Gore Fundraising Tactics Face Questions Over Government Lines
Vice President Al Gore raised millions for 1996 via direct phone solicitations, with a former White House adviser claiming government buildings hosted fundraising lines for the DNC. Critics called the methods inappropriate and lawmakers urge an independent probe, citing potential illegality of political calls from government spaces.
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Albania declares state of emergency as riots threaten government
Parliament calls in the army amid mob violence spurred by pyramid scheme collapses in Albania. Protests escalate with looting of a government arsenal and the president's summer villa. Curfews and roadblocks imposed. foreigners told to leave the south by noon.
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Military helicopter crash at Camp Atterbury Indiana
A UH-1 helicopter on training exercises crashed in a wooded area near Camp Atterbury Indiana eight miles from camp headquarters killing one crew member and seriously injuring three others. Maj. Cindra Chastain of the Indiana National Guard said four helicopters flew in formation at the time with no cause determined and names not released.
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Breast implant trial delayed in Dow Corning suit
The first class action over silicone breast implants against Dow Chemical Co. was postponed as pretrial matters continue. Judge Yada Magee said jury selection could start later in the week or by March 10, with the trial expected to last four to six weeks. Eight Louisiana plaintiffs represent 1,260 women in Dow Corning implants. Dow Chemical owns half of Dow Corning Corp. Corning Inc. owns the other half. All Dow Corning suits were frozen when the company sought bankruptcy protection in May 1995.
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Arson coach sentenced in El Paso case
Richard Taylor, 36, coached his two children to set fire to their mother’s home on May 3. He was convicted of arson and three attempted murders and received 40 years, with 30 years concurrent for attempted murder of ex-wife Josie Garmon and her husband John. Parole possible in 20 years. The children, who pleaded guilty to arson, received probation and community service.
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Heathrow Cargo Heist Seizes 2.5 Million in U S Aid
Scotland Yard reports $2.5 million in U S government aid bound for Russia stolen from a high security cargo area at Heathrow last Tuesday. The cash from Republic National Bank was in a sealed container on a British Airways flight to Moscow. authorities questioned cargo and security staff and no arrests have been made.
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Gene linked to youth blindness found by Utah team
Researchers report a mutant gene causing Stargardt disease in about 25,000 U S youths ages six to fifteen, with central vision loss leading to legal blindness within five years. The Nature Genetics study by Utah Baylor Johns Hopkins and NCI researchers suggests rapid diagnosis and potential treatments and may illuminate age related macular degeneration.
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Storm toll rises as floods hit five states
Heavy storms across Kentucky Ohio Tennessee Texas and Mississippi caused at least 19 deaths and widespread flooding. In Kentucky 40,000 homes and businesses flooded left residents stranded on rooftops. Falmouth suffered devastating flooding from the South Fork Licking River as gauges went underwater and the Ohio River faced its worst flood risk since 1964 along the Madison to Tell City corridor.
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Monkeys cloned at Oregon primate center breakthrough
Researchers at the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center produced two rhesus monkeys via nuclear transfer, using embryonic cells rather than adult tissue. The work, praised by scientists for enabling identical genetics, aims to improve studies on AIDS and mood disorders while drawing comparisons to Dolly the sheep.
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Oregon Regional Primate Research Center
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Jell-O turns 100 as Kraft funds museum in Le Roy history
In Le Roy New York March 1997 the Jell O saga begins with Pearle Bixby Wall and the inventor James V Wait. Wait sold the trademark in 1899 and his family faced hardship after his death in 1915. Kraft Foods now donates 50000 for a Jell O museum behind the Le Roy Historical Society to celebrate a century of the wobbly dessert.
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