U.S. Eyes Up to 600 Million for Bosnia Rebuild
President Clinton proposes an estimated 500 to 600 million dollars for rebuilding Bosnia over several years with EU leadership and international financial ties. House Republicans question funding scale while Pentagon signals early pre placement of critical forces and a strong NATO backed peace mission.
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Rabin’s Widow Prefers Arafat Handshake Over Netanyahu
Leah Rabin, widow of slain Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, says she would rather shake Yasser Arafat’s hand than Benjamin Netanyahu’s. She recalls the 1993 Rabin Arafat handshake as a symbol of hope and peace, contrasts it with the later encounter with Netanyahu, and discusses civil unity amid ongoing disputes over land for peace.
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Bishops denounce budget politics and economic justice call
Washington bishops condemn budget politics costing the poor and favor renewed economic justice. They urge Congress to reject welfare cuts and preserve earned income tax credits while stressing the need for political unity for the common good amid government gridlock.
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Shopping cart injuries prompt safety redesign calls
About 25 000 children yearly are injured falling from or being tipped by shopping carts. A Archives of Pediatrics study urges a ban until safer designs exist. Data from CPSC shows 75 200 injuries in under 15s over three years to 1992. 2 000 hospitalizations, no deaths.
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Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
U.S
Atlantis Mir Docking Marked Second Link This Year
Astronauts and cosmonauts shook hands in orbit as shuttle Atlantis met the Russian space station Mir at 248 miles up. Commander Kenneth Cameron opened a hatch between the two vessels about 2 hours after a flawless docking in a second joint link in four months.
X-ray age dispute in federal murder case
Fu Xin Chen, charged with conspiring to kidnap torture and murder a Chinese garment worker, argues he is too young for the death penalty. Prosecutors seek bone X-rays to determine his real age. Authorities believe Chen is 23 while he claims 15, affecting potential sentencing under federal law.
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Fu Xin Chen
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Five Firefighters Charged With Arkwright Arson Spree
Five Arkwright firefighters including two former chiefs are charged with setting about 150 fires blamed on practicing firefighting. The blazes from 1991 to 1993 damaged vacant properties near Spartanburg and prompted no injuries. The suspects, free on bail, have resigned from the department.
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Spartanburg
Chad Lister
Arkwright Volunteer Fire Department
Ed McMahon Hospitalized For Minor Colon Surgery
Ed McMahon, 72, was hospitalized Monday for removal of a benign polyp from his colon. Publicist Susan Dubow said the prognosis is excellent and he is expected to be released in a few days. She declined to identify the hospital.
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