Miss Albania 1992 heats up Albania amid shortages
In Tirana contestants cling to coats during swimsuit rehearsals as Albania, Europe's poorest nation, endures scarce water and electricity. Vera Grabocka, pageant director, says the aim is to show normal life and glamour coexist in a country still adjusting after decades of Stalinist rule. Meanwhile, in Portland Maine Girl Scouts cry foul over a snack tax cutting profits by about 40,000 dollars this year. The 6 percent levy on snacks began Sept. 1 to help close a budget gap. In Florida, astronauts aboard Discovery run extra tests at Cape Canaveral as NASA extends the flight. The return remains set for Edwards Air Force Base.
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Elizabeth II blocks fountain plan in Parliament Square
Queen Elizabeth II halted a 3.6 million dollar bronze fountain project in London designed to shoot water 45 feet over Parliament Square. The plan faced opposition and was never built.
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Tax plan could modestly lift take home pay, analysts say
New York AP reports President Bush’s withholding change aims to boost the economy without Congressional action. Experts caution it yields only a small effect on spending, with some taxpayers facing larger year end bills. Estimates vary from $13 extra per week to about $2 billion monthly in take home pay, but many will mostly reduce refunds or pay down debt.
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Yeltsin seeks nuclear cuts from Britain France and China
Boris Yeltsin urged Britain France and China to join the United States and Russia in deep nuclear reductions during a London stop on his first foreign trip after the Soviet collapse. Prime Minister John Major rejected the push while pledging cooperation on surplus Soviet weapons and sending a technical mission to Moscow. Major said Britain will pursue four Trident missile submarines despite the broader cut talks.
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Bush administration approves 60 million in high tech Iran sales
The United States approves sixty million dollars in high tech exports to Iran over a 13 month span starting in September 1990. Most items are dual use with potential military value and computer related. Commerce seeks clearance from State Defense and Energy before export licenses are granted or denied.
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