NRA moms defend gun rights at Charlotte convention
At the NRA convention in Charlotte, mothers and female leaders defend firearm ownership as a safety measure. Maria Heil, PA coordinator of the Second Amendment Sisters, says good mothers defend children with guns. Female NRA figures urge safety education and oppose sweeping gun restrictions amid the Million Mom March backdrop.
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Charlotte
N.C
National Rifle Association
Maria Heil
NRA
Pennsylvania
Heil
Gallup
Charlton Heston
Nras
Sandy Froman
Trish Hilton
Marion Hammer
Barbara Phillips
Phillips
Shera Henderson
Tyson
Henderson
Harold
Charter plane crashes near Wilkes-Barre with 19 aboard
The 1988 BA-31 Jetstream disappeared from radar around 11:40 a.m. during a second instrument approach at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. Crews began searching the planned flight path after being notified at about 11:30 a.m. that it would not reach Luzerne County. Wilkes-Barre sits about 150 miles northwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Luzerne County
Wilkes-Barre
Atlantic City
U.S. cigarette exports fall as global smoking deaths rise
U S cigarette exports drop 25 percent with 50 billion fewer cigarettes shipped abroad in a year. World Health Organization plans a treaty for tobacco control as smoking declines in the United States but remains a global concern with rising youth smoking and health risks cited by experts.
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Washington
France
World Health Organization
WHO
United States
Worldwatch
Forene
Sh Penness
Albright flags U S concern over renewed Mideast fighting
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said the United States is watching renewed violence in the Middle East as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak canceled a planned Washington visit. Barak was to meet President Clinton at the White House to press peace talks, but he chose not to travel amid clashes in Palestinian areas and heavy fighting in south Lebanon. Israel recalled its envoy from the Palestinian territories.
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Washington
Madeleine Albright
United States
Mideast
Ehud Barak
Barak
Clinton
White House
Lebanon
Israel
TXU Electric seeks approval for 2002 tariffs in Texas
TXU Electric filed on about March 31 2000 with the Public Utility Commission of Texas for approval of proposed transmission and distribution tariffs to be effective January 1 2002. The filing includes stranded costs a new CCN and a business separation plan plus related relief and nonbypassable charges. Intervene by July 10 2000.
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TXU Electric Company
TXU Electric
Texas Utilities Code
Public Utility Commission of Texas
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CCN
TXU Sesco Company
TXU Sesco
Chris Schein
Bryan Street
Dallas
Texas
P.O. Box
Austin
Public Utility Commission
Office of
Commission
TXU
Servicios Publicos
Ray Granada
Durante Horas Normales de Negocio
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