Post mortem child sparks legal debate in New Orleans
Judith Hart, conceived after her father's death by artificial insemination, wins a Social Security benefits ruling from a New Orleans administrative law judge. Experts warn the case could set a precedent affecting dependent definitions and inheritance laws as debates unfold among lawyers and doctors nationwide.
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Judith Hart
Judith
Social Security Administration
Phil Gambino
Gambino
University of Texas
John A. Robertson
Robertson
United States
Richard
Library budgets strained by soaring book prices in 1990s Texas
Ector and Midland county libraries face shrinking purchasing power as prices climb. Midland ranks 14th in expenditures per capita among 21 Texas libraries, while Ector County sits last in both materials and total per capita spending. Tom Green and Abilene public libraries spend more per person on materials and overall. Budget rises since 1991 total $738,704 in Ector County, yet buying power fell sharply since 1980. One hundred dollars today buys far fewer books than in 1980.
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Stephen King
Cujo
Jeffrey Archer
Judith Krantz
Princess Daisy
Scott Woodward
Ana
James Beard
Ector County Library
Ector
Midland County
Midland
Texas
Texas State Library
Ector County
Tom Green County
Abilene Public
Sandra Wegner
Barbara Horton
Horton
AARP Faces Senate Probe Into Finances and Tax Status
Washington AP. Congress opens June 13 hearing into AARP 33 million member lobby and its for profit ventures and nonprofit tax status. Sen. Simpson accuses AARP of gimmicking nonprofit laws and says the panel will examine revenue sources, grants, dues, and IRS questions regarding tax exemption and insurance arrangements.
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American Association of Retired Persons
Congress
Alan K. Simpson
AARP
Simpson
Capitol Hill
Wyoming
Internal Revenue Service
Horace B. Deets
Dues
IRS
Serb commander bars hostage release in deal standstill
Bosnian Serb military chief Gen Ratko Mladic refuses further hostages' release unless NATO vows no more airstrikes, leaving 250 plus peacekeepers detained after NATO attacks on rebel depots. U N says British warned the tactic risks concessions and confusion over a downed U S pilot amid ongoing rescue efforts.
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NATO
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Britain
U.S
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Defense
William Perry
Pentagon
Perry
Mladic
Montreuis
Haiti
Warren Christopher
Robert Frasure
Slobodan Milosevic
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Yugoslavia
Drive-Through Delivery Triggers Medical Care Debate
Insurers push for quick hospital releases after childbirth, often one day, with six to twelve hours typical. Doctors warn early discharge harms mother and newborn, citing lack of postnatal support and breast feeding issues. Maryland requires at least 48 hours. New Jersey considers similar legislation as costs drive policy changes.
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Melinda McGreal
Macedonia
Ohio
University Hospitals of
Cleveland
Jonathan
McGreal
Kenneth Moise
Baylor College of Medicine
Maryland
New Jersey
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