EPA mowers rules spark debate over garden tool pollution
EPA moves toward nationwide emissions limits on gas powered lawn mowers weed whackers and similar tools with aims to cut hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions by 32 percent and 14 percent respectively by 2003. Critics note these gadgets account for only about 5 percent of U.S. air pollution and suggest cheaper cleaner options or opposition to new controls.
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EPA
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Family salutes Yucca staff at summer youth center
The Crawford family thanks the Yucca Youth Center staff for a great summer for their three boys. They describe daily activities from crafts to sports, including gym hockey basketball and track meets, and note improved attitudes and self esteem. They commend the staff and plan to return next summer.
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Abig
Yucca
Albuquerque
Roswell
Speeches Rule Over Platform At New Mexico GOP Convention
At the Santa Fe platform gathering the day centered on speeches more than platform drafting. Gary Johnson, the gubernatorial candidate, spoke of his statewide bicycle tour and joked about weight gain. He teased Democrats over campaign ads and urged delegates to back him, while Colin McMillan and Walter Bradley drew praise from attendees.
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Santa FE
Gary Johnson
Johnson
Dulce
Las Cruces
San Antonio
Socorro County
Rowena Baca
Owl Cafe
New Mexico
Walter Bradley
Gary
Cratic
U.S. Senate
Colin McMillan
McMillan
Dee
Bruce King
Patricia Madrid
AARP Endorsement Sparks Conservative Phone Storm
In Washington, Republican senators report a surge of senior citizen calls opposing the AARP backed health care bills. McCain, Coverdell and others compare the push to past reforms, warning of public miscalculation and out of touch lobbying. The piece traces roots of catastrophic coverage politics back to Bowen and Reagan era, noting how public protest reshaped policy.
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Washington
American Association of Retired Persons
Congress
John McCain
McCain
Arizona
AARP
Paul Coverdell
R-Ga
Mium
Congressional
Otis Ray Bowen
Reagan
Department of Health and Human
White House
Bowen
Clinton
August 19 1994 Highlight and historic events
On this date in history the United States battleship Constitution defeated the Guerriere east of Nova Scotia in 1812 during the War of 1812. In 1934 Germany approved Hitler as fuehrer by plebiscite, consolidating sole executive power.
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U.S.S
Nova Scotia
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Roswell district seeks seven teachers before new year
Roswell Independent School District will be fully staffed for the coming school year after filling seven positions. Bruce Cox said four special education teachers, two elementary physical education teachers, and one middle school girls PE teacher are still needed. Also noted is Air Force Sgt. Gerald H. Houston arriving for duty at England AFB in Louisiana after serving at Tan Son Nhut AB in Vietnam.
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Roswell
England Afb
Louisiana
Sgt
Houston
Air Force Communications Service
Tan Son Nhut AB
Vietnam
Woodstock echoes and divides across 25 years
A retrospective contrasts Woodstock I and II, noting overlaps between veterans like Richie Havens and modern acts such as Spin Doctors while underscoring shift from 1960s antiestablishment ideals to 1990s capitalism. It argues drug culture, family breakdown, and social values worsened American society, with aging hippies crowing over perceived victory.
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Richie Havens
Joe Cocker
Spin Doctors
Arrested Development
Phonies
Woodstock
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