UN votes to send more peacekeepers to Bosnia
The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a plan to quadruple the U.N. peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina and authorize them to use force to defend convoys and aid workers. The move follows ongoing sieges around Sarajevo and renewed attacks by Serb forces as Geneva peace talks begin.
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See You at the Pole rally spans 50 states nationwide
Virginia Beach AP reports student run Bible clubs will gather around school flagpoles for a moment of prayer as See You at the Pole participants from 50 states join the nationwide event. Some states question public school use of property for prayer.
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Parachutist Flees Gateway Arch After Jump
A jumper leaped from the 630 foot Gateway Arch in St. Louis and fled in a waiting car. Two men filming the descent were captured and face misdemeanor charges for filming without a permit and disorderly conduct.
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Colleges charge more as courses shrink says congressional inquiry
Washington AP reports the investigation finds rising tuition and fees while colleges offer fewer courses and increasingly rely on teaching assistants for undergraduate instruction. Rep. Patricia Schroeder chair of the House committee calls the trend taxpayers and families pay more for less access.
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Nixon seeks payment for Watergate tapes and papers
Former president Richard Nixon renewed his bid for compensation from the government over Watergate tapes and White House documents. A Washington federal appeals court reserved decision after arguments over ownership, with at least one lawyer arguing the public owns the materials. Nixon began suit in 1980 seeking an unspecified sum. A separate note recounts the KGB apologizing to Menachem Begin in 1960 and sending back pay, later returned due to Begin’s move to Israel. Begin had been jailed in Lithuania in 1940 41 for anti Soviet activity with Betar.
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Physicians health care plan mirrors Clinton proposal
Washington AP report says the American College of Physicians endorses a Clinton like plan to curb fees charged by doctors and hospitals. The White House dismisses it as destructive to innovation while lawmakers and major groups back some elements. The plan calls for universal coverage, government fee regulation, Medicare and Medicaid consolidation, and funding from current health care spending with future savings.
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Bush Clinton Debate Terms Call for Three-Panel Format
The Bush camp seeks to hold two presidential debates with three panelists under same rules as 1988, while Clinton backs a Commission on Presidential Debates plan for three debates. The panel recommends Sept 22 in East Lansing Sept 29 VP debate Louisville Oct 4 San Diego and Oct 15 Richmond with a single moderator.
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