South Carolina braces for Hurricane Fran evacuation
With Hugo’s devastation still fresh, thousands flee the coast as Fran nears, packing gas, food, water and motel rooms. Gov Beasley orders National Guard and a coastwide evacuation while shelters open and FEMA preps six tractor trailers with relief supplies.
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Hugo
South Carolina
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Fran
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Caribbean
David Beasley
National Guard
Georgetown County
Maj
Mike Schwartz
Charleston Area
Sullivans Island
Maura Bannon
Federal Emergency Management Agency
James Lee Witt
Netanyahu Seeks Palestinian Accord After Meeting Arafat
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu expressed optimism about a peace settlement with the Palestinians after a historic meeting with Yasser Arafat in Rome. Levy and Arafat pressed respective positions, while Vatican officials and Italian leaders commented on Jerusalem and religious freedom amid the new diplomacy.
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Israel
Yasser Arafat
Benjamin Reanyein
Wednes
Arafat
David Levy
Rome
Vatican
Jerusalem
Angelo Sedano
Levy
Lamberto Dini
Gaza
Netanyahu
Shimon Peres
United States
Egypt
Walgreen Drug case settles for 6 million after stroke
Nathan Johnson, 71, fell into a coma after taking the wrong medication during knee surgery in 1994 and later sued Walgreen Drug Stores. Crum & Forster Commercial Insurance settled for $6 million, with a judge tentatively approving the agreement as the case neared trial. Meanwhile Boris Yeltsin disclosed plans for heart surgery in Russia at the end of September after months of health speculation.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Walgreen Drug Stores
Nathan Johnson
Walgreen
Crum & Forster Commercial Insurance Inc
Parsippany
N.J
Robert K. Rouse Jr
Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Yeltsin
RIA Novosti
Rooster Breeding Farm At Lung Center Under Scrutiny
Philippine senator calls for probe into a large rooster breeding operation at the Lung Center of the Philippines in suburban Manila. About 500 fighting roosters are housed in breeding houses using hospital water and electricity, operated by hospital officials and a private contractor, drawing accusations of greed and graft.
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Manila
Philippines
Lung Center of the
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Ernesto Herrera
Presidential Commission
Calixto Zaldivar
Albilio Cano
Cesar Ner
Towns name called cruel Fishkill refuses name change
In Fishkill New York the mayor George Carter rejected a request from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to rename the village citing the name’s long history dating to the late 1600s and Dutch roots. The group suggested Fishsave as a compassionate alternative.
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Fishkill
N.Y
Hudson Valley
Fishsave
George Carter
Carter
New York City
McDougal faces jail or talk امام grand jury
In Little Rock a federal judge held Susan McDougal in contempt for refusing to answer Whitewater grand jury questions about President Clinton. If she does not testify by Monday she could face up to 18 months in jail. McDougal cited perjury risks and defense access as reasons against compelled testimony.
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Little Rock, Ark
Clinton
Whitewater
Susan McDougal
McDougal
U.S
Susan Webber Wright
W. Ray John
White House
Jim
Mr. Clinton
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