Compromise Near on Wage Bill as Hastert Proposes Shift
House Speaker Dennis Hastert offers to move a minimum wage bill with a $76 billion business tax breaks package, dropping estate tax and pension changes. Clinton aides study the move as a potential breakthrough, with Democrats and Republicans seeking a bipartisan path before adjournment.
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Firestone admits tire mislabeling in Venezuela safety case
Bridgestone Firestone states some Venezuela produced tires for Ford lacked the requested cap ply despite labeling, with Venezuelan authorities probing 62 accidents. Ford began replacing about 40,000 Explorers and light trucks in Venezuela this spring. Congress plans hearings next month into the U.S. recall linked to 62 deaths and 100 injuries, while Firestone says the mismarking does not affect U.S. tires or safety.
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Payout plan set in $8 million Attica settlement
Rochester AP report: U S District Judge Michael Telesca divides an $8 million settlement for 502 former Attica inmates or their families. Payments range from 6500 to 125000 with lawyers awarded 4 million. The 1971 Attica riot ended after a state police assault ordered by Gov. Rockefeller. 32 inmates and 11 employees died.
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Tragedy at University of Arkansas as two faculty shot
In Fayetteville on the first day of the fall semester Associate professor John Locke and doctoral student James Easton Kelly were found dead in Kimpel Hall in an apparent murder suicide. Police reported the pistol belonged to Kelly and were awaiting a medical examiner’s findings to explain the motive.
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Researchers announce birth of cloned cow in Tennessee
University of Tennessee researchers report the birth of Millie a cloned Jersey cow born August 23 weighing 62 pounds. Using standard cell culture and ultrasound aided by 95 embryos cultured, nine pregnancies resulted with 278 day gestation. The team says the simpler method may lower cloning costs for future commercial use.
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Ramseys Face Questioning in JonBenet Case
John and Patsy Ramsey and their attorney described a two year gap since their last police interview as investigators, led by Boulder, press for only Ramsey involvement. Attorneys claim seven hours with Patsy shifted to a fishing expedition and that fiber and Burke security lines of questioning hinder progress toward finding JonBenet's killer.
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