Smoking costs Air Force over hundred million yearly
In Atlanta area and nationwide, the Air Force faces a $107 million annual impact from smoking. CDC finds 25 percent of male and 27 percent of female active duty are smokers, with $20 million in medical costs and $87 million in lost work days. Maj. Robbins cites readiness concerns. The service bans smoking during basic training and on duty in many buildings.
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Longview to Get Letter of Violation Over Sewage Spill
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission says Longview must expect a formal letter after failing to report a sewage overflow within 24 hours. About 400000 gallons of treated sewage mixed with rainwater escaped from a sewer treatment lagoon, prompting the agency to act.
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Reno Prefers Home Over Supreme Court Seat
After seven stormy years as attorney general Janet Reno says she would rather return to Florida than join the Supreme Court. Sen. Charles Schumer floated her as a possibility, but Reno says she wants to go home. Her tenure included the Waco siege, campaign finance probes, and the Elian Gonzalez case.
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Bush daughters graduate as media urged to ease spotlight
Gov. George W. Bush attends the graduation of his twin daughters Barbara and Jenna in Austin. Barbara is National Honor Society and Jenna senior class vice president, both listed as scholarship winners. The event at Erwin Center drew media scrutiny while the family kept a low profile. Barbara plans Yale in the fall, Jenna will enroll at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Thieves steal toddler's casket buried since 1873
A family reports their toddler's casket buried in a Spring Hill area cemetery was stolen sometime between March 18 and May 17 during McKinley’s visits. The thiefs damaged gravesite with holes and dirt mounds observed on arrival. The victim’s remains have not been recovered.
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