Deficit outlook improves for 1994 and 1995
The Congressional Budget Office chief says the 1994 deficit may be 223 billion, 68 billion less than last year, with 1995 at 171 billion, 113 billion below January projection. Clinton to unveil 1995 budget Feb 7. Separately, Sen. Packwood appeals a court ruling ordering diary disclosure to the Senate Ethics Committee amid an ethics probe.
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Chicken pox vaccine moves closer to market
An FDA advisory committee found the experimental chicken pox vaccine safe and effective for all Americans but stopped short of immediate approval. Questions remain on single versus two shots and co administration with measles vaccines.
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Stone denies homewrecker tag in Parade interview
Sharon Stone speaks to Naomi MacDonald, wife of her fiancé Bill MacDonald, denying a date with him. She says they spoke and that he changed his life to see her. Stone reveals the MacDonalds are annulling and that she is living with Bill, planning marriage, calling the episode painful yet spiritually enlightening.
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Deputy Attorney General Heymann resigns over management clash
Washington AP Deputy Attorney General Philip Heymann, a veteran of four administrations, quit citing mismatched management style and chemistry with Janet Reno. Lula Rodriguez, a Reno aide under probe for vote fraud, also resigned, signaling turmoil at the top of the Justice Department. Reno defended team-building and said no policy rift existed.
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Vets sway embargo vote in Senate move toward lift
Two Vietnam veterans Senators John Kerry and John McCain led a 62 to 38 nonbinding Senate vote urging the administration to lift the Vietnam trade embargo. They argued normalizing relations serves national interests and helps Americans move past the war, despite veterans groups demanding more on POW MIA accounting.
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Third trial opens in Medgar Evers murder case
Byron De La Beckwith, 73, stands trial for the third time in Jackson Mississippi, accused of lying in wait and firing a single bullet at Medgar Evers in 1963. Assistant DA Bobby DeLaughter cites the killing as driven by prejudice while Evers widow Myrlie testifies through tears. Beckwith, seated in the same courtroom as his two prior prosecutions, shows little reaction as the trial proceeds.
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Census finds nearly half of severely disabled lack private insurance
A Census Bureau study of Americans with disabilities shows 43 percent of the severely disabled lack private health coverage, with 34 percent of all disabled people uninsured. The 1991 92 survey notes many rely on government benefits and highlights barriers to employment for the disabled.
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Health Insurance Association of America
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InControl Weight Loss Program Arrives for Area Women
Maryland area residents are invited to try a home weight loss method using videotapes. The InControl A Home Video Weight Loss Program, used by the American Heart Association Heart at Work, offers a toll free number 1 800 288 8446 to call for information and cost. A Program Director will return the call. start by February 7 with calls accepted 8am to 9pm.
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Florida gets approval to run welfare experiment
Washington AP Florida wins federal permission to test time limited welfare benefits and employer subsidies for hiring recipients. The plan limits benefits to 24 months in five years and provides training child care health insurance and guaranteed minimum wage jobs if work cannot be found. The experiment mirrors Clinton's broader welfare reform push and contrasts with Republican proposals.
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