Chavis chosen to helm NAACP
The Rev. Benjamin Chavis 45 was named head of the NAACP replacing retiring Benjamin Hooks. Chavis, former head of the Commission for Racial Justice, is known for pioneering the environmental racism concept and plans to renew the NAACP. He urged unity with Rev. Jesse Jackson and promised to continue community work and efforts to ease tensions after police brutality trials.
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Health plan stresses choosing own doctor
Washington AP President Clinton's health care reform emphasizes user choice in doctors and plans. Officials say Americans will gain more options, moving away from employer restricted plans as the proposal evolves toward broader coverage and price control.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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NHTSA asks GM to recall 4.7 million pickups over fuel tank safety
The agency urges voluntary recall of 4.7 million GM pickups with exterior fuel tanks amid claims of fires and deaths from crashes involving models from 1983 to 1987. GM argues tanks met safety guidelines and began moving tanks inside frame rails in 1988.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Johnny Cash wins $1.6 million in theater settlement
A bankruptcy judge in Springfield Missouri approved a $1.6 million settlement between Johnny Cash and developer David Green over a never completed Cash Country Theater in Branson. Green sought Chapter 11 protection before completion.
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Germ could taint water for millions
The AP reports that 21 million Americans rely on water systems unprotected against cryptosporidium, a parasite causing severe diarrhea. Experts warn outbreaks hinge on rigorous filtration and note Milwaukee's 1993 outbreak among several past tainted-water events, with no chemical kill for the parasite.
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Yeltsin vows to keep presidency amid referendum drive
President Boris Yeltsin warned extremists could seize power if he loses the April 25 referendum on his leadership. He pledged to reverse price hikes on gasoline and rents in Moscow area to appease inflation worries and said a hard line victory by opponents would shake the world. If defeated, he would stay as president until early elections. his term expires in 1996.
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