Clinton marks 50th with star-studded party and fund drive
President Clinton, energized by vacation, hosts a 50th birthday gala to raise about 10 million dollars for Democrats. The event featured Tony Bennett and Jennifer Holliday, with guests singing Happy Birthday as hecklers interrupted welfare bill talks. Clinton urged calm and noted personal losses, while contrasting with Republican plans. Hillary, and daughter Chelsea joined.
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Bob Dole
Tony Bennett
Jennifer Holliday
Dyess Air Force Base community Grief over C130 crash
Abilene and Dyess Air Force Base face a fatal C 130 crash near Jackson Wyoming. Nine aboard including eight Dyess crew members and a Secret Service agent were killed or presumed so. National Park Service officials report no survivors as investigators assess cargo and motive.
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Dyess Air Force Base
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Gary McCaleb
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Jackson
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Clinton
Roberta D'Amico
National Park Service
Secret Service
Nomi Rossi
Dyess
Weather system under scrutiny by government
Federal auditors criticize ASOS and air traffic controllers condemn it while the FAA defends the system. Unmanned stations report summer snow and poor visibility despite plans to install 900 units by 1999. GAO warned ASOS undercuts hazardous weather data and safety decisions.
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FAA
Ben Phelps
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Phelps
Clinton
National Weather Service
ASOS
Vicki Nadolski
General Accounting Office
Congress
Weather monitoring levels at FAA airports outlined
The FAA classifies airports by weather observation capacity from live on site observers to ASOS only. It lists examples including O Hare Denver Houston Austin Erie Mobile and Tacoma with level D covering small airports like Childress Dodge City Quillayute Watertown.
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Denver International
Houston
ASOS
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Erie
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Childress
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Quillayute
Wash
Watertown
Officials praise clean toilets in Singapore campaign
Singapore officials launch a two month drive to urge public to leave restrooms clean after use. The program follows Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong key social cleanliness call and aims to measure and improve the state of public toilets nationwide.
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Singapore
Goh Chok Tong
Perot launches Reform campaign in Valley Forge
Ross Perot opened his Reform Party bid for the presidency accusing Republicans and Democrats of being captives of special interests and driving up the national debt. He outlined a $60 million past approach but now would take $30 million in federal funds and cap his own spending at $50,000. He urged delegates to join the Reform push as he contrasted the two major parties.
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Ross Perot
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Perot
Reform Party
Bill Blankship
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