Allentown blizzard traps stars at surreal hotel summit
In Allentown the blizzard of '96 stranded Shaquille O'Neal Sesame Street Live and Marilyn Manson at a hotel, prompting wry remarks from O'Neal and Jon Koncak about a twilight zone gathering. Separate items note Kennedy Nixon ties from Christopher Matthews and Slatkin’s snowbound train arrival with an understudy conductors.
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Graves ethics plan may shift pressure on lawmakers
Gov. Bill Graves pushes ethics reforms to curb lobbyist gifts and strengthen campaign finance rules. He plans an executive order within weeks limiting gifts to state executives and proposes legislation to curb contributions during sessions. Supporters say stronger reporting and bans are possible, while critics warn it could bar dialogue.
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Bill Graves
Graves
Hostages Freed as Rebels Take Others to Chechnya Route
Chechen rebels freed up to 3,000 hostages from a Kizlyar hospital in Dagestan while taking 160 others on buses toward Chechnya. About 250 rebels and 160 captives left at dawn, with a bridge blown and helicopters overhead. officials say assurances of safe passage were given, but threats to kill remaining hostages persisted.
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Russia
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Zakbek Magomedov
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Boris Yeltsin
Interfax
Christopher opens new talks with Israel and Syria in Jerusalem
Secretary of State Warren Christopher launches a fresh round of negotiations with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Syrian leaders in Jerusalem to accelerate peace talks. He notes major gaps remain but says双方 see tradeoffs and aim to coalesce on core issues. Christopher plans further talks with Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus.
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Study urges pregnancy counseling in clinics for teens
A Johns Hopkins study of 2926 adolescent girls at 52 clinics finds that many prior pregnancies occurred after negative test results. Researchers suggest clinic counseling on birth control could avert more teen pregnancies, especially if home testing is discouraged.
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Laurie Schwab Zabin
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
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