Coast Guard members sue over discharge policy injunction
The Associated Press reports on a Monday injunction delaying six discharges. Petty Officer Robert Heigl, stationed at Governors Island New York Harbor, was served notice of imminent discharge. The suit filed March 7 by the ACLU and Lambda Legal Defense, includes five men and one woman, all on active duty. The injunction is temporary, with no trial date set.
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Gramm Ethics Complaint Triggers Senate Ethics Review
The Congressional Accountability Project led by Ralph Nader's Public Citizen filed a complaint with the Senate ethics committee accusing Phil Gramm of ethical lapses. The group cites alleged misuse of franking privileges federal funds and staff in Gramm's 1990 re election bid based on Dallas Morning News reports from July 1993. Gramm dismissed the renewed allegations as an old complaint.
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King remembered at Lorraine Hotel memorial service
In Memphis a remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. unfolds at the Lorraine Hotel balcony where he was assassinated on April 4 1968. The Rev Samuel Kyles offers leadership as a prayer is led with Memphis Mayor W W Heren and Rev Jesse Jackson present.
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Heroin Trades Rise as Cocaine Falls From Favor
A State Department report warns heroin may be replacing cocaine as the drug of choice in the United States. It cites rising heroin flow and purity from Colombia and Latin America, growing demand, and rival markets worldwide. Nigeria, Burma, Iran, and Syria are noted for anti drug cooperation issues.
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States cannot impose higher disposal fees on out of state trash
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that Oregon cannot charge higher disposal fees for trash from other states than for in state waste. The decision found the $2.25 per ton out of state fee and 85 cent in state fee unequal and not justified by tax or disposal costs. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion.
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