Trade war narrowly averted with China gains and demands
The United States and China avoided a full-blown clash over trade while aiming to broaden access for U.S. goods and services. China agreed to crack down on piracy during a six month enforcement period as Clinton seeks deeper market access and WTO membership.
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Governors split on block grants to run nutrition programs
An Associated Press survey shows 18 of 30 Republican governors back block grants replacing federal school lunch and nutrition programs with fixed state funding. Democrats mostly oppose, though some see flexibility. Georgia's Zell Miller and Vermont's Howard Dean criticize the plan as shortsighted.
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Stone Diaries wins National Book Critics Circle fiction prize
The National Book Critics Circle awarded its 1994 fiction prize to Carol Shields for The Stone Diaries, a portrait of an unassuming woman aging through the 20th century. The nonfiction prize went to The Rape of Europa by Lynn H. Nicholas, The biography to Mikal Gilmore for Shot in the Heart, and poetry to Mark Rudman for Rider.
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Germany
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Gramm Targets California At Republican Convention
Gramm addressed about 2,000 delegates and guests in Sacramento saying he will fight for California delegates and will run in the state's presidential primary next March. He aimed at Pete Wilson and affirmed a full campaign regardless of Wilson's presidential plans.
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DC furlough day starts three day weekend
DC workers face a ten day furlough plan to save $70 million by end of fiscal 1995 as Mayor Barry seeks to narrow a $722 million deficit. Monday marks the first of ten furlough days with about 9,000 of 41,000 city employees required to stay home while police and other critical staff work.
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Sleepwalker found not guilty in Ohio beating case
Lebanon Ohio AP. Lee Hines 25 was acquitted of aggravated assault and related charges after testifying he has sleepwalking episodes and had no memory of the 1993 attack on Larry Schuchter Jr. 65 and his mother Evelyn. Schuchter was wounded severely with a rolling pin and knife, requiring 100 stitches.
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Burton denounces PBS funding cuts in TV Guide interview
LeVar Burton voices strong opposition to congressional PBS cuts. The Roots star and longtime Reading Rainbow host accuses lawmakers of undermining kids programming, urging critics to reconsider their stance and protect public broadcasting funding.
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Astronauts to Study Stars During Long Spaceflight
CAPE CANAVERAL FL AP Astronauts will spend NASA s longest shuttle flight observing hundreds of celestial objects with ultraviolet telescopes. Endeavour carries three UV scopes to study the moon quasar and 600 targets while aiming to surpass prior shuttle durations. Astronauts seek intergalactic medium clues as Lovell and others note records.
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