Global travel warnings cite Year 2000 tech risk
The State Department warned Americans traveling abroad at New Year about Y2K power, water and telephone outages in China, Russia and other nations. Belarus trips should be deferred due to possible outages. The 196 country advisories were posted on travel.state.gov. In Baltimore, 4 white councilman won the Democratic mayoral primary, with Martin O'Malley leading and potentially becoming the youngest mayor. He vows to curb crime and drug markets. opponents Carl Stokes and Lawrence Bell trailed. Meanwhile 500 American former POWs seek apology and damages from five Japanese firms, in a class-action suit filed in Albuquerque for wartime forced labor between 1942 and 1945. The lawsuit seeks compensation and a ban on defendants’ business.
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U.N. Compound Seized in Timor as Peacekeeping Talk Grows
Militias and Indonesian soldiers overran the U.N. compound in Dili after evacuations left 110 U.N. personnel and 1,300 East Timorese flown to safety. U.N. officials say equipment was looted and a nearby house burned, with staff seeking refuge at the Australian consulate as negotiations for an international force proceed. The crisis has left hundreds of thousands at risk of starvation amid ongoing violence following East Timor's Aug. 30 vote for independence.
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Autoworkers Extend Talks for New Contract
UAW and DaimlerChrysler pushed contract talks past midnight with an indefinite extension. Workers at Benton Missouri and Kokomo Indiana plants walked off briefly as wage, health care, job security, overtime, and supplier issues loom, with 407000 workers covered. Union leaders aim to share profits while Ford resists spinning off Visteon unit.
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Waco inquiry witness removal reaches Texas prosecutors
Justice Department replaced key prosecutors from western Texas linked to the Branch Davidian case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Johnston and U.S. Attorney James Bragg were pulled from the Waco matter as the independent inquiry into the siege proceeds. Officials say further removals of lawyers connected to the case are possible.
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Clinton denies cosmetic surgery rumors amid NY Senate plans
Hillary Rodham Clinton aide Marsha Berry denies tabloid reports she sought plastic surgery as she weighs a New York Senate run. The piece notes Clinton and President Clinton buying a suburban Westchester home and a possible 1999 campaign timeline. It also covers Sarah Ferguson joining Today as London-based royal correspondent and other brief items from entertainment and public notices.
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