Mayor seeks landmark suit against gunmakers in Philadelphia
Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell vows a possible lawsuit against Smith & Wesson Glock and Berretta to hold manufacturers liable for gun violence costs. He travels to Washington as urban leaders meet gun makers to avert litigation with an estimated annual price tag of 58 million for police, victims’ services, and street cleanup.
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Smith & Wesson
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Berretta
Rendell
Privilege dispute over Foster notes before Supreme Court
Nine days before his death deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster spoke privately with attorney James Hamilton about the travel office firings. The notes Hamilton took are at issue in a Supreme Court case that could reshape attorney client privilege and affect confidential relationships nationwide. Starr argues the notes are essential to the Whitewater criminal inquiry into possible cover up by presidential aides involving Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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White House
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Foster
Hillary Rodham Clinton
James Hamilton
Supreme Court
Hamilton
Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
Appeals Court
American Bar Association
Tarr
Rival teacher unions vote on merger in Washington
After years of rivalry the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers weigh a merger that would unite two large unions. More than 10 000 delegates will vote at NEA’s July 5 convention with two thirds needed for approval. Opposition exists in some state affiliates amid concerns over public education funding and vouchers.
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Washington
Abor
National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
NEA
Tonys honor women with directing prizes in 1998
New York AP report on the 1998 Tony Awards where Julie Taymor and Garry Hynes won directing trophies making history for women. The Lion King dominates with six Tonys, Beauty Queen of Leenane upended for best play by Art, and Ragtime Cabaret and Beauty Queen shining in acting and production prizes.
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Broadway
Julie Taymor
Garry Hynes
Leenane
Art
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Hynes
Taymor
Marie Mullen
Anna Manahan
Tom Murphy
Manahan
Ireland
Natasha Richardson
Sally Bowles
Alan Cumming
Ron Rifkin
Chicago
Audra McDonald
E.L. Doctorow
Garth Fagan
Disney Theater
Tom Schumacher
Wells Fargo Norwest merger creates sixth largest bank
Wells Fargo & Co and Norwest Corp announce a 34 billion merger to form a new company with about 191 billion in assets and 5,777 financial services outlets. The combined firm would rank sixth in the United States and reflects a wave of bank consolidations reshaping the financial sector.
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Wells Fargo & Co
Norwest Corp
Wells Fargo
Norwest
United
Seniors Reluctant to Use Computers Stir Change Across Demographics
At 69 Jack Griffin in Georgia dismisses personal computers and the Internet saying he has none and is not interested. Yet seasoned seniors increasingly become avid users, with Microsoft and WebTV expanding outreach via seminars and accessible devices.
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Jack Griffin Barks
Monticello
Craig D. Spierle
Microsoft Corp
American Association of Retired Persons
Microsoft
AARP
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Jeannie Harbor
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Webtv
Richard Adler
Bevy Seger
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Seger
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