FCC cuts long distance charges to trim bills this year
The FCC voted 4-1 to cut access charges that long distance carriers pay to local phone companies. The 2 percent cut could lower the average ATandT monthly bill by about 34 cents, with an estimated $1 billion annual saving in 1995. Critics say savings are overstated and pass through to customers uneven.
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Judge annuls gays policy in first delay for DADT ruling
U S District Judge Eugene Nickerson declared the Clinton era Dont Ask Dont Tell policy unconstitutional in a ruling targeting six homosexual service members. The decision bars Pentagon actions against those individuals while signaling potential broader challenges in court. Lambda Legal called the ruling a step forward, but the Justice Department vowed to appeal stating the policy is constitutional.
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Whitewater dispute resolved between Leach and Starr
The House Banking Committee chair Jim Leach and Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr resolved differences over Whitewater documents after a briefing meeting. Leach said a direct line of communication was established between the Office of the Independent Counsel and the Banking Committee.
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Stapleton embraces roles beyond All in the Family
Actress Jean Stapleton says she won’t be limited by Archie Bunker’s wife. She stars as Mrs Piggle Wiggle in six Showtime children’s videos and plans a June one woman show in San Francisco portraying Eleanor Roosevelt.
United States to hand Haiti mission to United Nations
President Clinton leads the transition as U S forces transfer control of the Uphold Democracy operation to a smaller UN force ahead of June elections. rising political killings and crime threaten stability, testing the mission’s legacy and Haiti’s return to democracy with Aristide’s leadership.
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Plane crashes near Bucharest killing 59 aboard Tarom Airbus
A Tarom Airbus A310 bound for Brussels crashed near Balotesti shortly after takeoff from Otopeni in sleet. All 59 aboard died, including three Americans, with Belgians, Spanish, Dutch, French and Romanians among the dead. Officials cautioned on a cause as officials inspected debris and heard a possible explosion report.
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