Navy midshipman expelled for being gay upheld by court
The U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled 7-3 that the Naval Academy need not reinstate Joseph C. Steffan, barred in 1987 six weeks from graduation after admitting he was homosexual. The majority said a declaration of homosexuality can be treated as admission of conduct for noncriminal purposes.
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Naval Academy
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Byrd urges delay on GATT vote in Senate
Senate's senior Democrat Senator Byrd joined Republican conservatives in calling to postpone the GATT vote. He argued the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade should be considered next year in a Republican-controlled Congress, as fast track debate is limited and no amendments are allowed.
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Soup kitchens starved for food as donations drop
Donations to soup kitchens slump from Buffalo to Boston and beyond while demand rises. Church workers blame reduced government funding and compassion fatigue among the unemployed and homeless. In New York City, Mayor Giuliani proposed cutting a 66.3 million emergency food program, risking closures before winter.
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Beauty queen guilty of seven misdemeanors
Tracy Lippard, 23, formerly Miss Williamsburg, found guilty on two counts of second degree attempted murder and five other misdemeanors after a two day jury deliberation in Lewisburg West Virginia. Prosecutors said she drove from Newport News with a pistol hammer and lighter fluid to kill Melissa Weikle and her parents Rodney and Lynn Weikle. Weikle was eight months pregnant. Rodney Weikle disarmed her during the attack.
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Tracy Lippard
Ms. Lippard
Jane Metheney
Newport News
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Melissa Weikle
Rodney
Lynn Weikle
Rodney Weikle
Secret Service
Todd Scott
Ms. Weikle
Mr. Scott
GOP plan would end automatic welfare entitlements
Washington AP. A GOP plan within the Contract With America would end automatic eligibility for food stamps and cash aid. It seeks to cap welfare spending and reverse entitlement status for major programs including AFDC and likely affect 14 million needing aid and 27 million on food stamps. It also contemplates consolidating 10 nutrition programs.
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Center On Budget and Policy Priorities
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Clinton questions Helms fit to head Senate committee
President Clinton questions Sen. Jesse Helms fitness to lead the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after Helms warned that Clinton would need a bodyguard if visiting North Carolina. White House aides urged a hard look at Helms's views as GOP control looms, while Clinton outlined areas for possible bipartisan agreement.
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White House
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Foreign Relations Committee
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Senate
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Wall Street rout pushes Dow near 92 point drop
A Thanksgiving week stock selloff knocked the Dow Jones average down nearly 92 points in one day, its worst in nine months, as investors fled to bonds and cash amid rising rates and Fed restraint. Analysts warned more stock migrations could follow if rates stay high.
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William Dodge
Dean Witter
Discover & Co
Smith confession details distraught mother in Lake deaths
Susan Smith, in a police confession released by a judge, says she fled an unrequited love and let her car roll into John D. Long Lake with her two sons inside. She describes emotional turmoil, planned suicide, and relief when truth emerged, while a coworker notes a broken relationship a week before the boys died.
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