Toxic gas evacuation after railroad chemical spill in Bogalusa
In Bogalusa Louisiana authorities ordered roads and schools closed as evacuations continued after a ruptured railroad tank car released a pink toxic cloud. About 1,500 residents were moved on Monday and up to 1,500 more were evacuated Tuesday as shifts in wind kept gas dispersing near Gaylord Chemical Corp.
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Teacher Pleads No Contest in Live Cat Cruelty Case
In Muskogee Oklahoma a high school science teacher Mickey Duncan received a 100 hour community service sentence after a live cat operation in class. The charge carried up to one year in jail or 500 dollars. A student helped shave the cat and chloroform attempts were made before a S inch flank incision. The cat woke during the Oct 3 demonstration and cried loudly. It was treated by a vet and later adopted by a student.
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Chromium supplement linked to chromosome damage study
Laboratory tests on cultured cells show chromium picolinate may cause severe chromosome damage suggesting potential carcinogenic risk. The article notes lack of animal studies and questions weight loss claims while detailing chromium's role in insulin function and metabolism. Included is a separate San Diego case about Dennis Mandley York, Ito's stepson, facing unlicensed contracting and theft charges in the Los Angeles and San Mateo areas.
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Margaret York
Los Angeles
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Congress to vote on budget bills
Congress moves to pass large budget reconciliation bills aiming for a balanced federal budget by 1990s end with tax cuts. Republicans push entitlement cuts in Medicare Medicaid and welfare while Democrats threaten vetoes and emphasize earned income tax credit reductions amid last minute bargaining.
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Reagan Echoes Haunt Gop Campaign Trail
The piece notes Republican hopefuls invoke Ronald Reagan to bolster legitimacy. Bush recedes from sight while candidates including Gramm Buchanan Dornan Taylor Alexander Powell frame their bids as continuations or emulations of Reagan era policy and values.
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Day of Dialogue in Los Angeles aims to ease racial tensions
LA residents gather at centers churches synagogues and schools for the first Day of Dialogue. City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas organized the event to address racism after O J Simpson's acquittal with stories of hurt from white friends and memories of segregation.
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Clinton aide calls before Foster office search
Telephone records reveal Hillary Clinton called Susan Thomases at 7:57 a.m. on July 22, 1993, the morning police prepared to search Vincent Foster's office. Susan Thomases then contacted White House counsel Bernard Nussbaum one minute later. Williams also placed calls to Clinton, including a 12:55 p.m. call before Foster's office was unsealed.
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World leaders meet amid tensions and press questions
Chinese President Jiang Zemin and President Clinton meet amid strains over human rights trade and Taiwan in New York. Castro’s Cuba public questions reveal openness to capitalist investment and clash with the Catholic Church. A U S House vote moves Israel embassy to Jerusalem with a presidential delay option.
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Arafat declares support for peace amid opposition
At Harvard, Yasser Arafat praised Rabin and the peace effort, saying Rabin faces one opposition while he faces four, including systemic capitation, Arab opposition, Palestinian opposition, and Christian opposition, as he urged continued pursuit of Middle East peace before about 800 faculty and students.
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Arafat
Hak Rabin
Likud
Pale Unian Liberation Organization
Harvard
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