Glickman Chase Confirmation In Senate Hearings
Former Rep. Dan Glickman, Clinton pick for agriculture secretary, testifies before the Senate Agriculture Committee. He defends farm programs as beneficial to the economy and society, argues for careful trimming without destroying gains, and signals possible tweaks to dairy, peanuts, and sugar programs. The committee plans a vote soon with full Senate action anticipated before April recess.
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Secretive Japanese cult linked to subway nerve gas attack
AP reports Aum Shinji Kyo a secretive Buddhist sect with about 40 000 followers and several companies faces raids after Tokyo subway sarin attack. Police found chemical bottles at a sect compound amid neighbor complaints of fumes and alleged ties to kidnappings and factory-scale chemical work.
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Aum Shinri Kyo Leader Shoko Asahara and Sect Profile
The Aum Shinri Kyo group, led by Shoko Asahara born Chizuo Matsumoto, promotes levitation claims and Hindu god Shiva as its chief deity. It reportedly has 10,000 Japanese and up to 30,000 Russian members, runs diverse businesses, and sought parliamentary seats in 1990. The group teaches yoga and mystic training, with followers living in remote communes and some claiming ability to stay underwater for long periods.
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Christopher urges limited Turkish offensive duration
Secretary of State Warren Christopher said the United States urged Turkey to limit its military operation against Kurds in duration and scope. He spoke after a breakfast with French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe and planned Geneva talks with Andrei Kozyrev as he prepared President Clinton’s Moscow visit.
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Reagan Highway bill blocked in Illinois Senate
In Springfield Illinois the effort to name a portion of Interstate 57 after Ronald Reagan stalled by six votes. Democrats withheld support to leverage naming for Thurgood Marshall. ten Republicans also opposed or abstained. Some lawmakers preferred Interstate 88 due to Reagan's hometown.
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