HUD study calls for more support for low income housing
A congressionally mandated HUD report on the $170 billion Federal Home Loan Bank System recommends expanded support for community development and affordable housing for low and moderate income families. Prepared by HUD and released April 25 by Secretary Henry Cisneros, the study outlines three core recommendations and 14 HCDA mandated questions.
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Cisneros
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Federal Housing Finance Board
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General Accounting Office
Congressional Budget Office
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FHL
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Storm King Mountain wildfire kills 12 firefighters near Glenwood Springs
A wildfire driven by strong winds near Storm King Mountain five miles west of Glenwood Springs killed 12 firefighters. About 140 crews fought the blaze, which had scorched 2,200 acres and threatened the town of 6,000 as air tankers, helicopters, and ground crews worked to contain it. Authorities planned a dawn search for two missing firefighters and an investigation into the tragedy.
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Glenwood Springs
Bureau of Land Management
Jay Thompson
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Forest Service
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Roy Romer
Larry White
Georgia Flood Disaster Floodwaters Turn Towns Into Islands
The Flint River flood in central and southern Georgia has killed at least 18 people and forced about 15,000 from Albany. More than 400,000 acres of crops submerged, 31 dams breached, 45 others spilled, 9 water systems knocked out, and federal disaster aid authorized for four counties. Rivers cresting at record levels threaten continued flooding as a new storm system approaches.
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Clinton
Zell Miller
Ameves
Albany
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Dougherty
Allan Reddish
Colleen Creech
Ms. Creech
Greg
Taurean
Yemen's civil war ends in northern victory at Aden
After 65 days of fighting, government troops seized Aden ending the merger of North and South Yemen. Northern forces entered with tanks as residents celebrated while southern leaders fled to Oman seeking asylum. The Presidential Council urged UN monitoring and promised democracy.
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Yemen
Oman
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Arabian Peninsula
Ahlan Wa
Khaled Mahmoud
North Yemen
South Yemen
Aden
Saudi Arabia
Ali Salem al-Beidh
Record 2.5 Million Japanese Tourists Abroad This Summer
Japan Travel Bureau estimates 2.5 million Japanese will travel overseas this summer as the yen strengthens. About 734,000 will visit the United States, 369,000 Hawaii, with South Korea, Hong Kong following. Southeast Asia expected as the top region.
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United States
Japan Travel Bureau
Hawaii
South Korea
Hong Kong
Southeast Asia
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