Chamorro to cut Nicaraguan army by half to retire officers
President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro announced plans to halve Nicaragua s army the largest force in Central America and retire senior officers the cuts to take effect by August 3 She did not specify if reserves would be affected nor whether Gen Humberto Ortega Sandinista army chief would retire under reforms or be kept temporarily in post
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Nicaragua
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
Central America
Sandinstas
Humberto Ortega
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Bush vetoes revision of Hatch Act debated by Congress
President Bush vetoed a bill to loosen Hatch Act limits on federal workers and signaled he would veto another measure requiring unpaid leave for new babies or family emergencies. This marks his 12th veto in about 15 months in office.
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Passenger Drives For Greyhound After Firing Of Driver
A Greyhound replacement driver, unidentified, was fired after reportedly unable to handle the bus. Rosa White of Brooklyn described clutch trouble and near-collisions before Diane Monteiro, a licensed driver, took control and guided the bus to safety at a Newark terminal and into Manhattan early Friday.
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Judge to rule on Shawcross arrest in Rochester
A Monroe County judge said he will issue a ruling July 27 on the arrest validity and confessions of Arthur J. Shawcross, charged with the killings of 11 women. Defense attorneys completed their pre trial witnesses, arguing lack of probable cause and coercion in confessions.
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Donald Wisner
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Albany Daily Number and Pick 10 Lottery Results
New York state Daily Number drawn Friday is 390 and WinFour is 4376. Pick 10 winners are 6 9 12 13 18 20 24 30 31 45 49 53 54 55 56 58 61 76 78 80.
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New York State
Pyramid loses eight million dollar fraud and breach case
A jury awarded Malcon and Karame Build Ltd nearly 3 million in compensatory damages and 5 million in punitive damages against Pyramid for fraud and breach of contract over an $8 million construction dispute at Salmon Mall. Pyramid plans an appeal while post trial motions are set for June 26.
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Ramid
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Frank Malvasi
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Auser
Jim O'Hara
Supreme Court ruling may strain Medicaid reimbursements
The 5-4 decision lets hospitals sue states in federal court to enforce reasonable and adequate Medicaid reimbursement for treating covered patients. Virginia Hospital Association says rates have caused multi million weekly shortfalls, potentially boosting costs shared by states and the federal government.
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William J. Brennan Jr
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Killer Abbott ordered to pay 7.6 million to actor’s widow
New York jurors awarded Ricci Adan 7.6 million in a wrongful death suit over the 1981 stabbing of her husband Richard, a 22 year old waiter, outside a Manhattan restaurant. Abbott, serving 15 years to life for first degree manslaughter, acted as his own attorney and faces possible appeal.
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Jack Henry Abbott
Ricci Adan
Richard
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Abbott
Norman Mailer
Carol Arber
Adan
Miners Return Home After Bucharest Unrest
In Bucharest calm returned after four days as coal miners, urged by President-elect Ion Iliescu, left the capital for western Romania. Rompres cited officials that the city’s transit systems were back on line and a few miners would stay on standby in case of renewed trouble. Western governments condemned the violence that accompanied the demonstrations.
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Romania
Ion Iliescu
Rompres
Ion Tica
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Interor
U.S. State Department
Richard Boucher
Petre Roman
University Square
Roman
Weather outlook with record temps and hazards
Forecast clear tonight with a low near 65. Sunday will be hazy hot and humid with a chance of showers or thundershowers. Sunset today is 8 46 p m and sunrise Sunday 5 24 a m. Records note highs of 85 in 1961 and lows of 43 in 1984.
Father's Day Weekend Weather Forecast From NWS
The National Weather Service warns of hazy hot humid conditions Sunday with a high in the 85 to 90 range and a 30 percent chance of late-day showers. Monday and Tuesday stay warm and humid with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s, scattered thunderstorms likely. Cooler, drier weather is expected by Wednesday with highs near 70 and lows 55 to 65. Across the region, storms hit central plains and western Midwest, with tornadoes in southwest Nebraska and damaging winds in Topeka, Kansas.
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Texas
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Kansas
Topeka
Associated Press
Mega Borg Fire Ends After Tanker Blaze In Gulf
Galveston Texas firefighters extinguished the Mega Borg blaze after explosions left the 886 foot tanker leaking 4.3 million gallons of crude. Officials warned of potential reflash as tar balls drift toward Bolivar Peninsula. Bioremediation experiments and salvage efforts to transfer oil continued amid inspections by Det Norske Veritas.
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Houston
Det Norske Veritas
Norway
American Bureau of Shipping
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Coast Guard
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