Uncertain futures for tobacco farmers in Congress clash
Washington AP reports moves in the Senate to end the 68 year old tobacco subsidy program and buy out quota holders as part of free market reforms. Lugar and McConnell back a plan to end price supports by 2002 with buyouts ranging from 4 to 8 dollars per pound, while Ford agues for a separate buyout and Clinton warns of harm. The proposal splits farmers states and party lines, with health and budget implications debated.
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Washington
Senate
Kentucky
Sen
Don Nickles
R-Okla
North Carolina
Congress
Mitch McConnell
McConnell
Agriculture Committee
Dick Lugar
R-Ind
Lugar
Ken
Wendell Ford
Ford
Clinton
United States
Phil Gramm
R-Texas
Gramm
Woman likely to join husband on death row for murder
Veronica Gonzales faces possible execution for the torture and murder of her four year old niece Genny Rojas by submerging her in scalding bathwater. Her husband Ivan Gonzales is already on death row for the same crime, making the couple the first in California to face execution for identical offenses. Jurors recommended death for Veronica after finding numerous horrific acts of violence against a defenseless child outweighed mitigating factors. Sentencing set for July 20, with a judge able to override to life without parole.
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San Diego
Veronica Gonzales
Genny
Rojas. Gonzales
Ivan
California
Gonzales
Veronica
Sue Clemens
Michael Wellington
Would-be union gives McDonald's 2-week break
About 20 employees at a Macedonia McDonald's, led by a Teamsters local adviser, plan to delay union efforts until June 1 after a five day strike. They cited supervisor conduct and pay disparities between new and veteran workers as reasons for organizing. Eight workers attended a meeting to begin unionization.
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Macedonia
Ohio
McDonald’s
Teamsters
Cleveland
Boulder detective sues Ramsey case police chief
Boulder detective Linda Arndt sues Police Chief Tom Koby alleging he made false public comments that scapegoated her in the JonBenet Ramsey slaying. The suit claims media coverage defamed her and harmed her reputation while she served as the first investigator at the scene.
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Boulder
Colo
Jon Benett
Linda Arndt
Tom Koby
Ramsey
Ramee
Theii
Letter carrier accused of trying to blow up manager's office
Burl James McMahan Jr., a 49 year old mailman in Knoxville Tennessee, is charged with assault in a plot to ignite a propane tank placed on his supervisor's desk. He opened the valve and attempted to set off the gas as coworkers intervened and police arrived. McMahan had been with the Postal Service 11 years and was on leave.
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Knoxville
McMahan
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