Stevens nomination heats in Senate panel prospects
The Senate Judiciary Committee completed hearings on John Paul Stevens, with confirmation expected before adjournment. Jerome Torshen, once Stevens aide, denied he disclosed scandal evidence and called Anthony R. Martin-Trigona’s charges false.
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Cyclamates Found Not Carcinogenic, Panel Says
A government panel of five university professors reports preliminary findings that cyclamate artificial sweetener is not a strong cancer risk. Three committee members found no evidence of carcinogenicity, two warned of a possible very weak risk. Chair Arnold L. Brown notes conclusions are preliminary and final report due January 13.
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Pentagon offers F15 fighters to Israel
The Pentagon proposed selling Israel an unspecified number of F15 Eagle jets. Details on quantity cost and delivery were not disclosed. The F15 would be the first sale of the aircraft to another country.
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Boston School Committee seeks delay in receivership ruling
The Boston School Committee asks the U.S. Court of Appeals to delay a receivership order at South Boston High School and preserve its powers. Three students were arrested, two injured, as fights between black and white students prompted police and marshals to monitor the school. Charlestown High School saw eighty suspensions and white student walkouts in solidarity.
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United cancels flights through Christmas Eve amid strike
United Airlines cancels all 1,400 daily flights through Christmas Eve and all charter flights through Jan 1 after stalled talks with machinists. About 16,700 IAMAW workers have been on strike since Saturday, with United laying off 13,000 workers and cutting hours and pay by 50 percent for 12,500 staff.
Doctors plan mass meeting amid malpractice insurance hike
In Los Angeles leaders of a doctors protest moved to mobilize 5000 to 7000 physicians at a Convention Center gathering to oppose steep malpractice insurance increases. The groups urge a slowdown in care, non emergency surgeries and a Jan. 1 premium strike, with the county promising emergency coverage if needed.
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Icy air chills south and frost hits Florida and Georgia
A national weather report notes freezing temperatures and frost across northern Florida with the south reaching into the 40s. The storm lingered in Pennsylvania mountains with heavy snow and record lows in Minnesota and Nebraska.
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