Gunman surrenders after Amtrak hostage siege in Raleigh
A Colombian gunman who held an Amtrak sleeping car hostage for three days released a 32 year old girl and surrendered, leaving behind a dead woman and infant. Police identified him as Evangelista Navas Villabona of Colombia. He had been seen waving from a window and later tossed a 9mm pistol, then the machine gun before exiting. The victims were described as Isabel Ramirez and her son John, with the relation between gunman and victims unclear. The girl hostage was hospitalized for examination and fluids.
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Raleigh
N.C
Amtrak
Isabel Ramirez
John
Charles Watson
Mario Rodriguez
Evangelista Navas Villabona
Bucaramanga
Colombia
Medicaid home care rules eased nationwide
The government eased rules allowing disabled individuals to receive treatment at home when appropriate without losing Medicaid benefits. Health secretary Schweiker urges governors to find cases for community based care, citing Katie Beckett whose home care saved about 12 000 dollars monthly after hospital release.
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Washington
Health and Human Services
Richard S. Schweiker
Schweiker
Katie Beckett
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Reagan
Beckett
USDA weighs selling surplus dairy abroad
Agriculture Secretary John Block said the administration is considering selling surplus dairy products on the world market. He noted it is likely a method will be found, though details remain under serious consideration. The move follows a Friday announcement of a donation program to needy countries to cut government costs from large stockpiles of butter cheese and nonfat dry milk.
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Washington
John Block
Block
NBC
Study says environment protection lax in Reagan era
Washington AP reports a House committee study charging lax enforcement of hazardous waste rules drinking water safeguards and chemical safety under the Reagan administration. The panel says enforcement shortfalls persist despite some improvements while EPA disputes the findings noting lower priority areas.
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Washington
House Committee
John Dingell
D-Mich
House Commerce Committee
Dingell
EPA
Congress
John Todhunter
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