lone Ranger image while promoting I Was That Masked Man describing the Creed and friendship. He portrayed the masked hero on ABC 1949 to 1957 and later spoke at events handing out creeds and silver bullets.
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