Clinton Commissions USS Truman Carrier Amid Bosnia Push
President Clinton commissioned the nuclear powered USS Harry S. Truman aboard the carrier. He urged Congress to approve $2 billion for 1999 Bosnia and Persian Gulf operations and to transfer $1 billion to training and maintenance. He highlighted Truman’s 1948 executive order desegregating the armed forces and pledged readiness for troops and families at Norfolk.
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Norfolk Naval Station
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House Debates Census Sampling Legislation This Week
The White House and Republicans clash over using statistical sampling in the 2000 census. A House bill would cap funding by six months, risking delays in printing and master address file work. Critics warn of inaccurate funding distribution and political manipulation, while supporters argue sampling could improve minority counts.
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Carolyn Maloney
DNY
Dan Miller
R-Fla
Weston killings linked to Capitol shooting warning
Psychiatrists cite animal cruelty as a red flag in the case of Russell Eugene Weston Jr who killed two Capitol officers. Weston had earlier killed many cats in his hometown, a sign experts say signals potential escalation to violence.
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U.S. Capitol
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Walmeyer
Ill
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Harvard Medical School
Russell E. Weston Sr
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William H. Reid
University of Texas Health Sciences Center
San Antonio
Texas Department of Mental Health
Police and taxi drivers face most job violence in mid 1990s
Justice Department data show police officers, security guards, and taxi drivers suffered the highest violence risk in the mid 1990s. In 1996 about 1.7 million workplace violence victims were reported, with officers experiencing 306 per 1,000 attacked, guards 218, and taxi drivers 184. Overall violence declined from 1994 peaks.
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Justice Department
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Jan Chaiken
Bureau of Justice Statistics
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