Public Employees Federation and Cuomo reach new contract
Albany reports the Public Employees Federation and the Cuomo administration end a two year dispute with a tentative contract. It grants 4 percent raises on April 1 1993 and April 1 1994 plus 1.25 percent on October 1 1994. The deal would cost taxpayers about 403 million and awaits legislative approval and a union vote by 55 000 members within six to eight weeks.
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Public Employees Federation
New York
Cuomo
Mario Cuomo
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First drug to block MS episodes may win FDA OK this summer
FDA officials say the beta interferon treatment Betaseron from Chiron Corp and Berlex Labs could be approved by summer after an advisory committee endorsed it. The drug aims to reduce crippling MS attacks by regulating the immune system and limiting myelin damage.
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Rockville
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Theresa Gerrard
FDA Department
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Berlex Labs
Pentagon audit flags Boeing cost overruns in defense contracts
Defense Week reports a Pentagon audit of the Defense Contract Audit Agency finds Boeing Co. military division had the worst cost overruns among surveyed contractors. It calls the unit the riskiest and cites significant deficiencies, with cost estimates off by 5 to 10 million dollars and an inadequate accounting system for accurate projections. Seattle Post-Intelligence
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Boeing Co
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Defense Week
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Boeing
Rebels fire grenades at vehicles carrying Estrada near Santo Tomas
Manila outriders report an attack on a convoy carrying Vice President Joseph Estrada and officials outside Santo Tomas in Batangas Province injuring two policemen. The raid occurred about 35 miles south of Manila according to radio coverage.
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Philippines
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Santo Tomas
Batangas
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Alcohol use may raise AIDS infection risk and impede defense
A new study in Journal of Infectious Diseases links alcohol to higher HIV replication and weakened immune response. Researchers tested white blood cells with HIV, noting alcohol promotes virus growth and reduces killer cell activity, while casual drinking may raise infection risk and risky behaviors.
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Philadelphia
Kamas Jefferson University
Warn
Journal of Infectious Diseases
Ron Watson
Alcohol Immunology Center
University of Arizona
de Om Bagasra
Roger Pomerantz
Aid efforts in Bosnia amid no fly zone tensions rise
The United States backs a no fly zone and ships six Atlantic coast patrol boats to enforce U.N. sanctions on Serb led Yugoslavia. U.N. commanders report convoys to Srebrenica and nearby Muslim enclaves face Serb obstructions. Morillon led the Srebrenica convoy unescorted. Acceded air drops delivered 72.5 tons food and 1.6 tons medical supplies to Cumagicihi Osmaci near Srebrenica.
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Pkesman Joseh Snyder
Washington
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Danube River
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Yugoslavia
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France
Spain
Bosnia
Srebrenica
Philippe Morillon
Morillon
Zepa
Goradze
New York
Joe Sills
Air Force
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Osmaci
Frankfurt
Germany
Winter lingers as March extends unusually cold season
Climatologists reject astronomical winter and define winter as December through February. Virginia expert Patrick Michaels notes March makes this winter notably long and cold, counting it among the coldest 23 of 98 years.
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Patrick Michaels
Virginia State
University of Virginia
Clinton nods to diverse Supreme Court shortlist as retirement nears
General Janet Reno and Bernard Nussbaum would lead the search for a replacement as President Clinton plans to retire this summer. Liberals push for abortion rights supporters, while conservatives pledge to oppose a litmus test candidate. Names floated include Mario Cuomo, Richard S. Arnold, Aralyn Lyle Kearse, Judith Kaye, Stephen Breyer, Jose Cabranes, Stephanie Seymour, George Mitchell, Marion Wright Edelman, Joseph Lieberman, and Laurence Tribe. Clinton promises more minority appointments and to avoid ideological rigidity. he says abortion rights will influence picks but not govern the process. Senate Republicans urge neutral jurists and warn against personal policy agendas.
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White House
Bernard Nussbaum
White
Clinton
Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
New York
Mario Cuomolope Na
1St Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
Jose A. Cabranes
U.S. District Court
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Reagan
Bush
Pentagon report accuses Iraq of war crimes in Gulf War
The United States released a long awaited Army report alleging Iraq committed war crimes against American and other POWs during the 1990 91 Gulf War. It details torture, abuse, and executions, and notes Iraqi efforts to extract military secrets and identify Jewish prisoners.
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Persian Gulf
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Saddam Hussein
Bill Clinton
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