Queen Elizabeth 2 to Boston for hull repairs after grounding
The Queen Elizabeth 2 steamed toward Boston for hull repairs after running aground near Burnards Bay Massachusetts. No injuries were reported and 1815 passengers including George Kennedy and Tom Clancy were evacuated as surveys planned to check for bottom shifts and damage.
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Rabies Spreads Northward Through Raccoons Along East Coast
Health officials warn that rabies is spreading from Florida raccoons to the Northeast, with thousands receiving shots after bites though no deaths reported. The outbreak began in 1977 and advances about 25 miles per year, threatening people and domestic animals.
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Scientist probes Meriwether Lewis death with radar search
Memphis forensic scientist Tames W Starrs af Gannoe Washington Mniveraty plans ground penetrating radar at Meriwether Lewis’s grave on August 18, the explorer’s 218th birthday, to determine if remains exist and whether Lewis was murdered or died by own hand.
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California budget stalemate continues after rejection
Sacramento lawmakers reject Gov. Pete Wilson's $56 billion budget plan amid a $10.7 billion deficit. Senate 24 13 and Assembly 46 24 fall short of two thirds, prolonging a five week stalemate that forced IOUs to employees and vendors.
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Fires slow to halt across Northwest and California
Firefighters began to ease off Sunday as two Oregon fires wound down after destroying seven homes and burning 40 000 acres. In Big Sur California a signal fire grew out of control burning wilderness above the Pacific. Nevada brush fire of 38000 acres neared containment. East Evans Creek Oregon 10135 acres four homes Rogue River 85 percent contained. Lone Pine in Winema 30720 acres three homes weakening. Ventana Wilderness Big Sur 70 percent contained as terrain and gaps hinder access.
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Gasoline prices slip amid lagging demand in July
The average price per gallon at U S pumps fell over two weeks as a sluggish economy cut demand. Trilby Lundberg, citing a survey of 13,000 stations, reported an average of 1.2764 dollars per gallon on Friday, down from 1.2826 on July 24.
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Nightmare of Kozarac Women Besieged by Ethnic Cleansing
In Kozarac, a Muslim town of 27 000 in northwestern Bosnia, Serb forces shelled for 48 hours and rounded males 15 to 45 from residents. Women and children fled to gymnasiums and camps such as Omarska and Trnopolje, facing rape, imprisonment, and loss of husbands and sons in a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign.
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GOP Leaders Weigh Hard Platform Debates Ahead of Convention
In Houston GOP leaders debate the party platform with abortion rights activists claiming exclusion and rushed hearings. The fight centers on a constitutional abortion ban and judge appointments while economic proposals aim for tax cuts and smaller government.
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Congress
Don Nickles
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Office of Management and Budget
Clinton Leads Bush In Texas And National Polls Before Convention
Three polls show Bill Clinton ahead of George Bush as the Republican National Convention nears. In Texas Clinton 43 Bush 29, a Harte-Hanks Texas poll has Clinton up 49 to 35. A Globe national poll shows 56 to 32 in Clinton favor, with 23 percent undecided in the Houston Chronicle survey of 835 Texas voters.
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Hillary Clinton Targets Conservatives At ABA Convention
Hillary Clinton addressed about 1800 lawyers at the American Bar Association annual meeting. She urged women not to accept Washington lectures on family values, saying women do not need an idealized world. Anita Hill followed, calling for women in law to become social engineers against sexual bias.
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Networks Hope for GOP Convention Split
New York CBS News and other networks plan convention coverage as the Republican National Convention opens August 17. Producers anticipate internal dissension and division within the GOP making the event more compelling than forecast. Lane Venardos of CBS News calls it a very chaotic political year.
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