Congress seeks sweeping lobbying reform with gift ban
Congress moves toward major lobbying law overhaul including a virtual ban on meals gifts and travel to lawmakers. The campaign finance reform remains uncertain as House and Senate Democrats clash over PAC limits and a filibuster blocking a vote. President Clinton hails the reform as a step to change the capital’s culture.
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Congress
House
Washington
House of Representatives
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Texas
Clinton
Reform Congress
Senate
Mitch McConnell
R-Ky
Notree Heroic Shot During School Shooting Fight
Clarence Notree shielded students as a gunman attacked Woodson North Elementary in Chicago. He was wounded in the wrist but saved children, yet the Chicago Board of Education denied Workers Compensation. An arbitrator awarded $13,000. the board appeals.
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Clarence Notree
Notree
Chicago Board of Education
Woodson North
Culcow
Gunman confesses to murder of Mexican official
Mexico's attorney general said Daniel Aguilar Trevino confessed that two men paid him 15 000 pesos to shoot Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, the No 2 figure in the PRI. Police seek Carlos Angel Cantu Narvaez and Fernando Rodriguez Gonzalez amid a political upheaval following recent high profile killings.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Daniel Aguilar Trevino
Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Humberto Benitez Trevino
Carlos Angel Cantu Narvaez
Fernando Rodriguez Gonzalez
Luis Donaldo Colosio
Plague Spreads as New Delhi Shuts Schools and Theaters
In New Delhi the plague claimed two lives and prompted closures of schools and cinemas. Mask usage rises as fear spreads. the outbreak began in Surat on Sept 20, with deaths mounting to 56 officially and unofficial estimates exceeding 300.
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New Delhi
India
Surat
Gunman Kills Azerbaijani Officials Amid Tense War
In Baku the vice speaker of parliament Afiyaddin Dzhalilov and security official Shamsi Ragimov were shot dead as Azerbaijan faces heightened alert during war with Armenia over Nagorno Karabakh. A driver was also killed. details remain sketchy as President Aliev is abroad.
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Azerbaijan
Geidar Aliev
United States
Armenia
Nagomo- Karabakh
Afiyaddin Dzhalilov
Aliev
Dzhalilov
Shamsi Ragimov
Dri
Six Die In Russian Cargo Plane Crash In Far East
An overloaded cargo plane carrying 19 aboard including 12 passengers and seven crew members crashed during takeoff in Russia’s Far East. Six people were killed. The craft carried six tons of vegetables. It follows another fatal crash this week, part of a spate of aviation disasters across the region.
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Russia
Far East
Soviet Union
Interfax
Elvis death certificate finds no evidence of false reporting
AP reports Tennessee health officials found no evidence of lying on Elvis Presley’s death certificate. Coroner Jerry Francisco notes controversy remains, while state says no drugs or alternative cause disclosed and full autopsy report remains private to Presley family.
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Elvis
Tennessee Health Department
Elvis Presley
Presley
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Martin Luther King
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Francisco
Memphis
Shelby County
Disney drops plan for Virginia history theme park
Disney abandons Disney's America near Haymarket Virginia citing environmental and historical concerns. Officials note attendance issues at Disneyland and Disney World alongside Euro Disney losses, while profits rise 3 percent to 267.5 million for the quarter. Governor Schaefer and local leaders react to the setback and half staff observance.
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Virginia
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Orlando
Fla
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America
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Manassas
Peter S. Rummell
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Dana Nottingham
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