Liability law may hike oil prices across the United States
The New York Times reports a federal rule doubling tanker liability insurance to ten times prior levels. Tankers must prove hundreds of millions in coverage to dock after December 28, raising costs for Persian Gulf oil imports and potentially increasing gasoline and heating oil by a few cents per gallon.
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Holiday TV guides highlight seasonal film and music nights
A Los Angeles AP roundup lists holiday programs on cable and broadcast TV. The feature covers movies such as The Kid Who Loved Christmas and A Christmas Romance, plus music specials including Aaron Neville's Christmas in New Orleans, Christmas in Washington, and Disney parade events. Major networks present multi-night lineups across Dec 12 to Dec 25 with stars like Katharine Hepburn, Olivia Newton-John, Vanessa Williams, Aretha Franklin, and Bruce Hornsby among others.
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Arafat and Peres Resume Oslo Talks in Stockholm
In Stockholm Arafat and Peres begin a new round under Swedish auspices after failed breakthrough in Norway. They seek progress on phase two Palestinian elections and Israeli troop withdrawal from West Bank areas, following their Nobel prize reception.
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Salvage Efforts for Salvador Allende Continue Amid Fading Hopes
Rescue teams from the United States and Canada searched a wide North Atlantic area for survivors of the Ukrainian cargo ship Salvador Allende. Two of 31 crew members were rescued and seven dead. no one found Sunday. The ship sank Friday 150 miles northeast of Bermuda while en route from Texas to Helsinki with rice.
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Chinese leader Yao Yilin dies at 77 in China
Former vice premier and conservative economist Yao Yilin has died at age 77, Xinhua reports he died Sunday without revealing a cause. Yao, linked to market reforms since 1979, faded from view after retirement in 1992 and was a key figure when reforms retreated after the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. He was said to have resigned in 1992 for being too narrow-minded.
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Bombs explode at judge home in Dhaka Bangladesh
Three bombs exploded Sunday at the home of High Court judge Kazi Monwaruddin in Dhaka injuring a driver and damaging a car. Police said the tin pots with explosives and glass fragments were thrown inside the residence before the judge left his courtroom. The judge linked the attack to a ruling that the opposition boycott of parliament was illegal.
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Elders Says She Has No Regrets On Clinton Ties
Elders speaks frankly about differences with President Clinton and says she remains friends with him. She notes he is entitled to appoint top aides who share his views and says she was honored to serve as surgeon general.
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Clinton hints at middle class tax cut plan
President Clinton signals a possible middle income tax cut in his forthcoming 1996 budget while stressing it must be financed. He noted the need to pay for any tax cut and denied election results forcing him to cut social programs. The White House weighs options as Republicans push tax relief and deficit concerns.
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Women earn record number of Rhodes Scholarships
OS ANGELES RP For the third consecutive year a record number of women were named Rhodes Scholars. Of 32 Americans named, 18 were women and 14 men. Winners include Sarah Light of Harvard and Jennifer Babick of Princeton, both excited about study at Oxford University. Community service figures appear among recipients, with Ben Jones of Princeton and Brent Roam of Arizona State also noted for tutoring, activism, and academic plans to study at Oxford.
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Water rate ordinance for Pomona city duties approved
Legal notice lists water rates under ordinance 901 for Pomona city. Residential charges include first 1000 gallons at 7.05 dollars with 178 per 1000 gallons thereafter and a minimum of 7.08. Rural residential applies to first 1000 gallons at 6.15 with 2.80 per 1000 gallons thereafter, minimums 15.48 and 20.40 for higher usage, approved December 12, 1904 by City Clerk Sloneking.
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