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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1998
Page
7
EPA ranking lists best fuel mileage models led by Chevrolet Metro variants and Suzuki Swift ahead of Honda Civic and Toyota Paseo with Mitsubishi Mirage and Toyota Tercel. Worst performers include Ferrari 550 Maranello Lamborghinis and Rolls Royce Silver Spur with Bentley models rounding out the bottom.
The EPA 1999 fuel economy stats name the Chevrolet Metro as the most fuel efficient gasoline vehicle at 41 mpg city. Diesels from Volkswagens including the Beetle Golf and Jetta post about 42 mpg in city driving, while high performance luxury models like the Ferrari 550 Maranello post 9 mpg.
The House passed legislation 369 to 50 authorizing up to $100 million annually for five years to fund planning and expansion of high quality charter schools. The decision follows a sharp partisan battle over who best serves educational needs.
The House Ethics Committee ends three remaining ethics charges against Speaker Newt Gingrich. It finds Rule 43 violations occurred in the past using a political consultant to shape the Republican legislative agenda but sees no ongoing violations in the speaker's office and takes no further action.
The House approved a measure directing federal trial courts to use arbitration mediation and other alternate methods to resolve disputes and to review existing programs to fight backlogs and litigation costs. President Clinton vowed to push for an HMO patients rights bill next year after partisanship stalled it this week.
The measure to raise high skilled immigrant visas stalled after Sen. Tom Harkin blocked a Senate vote. House passage contrasted with GOP and industry pushback over job competition as opponents warned Americans would lose. In other news, Hunter Scott’s historic history project spurred a court-martial reassessment, and a push for a posthumous pardon for USS Indianapolis captain Charles B. McVay III emerged. The Judiciary Committee signaled possible impeachment inquiry directions, with discussion of subpoenas but no immediate action against President Clinton.
The Clinton administration proposed sanctions against the European Union if it defies a World Trade Organization ruling on banana and beef exports. GOP leaders had pushed a House bill to require sanctions, but the measure was pulled after the White House statement.
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