Merck Denied Immunization Contract Holdout Claim
In a Tuesday letter, HHS Secretary Donna Shalala rebuked Merck Co for withholding vaccines from the Vaccines for Children program. The dispute will not delay Saturday's start as the government already holds about three months of Merck vaccines.
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Maryland gay father seeks overnight visitation rights
A Maryland appeals court heard David North ask to overturn a circuit ruling that barred overnight visits with his three daughters aged 9 6 and 3 after he disclosed he has AIDS and is living with a man. His lawyers argue normal visits are best for the children. The mother had been granted a court order restricting contact and barring discussion of his sexual orientation.
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David North
Court of Special Appeals
North
Mysterious Woolf Bench Appears in Fresh Pond Park
A four foot red marble bench inscribed from Virginia Woolf's Orlando appeared overnight in Fresh Pond Reservation near a pine glen. At about two feet high and two feet wide, the stone weighs roughly a ton, with a narrow path leading to the site showing no wheel tracks. Police seek clues on how it arrived.
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Virginia Woolf
Orlando
Research panel calls for federal funding of embryo work
A Bernespa Missouri advisory panel urged NIH funding for early fertilized egg research, saying it serves the public interest. The report signals a first step toward removing a 15 year ban while stressing that embryos possess moral significance and should be tightly restricted.
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Bernespa, Mo
National Institutes of Health
Haiti to debate amnesty for coup leaders in parliament
Haitian lawmakers reopen after months to discuss amnesty for army officers who toppled President Aristide. Eleven exiled deputies return from Miami and Canada to attend the session amid U.S. security presence and opposition to foreign troops inside the legislature.
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Frantz-Robert Monde
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Ferry sinks amid Baltic tragedy Estonia disaster claimed hundreds
The Estonia ferry sank after sailing from Tallinn to Stockholm with 126 survivors reported. By late afternoon 42 bodies were recovered and 796 were missing or presumed dead as rescuers faced 20 foot waves. Swedish inspectors had warned of seaworthiness problems before departure.
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Estonia
Stockholm
Sweden
Henrik Sillaste
Associated Press
Sillaste
Yeltsin and Clinton pledge deeper U S Russia partnership
President Boris Yeltsin declared Russia would never fight the United States as he joined President Clinton in Washington to map steps on securing nuclear material and boosting Russia’s economy. They toured a Library of Congress exhibit and signaled a shift from Cold War tension to practical cooperation.
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Summit Heads Toward Trade and Investment Pact
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