Nerve gas attack hits Tokyo subway killing six
Sarin released from wrapped packages on multiple Tokyo subway cars sickened thousands. Six died and over 3,200 were hospitalized or treated, as police investigated ties to a possible terrorist strike. Prime Minister Murayama demanded a full inquiry.
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Tokyo
Tomiichi Murayama
Aum Shinri Kyo
BRAC hearings map jet relocation amid base closures
The BRAC schedule notes Alabama hearings on April 4 in Birmingham for 160 Navy jets to be moved here, with a later session in Baltimore. North Carolina seeks to keep F A 18 Hornets from Cecil Field in April, while Virginia officials push for them to nest at Naval air stations and Fort Pickett hosts a commission tour ahead of potential closures. Rebecca Cox, Continental Airlines vice president and BRAC member, plans to meet groups March 28 per Richmond Times Dispatch.
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Marine Corps Air Station
North Carolina
Base Closure and Realignment Commission
BRAC
Cecil Field
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Baltimore
Virginia
Fort Pickett
Army
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Congressional
Rebecca Cox
Neuse River Air Force photos hog farms to curb runoff
The Neuse River Air Force will photograph area hog farms to document pollution in the Neuse River basin. Volunteers, forming the latest arm of the Neuse River Foundation, aim to deter illegal runoff and may letter farmers or pursue Clean Water Act actions if cooperation fails.
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Neuse River Air Force
Neuse River
Neuse River Foundation
Rick Dove
Pft
Unidentified body in Kingsport may not be missing Connie Melton
Investigators say a Kingsport remains find probably does not belong to Connie Melton, a Newport resident missing since March 11. Newport Police Chief notes discrepancies in height and plans to send dental records to Kingsport as the search narrows.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Newport
Connie Melton
R. Tomlinson
Melton
Orin Eugene Ross
Knoxville
Tomlinson
Knox County Sessions Court
Homer Wellens III
Selma
Welfare overhaul debate begins amid broad GOP cuts
The House prepares to debate the Personal Responsibility Act, a sweeping welfare reform plan aiming to cut about 60 billion dollars over five years, folding dozens of aid programs into state block grants and tying aid to a major tax cut. Democrats warn of increased hunger and poverty and challenge claims that welfare drives poverty or teen pregnancy.
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Senate
Clinton
Ways and Means
Bill Archer
Texas
GOP
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Archer
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