Los Angeles Tops Nation in Traffic Congestion for Eighth Year
The Texas A&M transportation institute ranks Los Angeles as the most gridlocked city with a congestion index of 1.54, followed by Washington DC and San Francisco. The 1993 data covers 50 urban areas with total travel delay and fuel costs at 51 billion dollars, up 6 percent from the prior study.
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Netscape Bells join forces to market Internet access
Netscape Communications Corp and five regional Bell operating companies will offer Internet access to 72 million Baby Bell customers in 26 states. The service, launching by month end, promotes Netscape software for Web browsing in fierce industry rivalry with Microsoft. Netscape did not comment ahead of the announcement.
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Netscape Communications Corp
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Calif
Microsoft Corp
Microsoft
Mandela signs new constitution on Human Rights Day in South Africa
President Nelson Mandela visited the Sharpeville site and signed a landmark constitution guaranteeing equal rights for all races. The 150 page charter ends six years of negotiations between white and black leaders and marks Mandela as South Africa's first black president after the 1994 all race election. Mandela hailed the pledge to widen human freedom and build a society where all citizens can be proud, describing the move as closing a chapter of exclusion.
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South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Mandela
Neanla
African National Congress
Christopher assures Russia on NATO eastward step
Secretary of State Warren Christopher told Russia there will be no NATO nuclear weapons deployed in Eastern and Central Europe if NATO expands. He said the United States and NATO would protect new members if attacked, and no NATO nuclear forces are on alert.
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Mother Teresa's Pulse Slows as Doctors Weigh Heart Care
In Calcutta, Mother Teresa, age 86, completed charity paperwork while doctors monitor a lung infection delaying her hospital release. Her heart and kidneys show improvement. pulse slowing after rapid beating. Physicians will address the irregular heartbeat once other organs regain strength.
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India
Mother Teresa
Devi Shetty
B.M. Birla Heart Research Center
Scientist cites hidden Iraqi blast split gulf war study
Nobel laureate Joshua Lederberg says the 1994 Pentagon report linking Gulf War illnesses to chemical weapons may need revision after learning of a 1991 Kamisiyah depot explosion. He says information was not shared with the study panel or him, affecting exposure assessments and calls for probing long term effects of low dose nerve agents.
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New York Times
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