Passengers say ill fated train was swaying
Witnesses described the Amtrak California Zephyr lurching, swaying, then derailing near a small Iowa town. At least 91 injured, three critically. Passengers recounted loud clickety sounds before the crash as investigators began safety checks and drug tests for the crew.
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Batavia
Iowa
Amtrak
Ruby Hall
Forrest City
Ark
California Zephyr
Monay
Seattle
Oakland
Chicago
Des Moines
Josanna Gibson
Schenectady
N.Y
Sue Martin
Michael Turner
Kathy Hood
Littleton
Colo
Choard
Bush signs hate crimes law to study bias motivated crimes
President Bush in a White House ceremony signed the National Hate Crimes Statistics Act directing a five year DOJ study of crimes motivated by race religion ethnicity or sexual orientation. The bill received praise from gay rights groups and civil rights organizations. A toll free reporting line 1 800 347 HATE will aid public reporting.
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Washington
White House
Bush
Justice Department
American Civil Liberties Union
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
House
Senate
Department
Diana Y. Rust-Tierney
ACLU
Jimmy Carter
Training edge through OCC WorkSource at Crouse-Hinds
Bill Tuck leads Crouse-Hinds a Cooper division in investing executive commitment to OCC WorkSource training. On site programs train hundreds with degree and non degree options from metallurgy to PLCs and Lotus. The partnership targets broad tech skills to tackle shortages and diversify the workforce.
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Crouse-Hinds
Bill Tuck
Cooper Industries, Inc
OCC
Lotus
Bennett Rejects Mayors Plea For Anti-Drug Aid
Federal drug policy chief William Bennett rejects direct city anti-drug aid arguing it is too early to redirect funds toward prevention and treatment. Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn criticized the stance saying jobs and education must accompany enforcement. Bennett says direct city aid would cause confusion and delay in distribution.
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Bennett
Associated Press
Washington
William Bennett
Boston
Raymond L. Flynn
Flynn
White House
Quayle urges all-out war on breast cancer disease
Marilyn Quayle, wife of Vice President Dan Quayle, told a House subcommittee that her mother died of breast cancer and called for federal and state aid for free breast X-rays and Pap tests for poor women. Also, Republican National Committee Chairman Lee Atwater is being treated for a blood clot in his left leg found during a New York stay for brain tumor surgery.
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Marilyn Quayle
Congressional
Quayle
House
Dan Quayle
Capitol Hill
Cox News Service
GOP
Republican National Committee
Lee Atwater
Atwater
New York
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Gerry Hester
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Nat Force
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National Association of Home Builders
R. Jack Powell
Spinal Injury Group
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Senate Budget Committee
James Sasser
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Public Service Commission
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NEW York Telephone Company
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