House Tax Cut Bill Favours Big Business Interests
The five year 80 billion GOP tax cut plan advances provisions aiding insurance companies banks and securities firms with overseas operations and a retroactive research and development credit extending to July 1. Small businesses gain several breaks while President Clinton threatens a veto to protect Social Security solvency.
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U.S
Duchess of York’s mother dies in Argentina car crash
Susan Barrantes, mother of the Duchess of York, died in a Land Rover crash near Tres Lomas Argentina. She, 61, was decapitated in the collision with a van on a rural road. The duchess, on vacation in Italy, was en route to Britain and then Argentina when she learned of the tragedy.
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London
Susan Barrantes
Duchess of York
Argentina
Sarah Ferguson
Diana
Paris
Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Campas
el Pucara
Pilot hailed as hero in Myrtle Beach plane crash
A twin engine Piper Aerostar bound for York Pennsylvania crashed near Myrtle Beach after engine trouble killing all four aboard. A nearby pedestrian was injured when the craft exploded scoring at least two minutes to impact. The second crash in Santa Clarita, California killed two aboard with no injuries on the ground.
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Gloria McNevin
Boston
Horry County
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Grand Strand
Myron Creel
U.S. Highway 17
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Ocean Creek Resort
McNevin
Los Angeles County
Calif
Santa Clarita
Los Angeles
Militia figure Bo Gritz shot and hospitalized in Idaho
AP reports former Green Beret colonel James Bo Gritz, noted for the Ruby Ridge and Montana standoffs, was hospitalized with a personal safety related gunshot wound after an incident on State Highway 7 south of Orofino Idaho. Deputies investigated. hospital could not confirm his status.
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Idaho
James “Bo” Gritz
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Patriot Movement
Gritz
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Missoula
Mont
FBI
Randy Weaver
Ruby Ridge
Montana
Flu shot push targets diabetics as season nears
In Atlanta AP report health officials kick off the annual flu campaign targeting diabetics like John DeSanto who miss routine doctor visits. Diabetics are about three times more likely to die from influenza and pneumonia than non diabetics as the flu claims roughly 20 000 US lives yearly, mainly seniors and high risk individuals including those with lung or heart disease and asthmatic children.
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John DeSanto
Yoe
Roswell
Mr. DeSanto
United States
Liberian clash at U S Embassy leaves two dead
Liberian secret police fired on Johnson faction at the U S Embassy in Monrovia, killing two aides to former warlord Roosevelt Johnson and wounding two American workers. The embassy suspended operations as a travel advisory was issued amid ongoing tensions between Johnson and President Charles Taylor.
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Liberia
U.S
Roosevelt Johnson
Timothy Shelpidi
Johnson
Charles Taylor
Shelpidn
State Department
Washington
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Taylor
Ghana
New Miss America, diabetic, vows to fight disease
Nicole Johnson, 24, Miss America 1999, who has juvenile diabetes and uses an insulin pump, vows to use her reign to spotlight the disease. The Roanoke, Virginia native plans TV work and scholarship pursuits while serving as a relatable, down to earth role model.
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Nicole Johnson
Roanoke
Seminole
Fla
University of South Florida
Regent University
Virginia Beach
Christian Broadcasting Network
Florida
Virginia
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Clinton
Clinton urges united front against terrorism at U N General Assembly
President Clinton, seeking world leadership amid personal turmoil, calls for global cooperation to confront terrorist networks and their high tech capabilities. He emphasizes terrorism as murder and notes embassies bombings in Kenya and Tanzania as part of a broader trend.
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Monica Lewinsky
U.N
U.S
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Tanzania
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