Bush proposes $600 million boost for Head Start program
President Bush proposed a $600 million increase for Head Start to enroll about 157,000 more poor children, bringing the program to a $2.8 billion budget and expanding coverage from 60 percent to as high as 80 percent of eligible youngsters. He toured the Emily Harris Head Start Center near Baltimore, emphasizing a pledge to enroll all eligible four-year-olds. Democrats seek a larger $1 billion rise for fiscal 1993, with plans for further growth over five years.
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Kuwaiti Official Questions Incubator Atrocity Report
A Kuwaiti official said proof exists that Iraqi soldiers pulled incubator babies during the occupation, while weekend reports questioned the incubator story as Kuwaiti war propaganda. Investigations by human rights groups and networks like CBS and ABC raised doubts about the claim's authenticity and funding. The NBC-era controversy centers on Hill and Knowlton coordinating the girl testimony before Congress and the Kuwaiti government financing most of the pro Kuwait cause.
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Supreme Court to rule on Pennsylvania abortion law
The Supreme Court agreed to review a Pennsylvania abortion dispute focusing narrowly on the state law’s medical emergency definition informed consent and reporting provisions as protests outside clinics drew attention. A decision by July could affect Roe v. Wade dynamics without broad erosion of the 1989 stance on abortion rights.
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Polls show Russians doubt Yeltsin in big cities
Opinion polls in Moscow and St. Petersburg show Boris Yeltsin's approval sliding since price reforms, fueling uncertainty about the future. In Vladivostok about 200 protesters shouted for bread amid soaring costs, while Belarus raises dairy and bread prices and Uzbekistan students probe deaths of protesters.
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U N calls Libya to surrender jetliner suspects
The United Nations Security Council moves toward a resolution demanding Libya turn over suspects in the 1988 Pan Am 103 and 1989 French airliner bombings. Western diplomats say it marks a rare involvement in an intra state legal dispute, while Libya denounces it as sovereignty interference.
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Gotti starts trial in famed Castellano murder case
Six years after seizing control of a leading crime family John Gotti goes on trial in New York for the assassination of Paul Castellano. U.S. Attorney Andrew J. Maloney will lead the prosecution daily as the government presses for a decisive conviction amid a years long build of evidence.
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Breath of air sought for Great Pyramid at Giza
Experts led by Zahi Hawass seek to refresh stale air inside the Great Pyramid as thousands of tourists pass through narrow passageways each winter. The pyramid rises 481 feet with a base of 13 acres, making ventilation a major challenge after 4,500 years.
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Robbers Hit 29 Northern California Pizza Parlors
A gang has robbed 29 pizza parlors across Northern California since August, prompting a $10,000 Vallejo merchant reward for tips. Police chase the attackers who target major chains like Pizza Hut Domino's and Round Table, often entering near closing time and fleeing after vaulting counters.
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Study Finds Salvador policy a failure despite peace pact
An independent Rand study financed by the Pentagon concludes U S policy toward El Salvador over most of the past decade failed. It says the aim was a clear victory through military and reform measures, but the approach was based on false assumptions and did not succeed until the final 20 months of the conflict.
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