Former Detroit staffers celebrate union ruling
Tens of thousands of former Detroit newspaper workers and supporters marched after an administrative law judge ruled in favor of unions that had gone on strike for 19 months. Judge Thomas Wilks ordered Detroit papers to reinstate up to 1,100 workers, even if it means displacing replacement staff.
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Acne
Cencan Han Fain
Rue
le Free Press
Detroit News
Detroit Newspapers Inc
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Middletown unit declares unusual nuclear power plant event
A nuclear plant in Middletown PA experienced an unusual event classified as the lowest of four emergency levels after a power outage. Spokesman Ralph DeSantis said the incident followed a sister unit that suffered the nation’s worst commercial nuclear accident, lasting over an hour on Saturday.
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Middletown
Able
Ralph DeSantis
Gun Waving Lawyer Scares Jurors In Robbery Case
Dallas report describes a courtroom scene where a lawyer waved a gun during a robbery case prompting jurors to gasp and question the proceedings. The incident spurred talk of a formal complaint and possible grand jury referral as sentencing deliberations continued.
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Lien Afta
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Tom D'Amore
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Chinatown Rivalries Erupt Over Hong Kong Transfer
In New York and other cities Chinese communities react to Hong Kong departure with pride and fear. Anti Communist sentiment grows among many New York Chinese while rival factions clash over how to respond to Beijing’s rising influence and memories of British rule.
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Hong Kong
New York
Britain
United States
Canada
China
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Water Rationing Ordered Again in San Juan Area
Puerto Rico authorities imposed water rationing in San Juan and nearby areas due to low rainfall and heavy demand. It is the second rationing order in three years as the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority began shutting off service every other day in San Juan, Carolina, Trujano Alto, and Canvanas.
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Puerto Rico
Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
Carolina
Trujno Alto
Canvanas
Ex coroner sought after cremated remains discovery bay
In Discovery Bay California deputies responding to a collapsed storage shed found thousands of decaying cardboard boxes and plastic bags each containing about six pounds of cremated remains. The renter Allan Vieira was later linked to another stash near a private hangar with a dusty Cessna.
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Calif
Allan Vieira
Russia Joins Exclusive World Club At G Seven Summit
In 1991 Moscow joined the leaders of the Group of Seven with Gorbachev invited to the talks. By 1992 Yeltsin attended in Munich, joining sessions and signaling Russia’s full fledged status as NATO expansion loomed. Clinton touted Russia’s integration as positive for all, while Japan and France questioned Russia’s economy and China’s exclusion.
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London
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Boris Yeltsin
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Germany
Yeltsin
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France
Bill
Clinton
Russia
Moscow
China
Chechnya
Georgia
NATO
Andrei Piontkovsky
Center For Strategic Studies
Summit Eight draft highlights call for cloning ban and climate steps
The draft statement from the Summit of the Eight notes medical benefits from cloning advances but urges legislation banning human cloning. Leaders push to stabilize greenhouse gases yet disagree on binding emission limits. China may reclaim Hong Kong, with pledges to protect its monetary system and freedoms. The draft backs reviving momentum in the Middle East peace process and urges continued negotiations. Financial reform at the UN and timely member payments are urged.
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Hong Kong
United Nations
Associated Press
Yeltsin courts U S business leaders in Denver visit
Russian president Boris Yeltsin pitched Russia as business friendly to a group of 15 U.S. executives in the Denver Museum of Natural History. He discussed cooperation under a $1 billion deal with Lockheed Martin to use the RD180 engine in a new Atlas rocket, developed with Energomash in Russia and assembled by Lockheed Martin Astronautics in Colorado, with production slated to begin in 1998.
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Boris Yeltsin
U.S
Russia
Yeltsin
Lockheed Martin Corp
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Group of Seven warns Japan about trade gap
Denver report says the G7 leaders urged Japan to boost domestic demand as its rising trade surplus drew sharp scrutiny. The nine page communique also lamented high European unemployment without new remedies, amid fears U S protectionist pressures from the widening gap. Yeltsin approved the statement after the meeting of the seven major powers.
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Japan
Europe
Clinton
United States
Germany
Britain
France
Canada
Italy
Boris Yeltsin
Clinton urges Sinn Fein to move toward peace
President Clinton and Prime Minister Blair call on Sinn Fein to prove their commitment to peace after violence in Belfast. Clinton says the ball is in Sinn Fein's court and urges a clear signal of willingness to join the peace process following IRA killings of two police officers.
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Sinn Fein
Denver
Tony Blair
Northern Ireland
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Blair
Irish Republican Army
Life and Death Costs Push 52 Year Smoker to Quit
Jarvis, a Niagara Mohawk retiree with 87 years on the job, recalls a lifetime of smoking. He quit after a 1994 lung operation and now battles weak lungs and chronic bronchitis. He notes peer pressure from youths smoking and calls for hospitals and groups to treat addiction rather than settlements.
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Jarvis
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Jarvises
Pat Jarvis
Questions and answers on tobacco settlement deal
Washington questions and answers detail how a congressional tobacco settlement would affect smoking in America. The plan could raise cigarette prices and ban self service, with FDA regulation over nicotine, packaging warnings, ad restrictions, and ending brand sponsorships. It would fund anti smoking campaigns and cessation aids, while limiting punitive damages and class actions. Much depends on Congress approval.
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Congress
America
Food and Drug Administration
Joe Camel
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