Clinton rolls out 1.64 trillion election year budget plan
President Clinton unveils a 1997 budget totaling 1.64 trillion aimed at boosting growth and reducing deficits. Republicans including Newt Gingrich challenge the plan while Dole signals potential gains for voters if an agreement is reached. The package seeks budget balance in seven years with targeted tax cuts and spending reforms.
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Sarajevo Reunified as Muslims Croats Return Home
Ljubica Tomic spent four years in hiding as her son returned in the first wave of returnees into Grbavica after Sarajevo's Dayton peace settlement. The city, now under Muslim Croat federation, has fewer residents and fewer Serbs, with tensions lingering in Dobrinja as safe movement remains fragile.
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Ozone Disco fire prompts 35 capacity claim in Philippines
Manila reports show the Qzone Disco Pub in Quezon City should hold 35 but packed over 400. A blocked exit and a stampede at the only door left at least 150 dead as authorities and families identify victims by jewelry and shoes. President Ramos orders questioning of owners.
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Stowaway deaths on Ostfriesland in cocoa hold incident
Three stowaways died aboard the Ostfriesland after hiding in the cocoa bean cargo from Abidjan Ivory Coast. The vessel arrived in Brooklyn from Africa, with the hold sprayed with a potent pesticide and sealed per Agriculture Department rules, bodies found when holds were ventilated.
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Koalas on Kangaroo Island spared in favor of relocation plan
Officials abandon a plan to shoot 2,000 koalas on Kangaroo Island citing protest and food shortages. About 5,000 koalas live there. relocated animals may still face death risks. State considers moving them to other parts of Australia to prevent starvation.
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Teens Arrested Over Policeman's Death in Moscow
Police report five teenagers aged 13 to 16 were arrested after Maj. Yuri Ganyushkin, 44, a senior Moscow police official, was beaten to death in a northern Moscow courtyard. Interfax notes the youths were drunk and may face murder charges as adults under Russian law.
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Quake in China kills 24 and leaves thousands homeless
A powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Kashgar in Xinjiang late Tuesday, killing at least 24 and injuring over 50. More than 10,000 were left homeless as a reservoir dike cracked and communications failed, hindering damage assessment. The epicenter was 35 miles northeast of Kashgar, a city of 240,000.
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