Battle over Census methods threatens 2000 count
Washington AP reports a partisan clash over counting methods risks disrupting Census 2000. Conservative lawmakers distrust Census Bureau sampling to estimate uncontacted individuals, potentially banning it and forcing redesigns. Officials cite NSA findings and past undercounts, while leaders insist every American must be counted.
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Don Nickles
National Academy of Sciences
Justice Department
Carter
Bush
Clinton
Roslin Institute seeks patents for mammal cloning
The Roslin Institute in Scotland, famous for Dolly the sheep, seeks international patents on mammal cloning including potential human applications. The move, confirmed after a U S lobbying effort to block patents, faces critics who fear broader access controls though the institute says it would not pursue human cloning.
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London
Roslin Institute
U.S
Edinburgh Institute
Roslin
Mobutu will not seek re election in Zaire crisis
Beset by cancer and rebel attacks Mobutu Sese Seko agreed to long-delayed elections and said he was too ill to run. Diplomats press for peace as Laurent Kabila forces clash near Kinshasa. About 300 people reported killed in the fighting. U.S. envoy Bill Richardson warned that the next days are critical for peace in Zaire.
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Libreville
Gabon
Mobutu Sese Seko
Zaire
Mobutu
Laurent Kabila
Kenge
Kinshasa
U.S
Bill Richardson
Paris
Bats blamed in two rabies deaths in rural areas
The CDC linked rabies deaths in Kentucky and Montana to bats, noting neither patient recalled a bite. A 42-year-old Kentucky woman from Cumberland County died after dizziness and swallowing difficulties, and a 49-year-old Montana man from Missoula County died after fever led to coma and seizures. Both cases involved a silver-haired bat.
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Atlanta
Kentucky
Montana
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
United States
CDC
Cumberland County
Missoula County
Mont
Study finds many parents neglect child safety habits
Washington AP survey of 1,560 parents shows only 18 percent consistently practice a fire escape plan with children while about half endorse it. Among 5 to 14 year olds 56 percent wear inline skating gear, 4 percent skate without gear. Only 48 percent always have a child riding in the back seat. Fewer than half keep syrup of ipecac for poison emergencies.
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Washington
National
Safe Kids Campaign
Commandos seize bell tower in Venice in 10 minute raid
Italian commandos scaled the 324 foot St. Mark's Bell Tower in Venice in a ten minute raid ending an eight man occupation seeking independence for the city. Six men seized inside the tower, two more arrested in a mock armored car in the square. a submachine gun and ammunition found with food and drink.
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Venice
Italy
St. Mark’s Square
Northern League Party
Serenissima Repubblica
Europe
Three Die as Pesticide Plant Blast in West Helena
Noxious fumes lingered as a pesticide bag smoldered triggering a blast at a pesticide warehouse in West Helena. Three firefighters were killed while others were injured or missing, and residents near the plant were briefly evacuated. The owner of the packaging firm said the pesticides were not supposed to be explosive. Fire crews investigated the cause as hazardous materials teams responded.
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Bi State
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