Researchers Decode E. coli DNA Map in Breakthrough Study
A Wisconsin team led by Frederick Blattner mapped the 4.6 million base pairs and 4,288 genes of E coli, edging a Japanese group in a long race to sequence the genome. The work promises new drugs or vaccines against deadly strains such as 0157 and could accelerate public health advances.
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University of Wisconsin
Science
Blattner
Colorado
Hudson Foods Inc
Tyson Foods Inc
Dennis Lang
National Institutes of Health
Lang
Theodor Escherich
Yeltsin foe warns of missing nukes raised by Lebed
Former Russian security chief Alexander Lebed warns in CBS 60 Minutes of 100 suitcase bombs possibly missing or unaccounted for across former Soviet states. Officials deny any weapons are missing, citing no credible evidence. Lebed’s claims follow his dismissal and Russia’s military reforms.
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Ashington
Ukraine
Georgia
Baltic States
Soviet Union
Moscow
Russia
Alexander Lebed
U.S
Lebed
Yeltsin
CBS
60 Minutes
Astate
White House
Curt Weldon
R-Pa
Defense
Igor Rodionov
Andrei Kokoshin
Tion
Kokoshin
Defense Council
Rep. Weldon
Ian
Ministry of Defense
Stewart
William Cohen
United States
Cohen
Weldon
House
National Security Committee
CIA
George Tenet
Sandy Berger
Energy
Federico Pena
Pena
Abortion Fight Sets Scene in Foreign Aid Bill
The House approved a 12.3 billion foreign aid bill 375 to 49 with strict limits on funds for family planning. A Smith measure would bar aid to organizations funding abortions with private money, attracting strong opposition from Pelosi who warned of more unplanned pregnancies. Clinton veto threats loom as Senate talks differ.
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Washington
House
Senate
U.S
Chris Smith
Rn.j
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Pelosi
Smith
Clinton
Miami votes to keep city, rejects abolition bid
Miami voters decisively rejected a proposal to abolish the 101 year old city and merge with Metro-Dade County, keeping local governance intact amid a backdrop of debt, corruption scandals, and a multiracial population. The abolition camp argued for county services, while Cuban Americans saw the referendum as a test of ethnic solidarity and control over city leadership.
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Associated Press
Iami
Miami
Metro-Dade County
Joe Carollo
America
Beethoven's Tenth Symphony on Tap in Washington
Beethoven scholars reveal a hypothetical first movement reconstructed from 8000 pages of sketches by Barry Cooper. Leonard Slatkin conducts the National Symphony in a three week festival presenting an artist's impression of the Tenth. Cooper notes the work is not a finished symphony but a close approximation.
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National Symphony Orchestra
Washington
Beethoven
National Symphony
Leonard Slatkin
Barry Cooper
Cooper
Slatkin
Anton Schindler
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