Budget negotiations inch toward truce as clock ticks
President Clinton presses for a spending truce to allow lawmakers to campaign. Bowles, Gingrich, Lott lead talks on education and environment while GOP leaders push tax breaks and vouchers. Eight of 13 bills remain, stopgap expires tonight, no shutdown. Clinton seeks 3 billion more, including 1 billion for teachers and extra Russia aid.
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Booze bans reshape WVU Greek recruitment debate
West Virginia University's Pi Kappa Phi and other fraternities confront a new policy banning alcohol in all chapter houses by 2000 2001. Critics say pledges may drop as alcohol socializing shifts while national leaders argue bans could attract more serious students and help Greek life endure after a decade of flat growth. Sean Cook, Pi Kappa Phi VP, notes this fall’s pledge class is smaller, highlighting the policy's challenges to recruitment and personal freedom concerns among members.
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Hazardous Materials Education Aims to Ready Responders
In Raleigh County growth may boost the economy but raises health and environmental risks from hazardous materials. A Local Emergency Planning Committee co-chair, Randall, an 18 year Public Service Commission veteran, will teach a first responders class next month on recognizing hazardous materials and identifying container types.
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