Clinton Signs National Drunk Driving Standard Into Law
President Bill Clinton signed a $58 billion transportation bill establishing a 0.08 blood alcohol limit for drunken driving to be in place nationwide by 2004. States failing to adopt the standard would lose federal highway funds, with supporters arguing it could save about 500 lives annually and reduce injuries. Opponents warn it targets social drinkers and neglects repeat offenders.
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Massachusetts
Weather Delays Space Shuttle Discovery Landing
Poor weather forecasts in Florida and California delay the Discovery mission landing. Gusts near 29 mph at Kennedy Space Center threaten touchdown limits, with Edwards Air Force Base eyed as alternate. NASA warns stronger winds and rain could push the landing, risking extra costs and delays returning the shuttle to Florida.
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GE to Acquire Honeywell for 45 Billion Dollars
GE will buy Honeywell in a stock deal valued at 45 billion as regulators and shareholders must approve. The merger unites aerospace, power, and technology strengths, creating one of the world's largest industrial firms led by John F. Welch Jr. The deal may raise antitrust concerns and will include debt assumptions and job impacts at Honeywell’s Morristown headquarters.
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Honeywell
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Prudential Securities Inc
John F. Welch Jr
United Technologies Corp
Michael R. Bonsignore
Morristown
N.J
Tom Crane
Heymann
U.S
Fortune Electric Co
Taipei
Settlement reached in Firestone tire death case in Texas
Relatives of a Texas couple killed when a Firestone tire unraveled on a Ford Explorer have reached a verbal settlement with Bridgestone/Firestone. The suit, filed last November in Rio Grande City, followed the May 1999 crash that killed Nidia and Patricia Leal. Formal announcement expected this week. no details disclosed.
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Corpus Christi
Bridgestone/Firestone
Jill Bratina
Patterson
State District Court
Rio Grande City
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