State lawmakers face unresolved major issues in stalled session
Albany lawmakers leave for the weekend with a long list of unsettled items including rent regulation expiring next week, Clean Air Act compliance, hospital reimbursement reform, environmental trust funding, banking deregulation, and radioactive waste storage. Frustration grows as leaders warn of extended sessions to finish work.
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Albany
Franz Leichter
Leichter
Manhattan
Yn Yorke
New York
Chieflby
West Valley
Assembly
James Talon
Binghamton Democrat
Salina Plant Wins $30 Million Air Defense Radar Contract
Martin Marietta Salina operations won a $30 million contract through Hughes Aircraft to build an FPS-117 solid state long range land based radar for Kuwait. The award follows layoffs of 25 workers tied to a prior Navy contract loss, and marks the largest local contract since Martin Marietta’s April acquisition of GE aerospace assets.
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Martin Marietta Corp
Kuwait
Hughes Aircraft Co
Fullerton
Calif
Martin Marietta Ocean
Electronics Park
in_Marietta
Martin Marietta
Bethesda
Focal
Waller
Hughes Aircraft
Martin Marietta Beat
Clinton speaks with man who claims to be his half brother
President Clinton spoke by phone with Henry Leon Ritzenthaler claiming kinship and agreed to meet later. Ritzenthaler, of Paradise California, said the call was warm and a meeting could occur in future. The White House did not confirm a definite familial link.
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Clinton
White House
Henry Leon Ritzenthaler
Paradise
Calif
Jon
Letterman bows out with a bang on NBC finale
New York viewers watched David Letterman exit NBC after years hosting Late Night in a celebratory program marked by surprise guest Bruce Springsteen and a seven minute overtime. Tom Hanks called it the season’s show business event. Conan O’Brien’s future berth was acknowledged as Letterman teased one last appearance and reflected on his long late night tenure.
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New York
David Letterman
NBC
Bruce Springsteen
Tom Hanks
Letterman
Bul Wen- Gell
Conan O'Brien
O'Brien
Springsteen
E’d
Gloryerman
General Electric
Budget fight over deficit plan enters tough conference period
Negotiations to resolve House and Senate differences on President Clinton deficit reduction proposals begin amid deep Democratic divisions and Republican opposition. Conferees plan to start July 12 after the July 4 recess, aiming for a final vote before August recess. House favors broad tax increases while the Senate relies on a gasoline tax and Medicare cuts to balance five year deficit reduction targets.
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Washington
House
Senate
Clinton
Congress
Base closing panel views air stations
Washington reports the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission is weighing elimination of Navy and Marine air stations after proposing shipyard and other naval cuts. The panel selected several facilities for closing including Charleston and Mare Island shipyards, while seeking to shift some naval facilities elsewhere. The group continues voting on military actions and realignments through the weekend.
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Federal
Navy
Marine Corps
Defense Department
el Toro Marine Air Base
California
Naval Air Operations
Cecil Field
Fia
Barbers Point
Ha- Waiii
Defense Base
San Francis Bay Area
Charleston
S.C
New York
Alabama
Virgnia
Mississippi
Exas
Connecticut
Washington State
Maine- New Hampshire
Commission
Jim Courter
Mare Island
Calif
Abraham
Isaac
Harry C. McPherson Jr
Officials hail decision to spare McGuire Air Force Base
Burlington County lawmakers celebrate after the Defense Base appropriated to keep McGuire Air National Base as the East Coast air mobility hub. Rep. Jim Saxton leads a backers’ rally at the officers’ club, praising the 6-1 vote that blocks moving jobs to Plattsburgh NY.
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Defense Base and Realignment Commission
McGuire
East Coast
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Upstate New York
Pentagon
Sen
Bil Bradley
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Tre Deac
Vallejo
Tony Intintoll
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George Miller
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