Baltic crisis eases as Gorbachev ally meets Lithuanian official
A close associate of Mikhail Gorbachev met Lithuanian Deputy Prime Minister Romualdas Ozolas in what Lithuanian lawmakers termed consultations not negotiations. The talks followed Landsbergis’s hint of delaying full independence while Moscow restricted a border crossing with Poland. Shevardnadze and Baker prepared for talks, stressing dialogue as Washington anticipated discussions on Lithuania.
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Moscow
UPI
Mikhail Gorbachev
Romualdas Ozolas
Egidius Bickauskas
Politburo
Alexander Yakovlev
Gorbachev
Ozolas
Bickauskas
Soviet Union
Lithuania
Poland
Ogrodniki
Bridge of Friendship
Vytautas Landsbergis
Landsbergis
Supreme Soviet
Tass
Washington
Census mailing snafu delays 1990 forms in five counties
Lawrence Mercer Venango Crawford and Erie residents largely missed mailing of 1990 census forms due to unclear addresses and missing box numbers. About 70 percent of five county forms have been returned. 30 days to resend. Enumerators will visit neighborhoods. pay is 5.50 dollars per hour for six to ten weeks, with other hires sought via the state employment office.
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Lawrence County
U.S. Census Bureau
Pennsylvania
Bob Kendziora
Erie
Census Bureau
Lawrence
Mercer
Venango
Crawford
Kendziora
Bureau
State Office of Employment Security
Margaret Street
Senate passes landmark clean air bill
The Senate approved a landmark clean air bill 89 to 11, aimed at halving acid rain emissions and reducing smog in 101 cities. John Heinz and Arlen Specter supported it, with negotiations ahead and a potential Bush veto on high costs. The measure tightens limits on cars, factories, and coal plants, costing about $21 billion yearly.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Senate
George Mitchell
Maine
Mitchell
House
Bush
Robert Dole
Kansas
Highlights of the plan for clean air bill passage
Washington report outlines major elements of the Senate passed clean air bill. It sets deadlines by 2000 to 2010 for 101 cities to meet ozone standards, with nine worst cities granted extra time. It targets coal plants to cut sulfur dioxide emissions and promotes scrubbers and cleaner technologies. Automakers face reduced tailpipe emissions by mid 1990s with a second phase by 2003 if many cities miss standards.
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Washington
Senate
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago
Houston
Milwaukee
San Diego
Muskegon
Mich
Los Angeles
California
Greyhound expands routes to New Castle and Ohio towns
Greyhound resumes service to New Castle and Ohio communities including Pittsburg, Columbus, Kent, Dalton, and Wooster after a bus driver strike. Additional Pittsburgh to St. Louis and Cleveland to Columbus trips return with 54,039 miles added and 224 new schedules, boosting service 18 percent. Schmieder says plans foresee more expansion by April 12 for Easter travel.
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New Castle
Greyhound
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Ohio
Kent
Dalton
Wooster
St. Louis
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Louisville
Passen
Schmieder
Worm Meal Divides Parents at Ontario School
In Gloucester Ontario a teacher Norman Roy served worms to five year olds at Ecole Seraphin Marion to teach nutrition. Certificates praised the lesson while some parents protested, calling it unsafe though many supported it as innovative. The board backs future similar experiments citing ministry standards. A cookbook recipe notes worms can be served with sauces but warns against microwaving.
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Gloucester
Ontario
Canada
UPI
Norman Roy
Ecole Seraphin-Marion
Nancy Tetreault
Board of Education
Roy
Norman Collette
Denis Chartrand
Parents’ Association
Ministry (of Education
Foodworks
Long term lifestyle changes cut heart disease risk for men
Boston study of 12 866 men at high risk shows 24 percent fewer fatal heart attacks and an 8 percent lower overall death rate after 10.5 years among those who adopted healthier eating, weight loss, and smoking cessation. Dr. Jeremiah Stamler notes coronary disease is a long term, permanent habit shift.
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Boston
UPI
Jeremiah Stamler
Northwestern University
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Stamler
Death Record for Kaycee J. Gray and Paul Onestak
Death notices list Kaycee Jo Gray aged 2 of Pittsburgh and Paul Onestak aged 63 of West Middlesex RD with dates indicated as April 4, 1990. Burial and memorial details not provided.
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Kaycee Jo Gray
Pittsburgh
Paul Onestak
West Middlesex RD
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Eduard Shevardnadze
Shevardnadze
Mit
James Baker
Eee Bee
Estonian Supreme Soviet
Midwest
Gers
Frank J. Schmieder
Reghound
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