Louganis AIDS admission sparks public concern and backlash
A letter condemns Gregory Louganis for hiding HIV status during his 1988 Olympic gold run after a Seoul pool accident. It argues public figures owe transparent health disclosures to fans and warns of the risk to others, while noting his athletic achievements.
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Greg Louganis
Lougan
U.S. Olympic Committee
Louganis
Olympic Committee
Energy funds heated debate over Newport visitor center
Editor Jim Bunn and other lawmakers faced criticism for allocating 4.5 million from a weatherization fund to build a Newport visitor center, reducing insulation for 7,000 homes and 700 jobs and drawing questions about long term energy conservation and budget deficits.
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Jim Bunn
R-Ore
House of Appropriations Committee
U. S. Congress
Newport
Ore
President Bush
Bunn
Roswell Briefs March 6 1970 Highlights
March 6 1970 item lists Army sergeant promotion for Fred A Gonzales near An Khe Vietnam serving with 60th Artillery. Also Rotarian of the Month honor for Fred Voorhees at Roswell High. Local reunion planning set by Roswell High classes 1938 39 40 41 42 with a meeting Sunday at 2 p.m. Southwestern Public Service Co.
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Fred A. Gonzales
Fred M. Gonzales
E. Frazier Sr
An Khe
Vietnam
60Th Artillery
Fred Voorhees
Roswell High School
Roswell
Southwestern Public Service Co
Johnson uses train wreck analogy in New Mexico politics
Gov Gary Johnson crafts a rail metaphor to describe legislative and executive branches moving toward meeting, with taxes and general fund spending in focus. He seeks to redirect capital outlay to prison construction, while cabinet nominees face varied scrutiny and some lawmakers warn of conflicts with his favored projects.
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Santa FE
Gary Johnson
Legislature
Johnson
University of New Mexico
Senate
John Chavez
Taxation and Revenue Department
John Garcia
Tourism Department
Fernando Macias
D-Mesilla
Chavez
Health Department
Alex Valdez
Highway and Transportation
Pete Rahn
Valdez
Garvey Carruthers
Human Services Department
Rahn
Ray Kysar
Farmington
House
Richard Cheney
Lugar seeks to curb egg subsidies and farm welfare
Senator Richard Lugar chairs the Agriculture Committee and weighs trimming farm subsidies including the Export Enhancement Program. The EEP aids egg exports despite a target date issue with GATT. Maine Senator Cohen backs behavior to protect farmers and ensure continued support for egg exporters amid budget fights.
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Washington
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Lugar
Congressional
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Capitol Hill
Hong Kong
New England
Uncle Sam
Sen
Bill Cohen
Maine
GATT
Tarek Rizk
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cohen
USDA
Gary Blumenthal
Social Security Surpluses Drive Budget Debate in Washington
In a bitter clash over a balanced budget plan, Republicans insist Social Security surpluses stay in the deficit calculus to avoid a larger cut burden, while some Democrats push to remove the trust fund from calculations. Senate leaders weigh the political and numeric stakes as the 67th vote on the amendment looms.
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Washington
Senate
Bob Dole
Social Security
North Dakota
Sens
Kent Conrad
Byron Dorgan
GOP
Conrad
Dorgan
Larry Craig
Idaho
Social Security Administration
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