U.N. population plan faces Muslim Catholic objections in Cairo
Delegates from 180 nations edged toward endorsing a 20 year plan on population growth focusing on reproductive health and abortion, while Muslim and Catholic blocs protested wording. The Vatican rejected reports from prior conferences and many Muslim nations criticized sexual matters while Third World states pressed for development and debt considerat ions. The Plan of Action, not binding but with moral weight, aims for 17 billion yearly by 2000 to fund population control and development over two decades.
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U.N
Vatican
Holy See
Mohammed Ali Taskhiri
el Salvador
Franz Kroppenstedt
Interior Ministry
Briefs on Haiti invasion alliance and domestic policy shifts
Seventeen nations including NATO members Israel and Bangladesh pledge at least 1500 troops to back a US led Haiti invasion. US forces planning calls for about 20000 troops. Separate report notes US incarceration rate tops world besides Russia, with 1.3 million inmates and black Americans incarcerated at six times white rates. Welfare reform declared dead for the year by House Speaker Foley, who cites time constraints and hints at possible tougher child support measures.
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Bangladesh
Haiti
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Grandchildren placed in guardianship of Simpson’s parents
Nicole Brown Simpson’s children Sydney Brooke 8 and Justin Ryan 6 are placed under guardianship of Nicole’s parents Louis H. Brown and Juditha Brown after a judge approves the petition. O J Simpson does not contest the arrangement as his murder trial is set for September 26. The children have been living with the Browns in Dana Point since the June 12 slayings.
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O.J. Simpson
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Juditha Brown
Mr. Simpson
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Sydney Brooke Simpson
Justin Ryan Simpson
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Investigators probe jet right wing amid crash clues
PITTSBURGH AP investigators pursue clues in the USAir 427 crash that killed 132. Using a computer model, they test three scenarios including a reverse thrust event, a loose right engine mount, or misdeployed air brakes. They seek what caused the right wing to rise and the plane to nose dive.
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Usair
Carl Vogt
National Transportation Safety Board
Pittsburgh International Airport
Vogt
EPA draft study reinforces dioxin cancer risk and incinerator controls
Washington AP report notes the EPA draft study, drawn from over 100 scientists, reaffirms dioxin's cancer risk and suggests trace amounts may threaten immune, reproductive, and developmental systems. It cites waste incinerators as 99 percent of known emissions and prompts renewed calls to curb chlorine use.
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EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
Jessica Landman
Natural Resources Defense Council
Four Air Force officers deny charges in Iraq shootdown
Oklahoma City AP reports four AWACS crew members from the 963rd Airborne Control Squadron at Tinker AFB signing statements denying criminal conduct after being charged with dereliction of duty in the April 14 friendly fire incident that killed 26 people near northern Iraq.
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Air Force
U.S
Iraq
Lawrence M. Tracey
Daily
Oklahoman
Jim Wang
Joseph Halcl
Ricky Wilson
AWACS
963Rd Airborne Control Squadron
Tinker Air Force Base
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