Road Trip in Car Ends With Big Prize in Omaha
Four contestants began a month long, closed in car challenge in Omaha to win a 1998 Dodge Neon worth 13575 dollars. The group endured stares, broccoli soup, diet soda disputes, and a planned tie between Jason Scarborough and Stacy Gresham as they faced the unlikely travel ordeal.
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From Glenn to Glenn Aspace Age Returns to Orbit
Glenn at 77 returns to space aboard the space shuttle Discovery as NASA tests ion propulsion and studies geriatric research gains while Voyager 1 nears leaving the solar system. Apollo era voices see space tourism and renewed public interest. Alan Bean notes the public may soon view moon trips as routine.
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Andrews County bids to host nuclear waste site amid fight
Andrews Industrial Foundation pushes Andrews County as an alternative to Sierra Blanca for a low level radioactive waste dump after TNRCC denied a license to Sierra Blanca. Envirocare and Waste Control Specialists compete while supporters pledge education of legislators.
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Texans Still Favor Clinton Despite Lewinsky Affair
Texans approve of President Clinton at 57 percent amid the Lewinsky scandal and Starr Report. Most say personal indiscretion won’t sway congressional voting. a minority says decisions will be affected. Experts note voters separate moral issues from job performance.
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Mideast settlement hinges on trust after Wye summit
Washington reports say Israel and the Palestinian Authority must translate the U S brokered interim accord into a final peace, with success resting on goodwill and political capital from last week’s Wye River summit and White House ceremony. The final status talks may be viewed in hindsight as a simple walk in the woods.
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Wye Conference Opens as Netanyahu and Arafat Break Ranks
Analysis outlines pivotal questions on a Palestinian state, Jerusalem capital, refugee fate, and borders. At the Wye Conference Center, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority head Yasser Arafat each moved away from prior positions as talks begin.
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Doctor killed in upstate New York abortion provider shooting
Dr. Barnett Slepian, 51, a longtime abortion opponent target, was shot through a kitchen window at his Amherst home. The Friday night slaying marks the latest in a series of shootings against abortion providers in the region since 1997, with a Canadian-U.S. task force investigating and warning of possible date-linked patterns.
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