Would-be Quayle foes get job from his wife
Marilyn Quayle criticized potential 1996 Republican challengers at a Hammond luncheon. She said Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas funds poorly and is disliked even among Republicans, discounting candidates Maury Lead? and Bob Dole for re election, and Weld and Thompson as not well known nationwide.
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Phil "Gramm
Texas
Senate
Peven
Bob Dole
Kansas
Massachusetts
William “Weld
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Escapee Shootout Near Miami Ends in Death and Capture
Two of five inmates who tunneled from Glades Correctional Institution in Belle Glade were found in woods near Miami. Armando Junco, 62, was killed and Florencio Alvarez, 39, was captured after about 80 officers stormed the area. The search team, acting on tips, combed an homeless-sodden area near a highway patrol HQ. Two others remain at large.
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Miami
Glades
Florida Highway Patrol
Armando Junco
Florencio Alvarez
Lee Condon
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Sthe Lam
Drawbridge Opens Traps Pregnant Woman Falls
In Miami a six month pregnant woman fell 50 feet from the raised 27th Avenue drawbridge while testing its counterbalance system. A 95 year old woman clung to the sidewalk edge before dropping. The woman was in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital, and she lost her baby. The bridge tender claims he did not see her from the tower as bystanders shouted.
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27Th Avenue
Phangan
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Angel Calzadilla
Miarm
Willie J. Barnes
Contraceptive's maker can't afford guidelines
New York Whitehall Robins Health care, maker of the Today Sponge, will discontinue the product after saying it cannot meet stringent new government safety rules. The FDA questioned water and air purity at the plant, but a spokesman said the agency was simply upholding safety guidelines.
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New York
Whitehall-Robins Healthcare
Food and Drug Administration
Akesman
Rain and mud flood California with evacuations
The Pacific storm drenched California as mudslides smashed into homes near Hollywood Hills trapping residents. Six people died including a 12 year old drowning and a homeless man swept away. About 200000 lost power and 2000 evacuated statewide. National Guard rescued Guernevill residents as the Russian River rose.
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Los Angeles
Harry
Armaella Grebb
Hollywood Hills
California
National Guard
Guerneville
Russian River
New York Bill Targets Sexual Computer Chats With Minors
A Seattle man traveled to New York to meet a 14 year old after explicit online chats. He was charged with a misdemeanor for sending explicit photos to teens. A NY state senator proposed making cyber sexual communication with minors a felony.
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Albany
Seattle
New York City
Alan Paul Barlow
New York
William Sears
Utica
Papal visit threats prompt security for Pacific flights
Philippine authorities warn of a possible bombing attempt during Pope John Paul II's five day visit. U S officials say security measures are in place and linked to a Manila apartment raid with bomb materials found. Police tightened security including a device found near Quiapo post.
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Philippines
U.S
Pacific
Pope John Paul II
Papua New Guinea
Australia
Sri Lanka
Washington
State Department
Fidel Ramos
DZXL
Julio Sohs
Quiapo
Lorenzo Morato
TV's Future Ties to Telephone Firms in Video Push
Time Warner unveils the Full Service Network with video on demand and home shopping, signaling a future where cable operators and Bell Atlantic plan interactive TV. Regulators weigh allowing telcos into home video amid fears of higher rates and unfair competition.
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Time Warner
Gerald Levin
Bell Atlantic
At&t
Virginia
Robert Townsend
Bell Atlantic Video Services
Reston
New York
Newhouse Broadcasting
Syracuse
Bradley Stillman
Consumer Federation of America
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Eric Rabe
Bell Atlantic Corp
Cable and Telephone
Daniel Weitzner
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Washington
Electronic Marvel
Scientific Atlanta
Silicon Graphics
Orlando
Fla
Cable firms enter phone market amid regulatory shifts
Cable companies like Time Warner Cable win rights to offer basic telephone service in cities such as Rochester, intensifying competition with regional Bell operating companies. The FCC’s 1992 rules on video dial tone open paths for local telcos to build new video networks on common carriers, reshaping the telecom landscape.
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Stephen Effros
Cable Telecommuniations Association
NYNEX
Roy Neel
U.S. Telephone Association
Trade Association For Local Exchange Carriers
Congress
CBS
Directv
Los Algerennos
General Motors
Hughes Electronics
Time Warner Cable
Rochester
At&t
FCC
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