Saddam accepts oil for food deal under tight scrutiny
Iraq under pressure agrees to limited oil exports to fund food and medicine for its people amid prolonged disputes with the United States. The arrangement promises relief at markets but keeps Saddam Hussein under UN oversight, with little chance of full sanctions removal or regime change soon.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Iraq
United Nations
United States
Baghad
Jamila
U.N
Lost Odessa High ring found after 28 years mystery solved
Larry Cissna and companions found a 1967 Odessa High School class ring under an oak in a 16 000 acre pasture near Jones Creek 600 miles from Odessa. He traced it to Gilbert Vasquez the ECISD Human Resources administrator who lost it in 1968 during a burglary and shared how his parents paid for the ring. Vasquez says he is grateful to reclaim a special gift from graduation.
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Odessa
Gulf Coast
Jones Creek
Larry Cissna
Larry
Cissna
Odessa High School
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ECISD
Gilbert Vasquez
Vasquez
Zales Jewelers
Salt warnings may overstate heart health benefits study says
Canadian researchers review 56 studies and find that lowering salt intake modestly lowers blood pressure in patients over 45 with hypertension but offers little advantage to younger hypertensives and those with normal pressure. The report in JAMA notes limited benefits and cites Campbell Soup funding.
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Chicago
Campbell Soup Co
U.S
Journal of the American Medical Association
Oil for Food Deal Sparks Optimism in Iraq
Amid reports of food price falls and a stronger dinar, Iraqis welcomed the UN oil for food deal. The Clinton administration praised the agreement while the IPAA warned it could harm the U.S. oil industry, urging an independent energy policy. Lew O. Ward cautioned on potential consequences.
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Clinton
United States
Lew O. Ward
Independent Petroleum Association of America
IPAA
House votes to suspend 1993 gasoline tax until year end
The U S House approved a temporary rollback of the 4.3 cent per gallon tax increase from 1993, moving the tax to 14 cents a gallon through year end while price forecasts predict gasoline may fall further. The vote was 301 to 108 with Democrats split and Republicans framing the move as returning money to taxpayers.
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Energy Department
Clinton
Congress
American People
Ways and Means
Bill Archer
Texas
Sam Gibbons
Florida
Texas Winds Run Stronger in 1996 Through Texas
The National Weather Service reports 1996 features persistent winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts over 40 mph. Normal January to April wind speeds are about 12 mph, but this year average winds ran nearly 2 mph faster, shaping a months long pattern that keeps winds high and rain farther north.
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Texas
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Weather Service
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