Rebels holdout blocks Cuba exile deal in Peru hostage crisis
Peru backs an exile plan for the Tupac Amaru rebels as Japan and the United States show support. President Alberto Fujimori says safe passage to Cuba could be part of a broader proposal, while rebels refuse to board planes yet and demand 458 prisoners be released.
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Dominican Republic
Clinton visits Arkansas tornado sites in Arkadelphia
President Clinton surveyed tornado wreckage in Arkadelphia noting the devastation and saying he wishes there were more he could say and do. He recalled knowing the communities and stressed the need to show up for victims as the toll rose to at least 25 deaths. He also announced disaster area declarations for Ohio and Kentucky with Gore and Witt set to visit.
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James Lee Witt
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Breast self-exam study finds no deaths reduction in China
A 133000-woman program training routine breast self-exams in China showed no difference in breast cancer deaths or detection after five years. Final results await five more years. Experts urge more emphasis on mammography and caution on self-exams. Journal of the National Cancer Institute will publish the study today.
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Army lowers high school requirement to boost recruits
The Army begins accepting more recruits who did not finish high school amid a tightening enlistment market. Lt Gen Vollrath cites incentives to attract soldiers while acknowledging lowered standards and ongoing publicity concerns over harassment allegations and the Gulf War illness as factors affecting recruitment.
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Army
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Sion
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Congress
Bullfights resume in Spain after strike ends
The main bullfighting federation ended a two day strike to allow festivals Magdalena in Castellon and Las Fallas in Valencia to proceed this week. Valencia officials noted fans are passionate about bullfights as soccer fans and the season will continue with the important events starting Friday.
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Floods kill 16 in Bolivia amid heavy rains and outages
In Bolivia the heaviest rains in three decades flood the tropical lowlands. The Red Cross says at least 16 people are dead and 100000 farmers lose crops. Road and air links from La Paz to Pando and Beni are cut, causing fuel and food shortages and disease rise. Emergency supplies are being delivered by river boats and helicopters. Cobija nears fuel and food shortages per Bishop Luis Casey.
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Red Cross
Pando
Beni
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Luis Casey
Doctor Sentenced in Assault Case In Florida
AP reports Pensacola emergency room physician Dr. Chris Endfinger pleaded no contest to reduced charges after being accused of raping a 15 year old girl at a drunken party. He was sentenced to 11 months in jail with possible lightening of the punishment by Circuit Judge Kenneth Williams during a bench meeting.
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Endfinger
Clinton bars federal studies on human cloning
President Clinton barred federal funding for human cloning and urged a voluntary moratorium on private research until ethics reviews are completed. He cited Roe of cloned primates and said each human life is a unique gift, directing agencies to halt funding for cloning despite current prohibitions on embryo experiments. He asked the National Bioethics Advisory Commission to report in 96 days.
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Scotland
National Bioethics Advisory Commission
Oregon
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R-Mo
Congress
Carl Feldbaum
The
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