Carter offers to aid Korean talks in peace effort
Ex president Carter met with North and South Korean ambassadors at the Carter Center to offer help reviving negotiations on nuclear tensions. He stressed no concrete Korea plans were in place as of Tuesday.
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Group keeps up its efforts on reform
Washington AP Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, eyeing retirement after health reform, nears admitting he may not pass a bill this year. He blames Republican leaders and liberal foes for doom, citing Newt Gingrich and others who warn the move could derail health care and the GATT trade bill. The mainstream group advocates a Sovaien style plan with insurance market reforms and subsidies, and Mitchell is seeking a workable compromise.
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Thousands slain by guns remembered at DC rally
Washington observers recount a silent march for gun control as 38 000 pairs of shoes line the Capitol Reflecting Pool to symbolize gun deaths in America. Kathy McBride, mother of a 21 year old killed at Delaware State, urges Congress to act beyond a ban on assault weapons and a five day waiting period.
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Defense budget gap tops $40 billion over five years
Deputy Defense Secretary John Deutch told the Senate committee that the Clinton administration plans for 1996 to 2001 total more than $40 billion above available funds. He said the Pentagon has not yet outlined a plan to close the gap and noted supplemental Haiti mission costs.
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USAir used shorter flights to delay engine overhauls
A source says USAir maintained older 737-300 engines on short routes to save about 1 million dollars per plane and postpone overhauls by two years while FAA approved the plan in February as part of cost cutting. The Flight 427 crash near Pittsburgh involved 132 aboard.
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