Singapore flogging of teen draws international debate
Michael Fay an 18 year old American teen was flogged four times with a rattan cane at Queenstown Prison in Singapore for vandalism as part of a four month sentence reduced from six strokes. Officials said he was examined and in satisfactory condition. his lawyer said authorities gave no independent medical verification.
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Japanese official denies WWII aggression and calls Nanking massacre a hoax
Japan's new justice minister Shigeto Nagano, a World War II veteran, says Tokyo was not an aggressor and that reports of the Nanking massacre are hoaxes. He cites liberation of colonies as a motive and avoids mentioning Pearl Harbor in an interview with Mainichi daily.
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Shigeto Nagano
Pearl Harbor
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Mainichi Daily
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Fiske backs Foster death as own action
Whitewater prosecutors informally state that Vince Foster’s July death was a death by own action. Special prosecutor Robert Fiske will release a report after completing the investigation. Foster was found shot in a suburban park. Park Police ruled the death self-inflicted.
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Whitewater
White House
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Robert Fiske
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Girl suspended for squirt gun in Boston school
Barbara Nickoles objects to a three day suspension of her daughter Amber for carrying a pink three inch squirt gun in her bag. School officials call it a mock weapon and require Amber to undergo a psychological evaluation while principal Judith Prince defends the action as a safety measure.
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Judith Prince
Amber
Ms. Prince
EPA Proposes Lawn Tool Emission Standards Nationwide
The EPA proposed nationwide emission standards for lawn mowers and other gas powered tools, aiming to curb 10 percent of air pollution from 89 million devices. A two phase plan starts August 1, 1996, with exhaust standards for new engines and a review for adequacy plus an emissions control program.
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Federal Register
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Two Democratic senators back GOP health plan
Two Democratic senators backed a Republican bill to require all Americans to buy health insurance with a bipartisan push. Sen. Chafee’s plan, urged by Boren and Kerrey, would phase in subsidies and later mandate purchase, with possible employer contributions for large firms.
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Commission urges longer school year to boost learning
A federal commission calls for extending school time with longer days or more days per year. It cites U.S. students lagging behind in core subjects and notes teachers also need more time for prep collaboration and growth.
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