Budget showdown stalls near shutdown risk amid education push
As talks on eight 1999 spending bills stall, Clinton demands more education funding and Russia cleanup steps while Republicans seek targeted control of money. A near 500 billion package looms, with debates over testing, abortion policy, census methods, and billions for emergency spending and defense. The House held an unusual Sunday session amid the stalemate.
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Charity events weekend mix with awards and tragedy
The weekend features a charity concert and other events, a memorial planned for Sunday after Denver died October 12, 1997 in a small plane crash near Pacific Grove California. Garth Brooks handed prize packages backstage to Wayne Morse and family during a Minneapolis show. Kimberly Elise co stars in Beloved with Oprah Winfrey. Martin Walser won the Frankfurt Peace Prize for his postwar German literature.
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Mexico
Uniforms trend keeps schools in fashion with waiver concerns
Texas districts report high waiver compliance as 44 of 10 000 students remain out of uniform and 300 previously wore street clothes without waivers. Lawsuit claims waivers were granted or denied arbitrarily while a federal suit questions due process and free speech. Riojas cites political ties among waiver recipients. District argues no constitutional right to clothing choices at school.
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Pickup hits kills boy as family leaves State Fair
A hit and run incident near the State Fair of Texas left 3 year old Courtney Chatman dead as his family walked away from the fair. The driver Gerald Coleman 18 fled the scene and was later held on bond for failure to stop and render aid. Witnesses described the truck dragging the child twice after the driver accelerated in reverse and then drove forward. The boy’s mother Katina Beckham and Bryan Johnson said Courtney lagged behind the family and could not escape. Courtney was hospitalized at Children’s Medical Center with severe head injuries.
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West reacts to Kosovo crisis pressuring Milosevic
The United States and Europe demand Milosevic halt the Kosovo crackdown begun February 28 and accept an expanded monitoring mission to verify UN demands. They seek cease fire, troop withdrawals, refugee return, and talks with ethnic Albanians as diplomacy shifts amid regional alarm and potential humanitarian disaster.
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Mesquite Business Alliance comments on city rankings in romance index
Bushell from the Mesquite Business Alliance lamented the city’s poor showing as two of the last three mayors are women. Brownsville and Pasadena were listed as romantic city flops due to per capita champagne use and other factors while San Francisco topped the list.
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Informed Source Q A Miscellaneous Reader Q&A Highlights
A collection of Q A exchanges features topics from voting legality to anatomy and word play. Includes notes on Tucumcari name origins, a joke about adhesive strips, and trivia about bestsellers and darts. L M Boyd invites contact via email or mail with clarifying details.
Readers Guide Out of Town Ad Notice
An out of town readers guide entry references contact methods including a toll free or local line 800 numbers and two mail addresses with a web link. The notice lists an OA link and a website domain for further access.
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