Clinton to Cut Public Housing Funds and Boost Homeless Aid
The Clinton administration plans more than a two billion dollar cut to public housing next year while boosting homeless assistance by nearly 50 percent and almost doubling rent subsidies for the poor. Proposed reductions target construction and elderly housing programs, with HOME and Section 202 funding also scaled back, drawing concern from housing advocates.
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Mall bans backwards caps to curb violence at Sunrise Mall
In Corpus Christi a Sunrise Mall policy bans backward caps, linked by officials to gang affiliation. Security director Scott Mandel says the rule aims to curb crime after a clash in Irving left a bystander dead and two others wounded. teens express discomfort with the change.
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Court to review case of gay midshipman Steffan
A full U S Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will rehear the case of Joseph Steffan a Naval Academy midshipman forced to resign in 1987 after revealing he is gay The court voted to reconsider the November ruling that the Navy could not expel a midshipman solely for sexual orientation and ordered Steffan commissioned The Justice Department says the panel exceeded its authority Steffan now a third year law student at the University of Connecticut
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President Clinton visits mother's funeral in Hot Springs
President Clinton and family gather in Hot Springs to mourn Virginia Kelley. A private 15 minute morning visit precedes a public viewing amid snow and freezing temps. Neighbors and friends offer support as more than 1,000 mourners are expected at the Convention Auditorium.
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Stamp mix up puts wrong cowboy on Legends of the West
Oklahoma City readers learn that a mistaken biography photo sent by the 101 Ranch Wild West Show collectors group led the Postal Service to stamp Bill Pickett, the Black cowboy famous for steer control, though historians say the image shows another figure. The error involves one of 16 Western figures honored this year.
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