Dole leaves 35 year Senate legacy with fingerprints everywhere
Washington AP notes Bob Dole ends a 35 year Capitol Hill career with a legacy marked more by influence than by authored bills. As Senate Republican leader he secured Bush support for key disability and civil rights measures, while amassing thousands of roll calls and behind the scenes deals.
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Coast Guard battles costly hoaxes and real rescues
Coast Guard crews repeatedly answer distress calls that prove false, wasting time and money. In one Oregon incident 11 aboard a charter boat prompted a nearly 487 thousand dollar response. Since 1990 a father and son died after a hoax interrupted rescue efforts off Massachusetts. Authorities urge compliance, with penalties up to six years and 259 thousand dollars fines.
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Vatican Museums open first boutique outside Rome
The Vatican Museums launched Edizioni Musei Vaticani, a boutique outside Rome, selling silk ties scarves watches and designer rosaries to raise funds for restoration and operations. The shop promotes reproductions to support conservation of Vatican artworks and may expand with its own rosary line.
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Clinton defends crimefighting record amid West Coast tour
President Clinton launches a three day campaign swing through California and Nevada to bolster support in the West for reelection while facing protests from Democratic allies over gay rights and the FBI background file controversy. He argues juvenile crime rising amid overall drop and calls for more prevention funding and less reliance on jail.
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Australian swimmer ends Cuba to U S. swim short
Susie Maroney halted her bid to swim from Cuba to America 12 miles from Key West after 39 hours in the water. She endured hallucinations seasickness and dehydration as she crossed into U S waters to a cheering harbor, then sought hospital care for dehydration.
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