Repeal of Speed Limits Spurs Safety Concerns Across States
The article reports on the push to repeal federal speed limits, noting safety risks as states raise rural interstates to 65 mph. It cites surveys showing higher fatalities where limits rose, with figures from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and NHTSA. Quotes from Susan Baker and Chad Dornsife illustrate public anxiety and differing views on speed limits and enforcement.
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Congress
Toost
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Susan Baker
Johns Hopkins University
Montana
Nevada
Chad Dornsife
National Motorists Assn
Zephyr Cove
Nev
Dornsife
Motorists’ Association
Dane
Wis
Robert Morrow
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Wyoming
Oklahoma
NHTSA
Baker
Johns Hopkins
PLO and Israel Near Historic Peace Accord
After tense talks and a earlier shouting match involving Arafat and Shimon Peres, the PLO and Israel agree to sign a peace accord. Rabin promises prisoner discussions in Washington before the signing, with U.S. Dennis Ross and Egyptian mediators helping. Clinton hails the plan as a major step toward lasting Middle East peace.
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Arafat
Shimon Petes
PLO
Israel
Jericho
Yitzhak Rabin
Washington
U.S. Mideast
Dennis Ross
Eves
Clinton
Middle East
Email becomes fair game in lawsuits
Jessen, founder of Electronic Evidence Discovery in Seattle, and Feldman of Computer Forensics, run firms profiting as e mail becomes a major litigation source. The piece notes courts treat stored messages as discoverable. deleting does not erase them, and rule number one is to avoid emailing anything you would not want a jury to see.
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Jessen
Electronic Evidence Discovery Inc
Seattle
Computer Forensics Inc
Joan Feldman
Michael Patrick
Palo Alto
Calif
Los Angeles
Laurence Powell
Feldman
Compromise Seen on Welfare Reform Talks Narrow Gap
Washington officials signal possible ground for compromise on welfare reform and funding government operations. House and Senate differ on teen mothers benefits with White House vowing veto. leaders discuss latitude for states while seeking broader agreement before fall budget and 1996 campaign.
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Washington
Clinton
Ress
House
Dick Armey
Texas
Senate
White House
Armey
Congress
GOP
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