Federal workers owe child support, nonpayers over 100,000
More than 100,000 military, Postal Service, and other federal workers refuse court orders to pay child support or acknowledge paternity. HHS locator services find 74,880 Defense Department employees and 30,831 other federal workers are nonpayers. Officials say the process is a maze of laws needing reform, with implications for Clinton's welfare and enforcement agenda.
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Baptists oppose Clinton nurse general pick Foster
In Nashville, Southern Baptists oppose President Clinton’s choice Dr Henry Foster for surgeon general citing abortion findings and sexual abstinence stance. The group emphasizes abortion records as part of their public policy concerns. A separate Pentagon dispute over Gulf War chemical weapon use emerges as veterans’ group questions official denial.
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Southern Baptist Convention
Clinton
U.S
Southern Baptists
al Gore
Henry Foster
Richard Land
Southern Baptist Christian Life Commission
Washington
Pentagon
Lusitania rights dispute nears possible settlement near Norfolk
A court fight over rights to the Lusitania wreck neared a possible settlement as attorneys said talks were close. F Gregg Bemis Jr. of New Mexico and Muriel Light of Scituate Mass. have led the case since last summer with a final conference delayed to Wednesday to push a deal. Both sides kept terms undisclosed amid cautious optimism and calls that the agreement remains fragile.
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Balloonist crosses Pacific on solo Pacific crossing
Steve Fossett, a 50 year old stockbroker, becomes the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean from Seoul to Canada. He breaks the previous distance record of 5208 nautical miles despite equipment failures and extreme cold. Flight crew say he remained calm and pragmatic throughout the journey.
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Alan Noble
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Citibank Sues Taj Mahal Over Embezzlement Losses
Citibank sues Donald Trump and the Taj Mahal casino in New York asserting the casino aided employee Yota Kalikas who pleaded guilty to embezzling over 2.5 million dollars from the bank. The bank seeks repayment of about 2.2 million won from Kalikas, noting she lived on a boosted $50,000 credit line by 1992. Kalikas, earning 40,000 yearly, was sentenced to 41 months in 1993.
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Senator D Amato Seeks New Contract With Claudia Cohen
Senator Alfonso D Amato declares he is courting Claudia Cohen with plans for marriage in the near future. The 57 year old New York Republican is separated from his wife of 13 years, Penelope, and seeks annulment. Cohen, 44, is a television gossip reporter formerly married to Ronald Perelman.
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U.N. Food Convoy Reaches Bihac Amid Shortfalls
A 99 ton U.N. aid convoy reached the Bihac enclave in northwestern Bosnia after delays, but officials warn it cannot meet the needs of about 200,000 hungry people. The convoy marked only the third to arrive this month as cease-fire strain and roadblocks persist.
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Velika Kladusa
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Herve Gourmeion
Somali gunmen ambush U.N. convoy near Mogadishu airport
Unidentified gunmen attack a four-vehicle U.N. convoy near Mogadishu airport, killing a Somali driver and wounding five others including a Canadian. A Somali U.N. official is abducted and later released unharmed. Bill Lindsay, a Canadian security official with the UNDP, is lightly wounded.
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U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
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Supreme Court to decide if states can block gay rights laws
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether states may forbid laws protecting homosexuals from discrimination. The Colorado amendment would cancel local anti discrimination ordinances in Denver Boulder Aspen and other cities. Gay activists organized a nationwide Colorado tourism boycott after voter approval of the measure.
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Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Will Perkins
Colorado For Family Values
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