Congress seeks coalition partners in India after violent election
The centrist Congress Party, winner of India's general election, seeks coalition partners to form the next government. Leaders aim to pick a premier without a power struggle as the campaign and voting saw nearly 300 deaths. A Punjab candidate was killed in a bomb blast as elections approach there.
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Rain Lifts Towns. Wells Stand The Test Amid Drought
Rainy spell eases strain on several communities with back up wells to supply over 325000 gallons daily. Rainbow Lake Reservoir holds 33 million gallons as drought prompts conservation remarks from Dingle Emmitsburg and others. Officials say water supplies remain in good shape through varied sources.
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Middletown
Glen Keplinger
New Market
Franklin Shaw
Yeltsin Heads to Washington for Talks on Reform
Russian President Boris Yeltsin arrives in the United States for a three day visit to Washington and New York. He aims to calm Western fears of a disintegrating Soviet Union and push for investment in Russia while seeking lessons from U S budget and economic policy. He brings a broad mandate from Moscow and union treaty talks advance with Gorbachev.
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Nikolai Ryzhkov
Washington
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City officials discuss park bike rules and new skate rink
Gordon notes Baker Park footpaths are banned for bicyclists but riders persist while parks officials will review enforcement. He sees skateboarders defacing Memorial Park monuments and supports a safety rink at Grove Stadium to curb roaming skating. The mayor backs radar on North Bentz and a paid attendant if needed. Blanche Parcell urges action on cigarette litter downtown and Gordon cites eight pounds cleaned on North Market Street with potential littering charges.
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Exodus and relief efforts as Mount Pinatubo erupts
Amid panic and ash covered towns near Pinatubo people seek relatives and water while relief ships bring 1 million ready to eat meals. U S embassy notes earthmovers to help clear roads and criticism of government relief contrasts with President Aquino acknowledging shortcomings and authorities warning since April.
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Clark
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Stanley Schrager
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Pinatubo
Estrella Lacson
Corazon Aquino
Antonio Abad Santos
Philippine Institute of Vulcanology and Seismology
Aeta
Auditors review Baltimore block grant spending
Federal auditors examine Baltimore's Community Development Block Grant records to verify compliance with federal rules. The city Department of Housing and Community Development receives about $22 million annually from the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development for block grant programs.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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