Wall Street Wavers As Dow Jumps Seven Points
New York AP reported Wall Street wavered early trading with the Dow Jones industrial average up about seven points in the first half hour despite another dollar decline. The market faced a strike threat at the NYSE and persistent currency weakness, while Tokyo and Hong Kong markets showed mixed results.
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New York
Wall Street
Dow Jones
Dow
United States
New York Stock Exchange
Richard Torrenzana
NYSE
Pat Hart
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Europe
U.S
Hong Kong
Ballot measures span betting bottles and more across states
Voters from Maine to Mississippi and Washington DC face varied measures including bottle deposits, pari mutuel betting in Texas, a Virginia state lottery proposal, physician charge limits for Medicare patients in Washington state, and efforts to curb archaic laws in Mississippi. Other items seek funds for Pennsylvania farmland preservation, a Phoenix tax for Rio Salado, and Baltimore housing for the homeless.
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Maine
Mississippi
Washington, D.C
Washington State
District of Columbia
Ning
Ralph Nader
Texas
Virginia Education Association
Fraternal Order of Police
Massachusetts
Maine Yankee
Portland
State
Supreme Judicial Court
Ohio
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Senate probes Ginsburg role in cable TV case
Senate questions Supreme Court nominee Douglas H. Ginsburg about supervising a government effort that aided First Amendment protection for cable operators while he held nearly $140,000 in a cable company. An ethics official said no conflict was discussed with superiors. lawmakers vow scrutiny.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas H. Ginsburg
Senate
Ginsburg
Rogers Communications Inc
Justice Department
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Judiciary
Leahy
Federal Ethics Official Familiar With the Cable Case, But Not Mr. Ginsburg
Mr. Ginsburg
U.S. Court of Appeals
U S Frigate Fires On Suspected Iranian Gunboat
A U S Navy frigate opened fire on a suspected Iranian gunboat that refused warning shots and closed on the cargo ship MV Patriot. The patrol boat turned away after gunfire from USS Carr. no injuries or confirmed hits were reported.
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Washington
Pentagon
Carr
Patriot
Persian Gulf
Gulf
Abu Musa
Strait of
Hormuz
Military Sealift Command
U.S
General Quarters
Carlucci optimistic on arms accord 98 percent to go
National security adviser Frank Carlucci said the U S Soviet intermediate range missile pact is 98 percent complete and should win Senate ratification. But Senate Democrats warned conservatives may derail it with amendments on issues such as Afghanistan. Senator Cranston cautioned about 15 to 20 conservative Republicans seeking to block the treaty, while Senator Lugar noted tough Senate scrutiny and remained inclined to favor the accord until the final text.
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Washington
Frank C. Carlucci
Senate
Afghanistan
Alan Cranston
Dcalif
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Select Committee On Intelligence
Pentagon
Mr. Lugar
Lugar
Weather outlook for tonight and Tuesday
Tonight mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 40s and light winds. Tuesday brings partly sunny skies and a warm trend with highs in the upper 60s.
Maryland MVA weighs videotaping drivers licenses plan
The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration eyes storing drivers photos in a computer to stop duplicate licenses and curb abuses by drivers with many violations. W. Marshall Rickert notes the system would display photos to prevent duplication and aid law enforcement, amid concerns over big brother imagery.
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Maryland
MVA
Baltimore
Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
W. Marshall Rickert
Rickert
Brunswick Celebrates New Park on Historic Canal
Brunswick hosts a canal side celebration for a restored park with hundreds attending. National Park Service official Jack Fish lauds Brunswick’s collaboration as a model, receives city key from Mayor Richard Campbell, and invites a canal boat ride. Brunswick Revitalization Committee led a three phase waterfront project aimed at growth, aesthetics, and recreation.
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Brunswick
C&o
National Park Service
Jack Fish
National Capital Region
Fish
Richard Campbell
Campbell
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Janet Warne
Care Bear
Walkersville
Anime Care
Jessie Weddle
Phoenix
Ariz
Rio Salado
Reagan
U.S. Navy
Carlucci
Mr. Cranston
Nbc-Tv
Richard Sugar
Soviet Union
Indiana
Abc-Tv
David Brinkley
Inside the News
Maines
Bene Ave
New Park
Susan C. Nicol
News-Post
Susan
Nicol Tony Lee
Williamsport
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