Mars Environment Survey landers planned by NASA
NASA in Pasadena announced plans to launch 16 MESUR landers to Mars between 1999 and 2003 on four missions, with a 1996 precursor including a rover, camera, and soil sensors. The fleet, about a yard wide, will descend by parachute and gather atmospheric, soil, and rock data, with seismology and weather observations over a Martian year.
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U.N. Sees Global Warming Pact as Vital Step
United Nations negotiator Jean Ripert calls the forthcoming treaty a significant though not stringent first international effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Talks with 143 nations stretched late into Friday night as negotiators aimed to finalize the pact for signing at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro next month.
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Chinese rush to market style reforms in China
Chinese officials nationwide push bold market style reforms as Deng Xiaoping era rhetoric echoes. Provinces and cities scramble to create development zones and lure foreign investment with preferential treatment, signaling a go go attitude despite central guidance. Economist Anthony Charli says strong growth is expected this year.
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Envoy Pleads for Investment in Russia
Envoy Robert Strauss, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, urged the nation’s top 100 business leaders to back private investment in the former Soviet Union. He spoke after a private Friday meeting with the Business Council, stressing private capital alongside the $24 billion aid package pledged by the United States and Western democracies.
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Syracusan charged with murder in Oakwood Avenue slayings
Edward Myers 32 of Syracuse was charged with two counts of murder after police say he stabbed to death Isaac Williams 72 and Sylvester Martin 55 during a robbery at their Oakwood Avenue home. Witnesses say Myers admitted the killings and attempted to pawn a television. two televisions were stolen. Williams died of a stab wound to the heart and was later strangled. the crime occurred after midnight with bodies found Thursday morning.
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Bush pushes bipartisan aid for L A with limited new proposals
President Bush urges bipartisan action on inner-city aid after Los Angeles riots. He proposes a July 4 deadline from housing officials, pledges $19 million in weed and seed funds for L A, and plans talks with leaders next week. Bush cites need for new strategies while reissuing prior enterprise zone and housing tenant programs.
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Cuomo signs partial New York election reform law
Governor Mario Cuomo signed a package he called a partial fix to New York’s cumbersome election law. He said it falls short of his goals, blaming the Senate’s Republicans. The measure tightens campaign contribution limits and includes other modest reforms amid political gridlock.
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Moynihan to Receive Honor Amid Cardinal Protests
The University of Notre Dame plans to award Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan an honorary degree at commencement despite protests from two cardinals, Cardinal John J. O’Connor and Cardinal Bernard Law, who criticized the choice due to his stance on abortion.
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