Prospector off to the moon on NASA's first lunar mission in 25 years
The unmanned Prospector spacecraft blasts off from Cape Canaveral aboard the Athena rocket en route to the moon to search for water minerals and gases from a 60 mile polar orbit. Five science instruments will seek evidence of water ice at the poles while carrying Eugene Shoemaker's ashes aboard.
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Clinton proposes 20 billion child care tax plan nationwide
President Clinton unveils a 20 billion five year package to expand subsidies and incentives for employers to run or reserve child care slots. The plan includes a permanent 25 percent tax credit for businesses and dramatic expansions of the dependent care credit and state child care subsidies, with cost estimated at 20 billion.
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Vietnam nabs Most Wanted on FBI list
A Vietnamese man on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list, Thang Thanh Nguyen, 28, suspected in an execution style murder of an upstate New York restaurant owner, was arrested December 22 in Bac Lieu province and extradited to the United States to face charges. FBI Director Louis Freeh called the arrest an example of international cooperation.
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Bill avalanche hits Kewanee man from computer glitch
Richard Baird faced hundreds of mystery telephone bills in November and December from calls he did not make. The bills, in multiple area codes, plus AT&T marketing solicitations, were blamed on a glitch in information supplied by his local carrier. The surge dwindled after the company fixed the problem and Baird can now laugh about it, noting the rural mail carrier benefited from the extra deliveries.
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