Minnesota settles with Big Tobacco over smoking costs
Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield reach a 66 billion settlement with major tobacco companies on treating smoking related illnesses. The deal ends 32 months of testimony and precedes a jury trial, with Minnesota to receive around 34 billion and broader national implications noted by Attorney General Hubert Humphrey.
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Nixon ally Bebe Rebozo dies at 85 in Miami
Miami banker and longtime friend of President Nixon, Charles G Rebozo known as Bebe, died at Baptist Hospital at age 85 from a brain aneurysm after a stroke. He was a loyal defender of Nixon during Watergate and mentored in Key Biscayne where they shared winter White House days.
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Weekend Showers Forecast With Cloudy Periods
The forecast calls for a cloudy weekend with showers likely on Sunday and Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday stay mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs range from 68 to 70 degrees, lows from 52 to 53.
Peace talks stall as US envoy signals doubt
In Ramallah Dennis Ross warned that differences with Arafat remain and a Monday deadline may slip. Clinton urged a troop pullback and a path to a permanent peace, while Netanyahu aides questioned timing and risked a confrontation with Washington.
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Tax cut shocks Onondaga area localities
Onondaga County municipalities and school districts face about $1 million annual losses from a January state budget law removing sales tax on college books. The June 1 effective date hits summer classes, forcing budget tricks as colleges like Syracuse University and OCC absorb the hit.
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Rochester Toronto ferry plan eyed for cross lake service
A Toronto company proposes a two hour Lake Ontario ferry link between Rochester and Toronto using two 300 foot catamarans. The plan aims to carry up to 176 cars 1000 passengers and several buses with departures every three hours and a tentative fare of 100 Canadian dollars per carload. The project seeks private funding with a late next year or early year start and could mirror UK and France cross channel catamaran operations in scale.
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