Navy seeks approval to launch loitering Tomahawk with camera
Navy seeks congressional OK to start work on a new Tomahawk model able to loiter above battlefields and relay TV images to guide hits on moving targets such as Scud launchers. Production would involve Hughes Aircraft’s Tucson facility, now part of Raytheon, with contracts potentially reaching billions for 1,350 missiles plus R and D funds. FCC requires top markets to begin digital broadcasts within two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Congressional
Tucson
Ariz
Arlington
Phone firms share deadheat data under Dept approval
The Justice Department allowed telephone companies to share information on customers who fail to pay long distance bills. AT&T MCI Sprint and others would feed data to an independent clearinghouse which would report back if a potential customer owes charges. This could expand tracking beyond traditional credit reporters and still follow consumer protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
At&t
MCI
Sprint
Hawaiian wins first permit for digital TV station
The FCC issued KHVO in Hilo a construction permit to build a commercial digital television station with crystal-clear picture and sound. KITV Argyle Television Inc. owns KHVO, which also receives a free second channel for the digital transition as broadcasters simulcast analog and digital signals during the switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KHVO
Hilo
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Mass Media Bureau
Kitv Argyle Television Inc
Meese backs federal crime for union violence
Former Attorney General Edwin Meese urged Congress to pass a bill making union violence a federal crime with penalties up to 20 years or the death penalty in certain cases. He testified to a Senate panel criticizing a 1973 Supreme Court ruling that shielded union officials from Hobbs Act extortion when pursuing legitimate objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Meese TI
Congress
Senate
Meese
Supreme Court
Michael Gottesman
Georgetown University Law Center
Reagan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Weld seeks Mexico ambassador post amid Senate standoff
Former Massachusetts governor William Weld presses for an Mexico ambassadorship as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wrestles over a hearing. Support splits along party lines with Helms opposing Weld over drug policy views while Lugar and others push for a hearing. White House backs Weld and Democrats support confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
William Weld
Capitol Hill
Mexico
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Weld
Dick Lugar
Rind
Gordon Smith
Ore
Lugar
Helms
White House
Clinton
Senate
Alive Lois Gates Labeled Dead By Social Security Error
Lois Gates of Fort Worth remains alive while federal records show her death in June 1997. The Social Security Administration notified her after a missed $731 monthly check, allegedly debited from her son in law’s bank account. Officials expect corrected records and replacement checks, while Gates and her daughter Cassy seek resolution and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Lois Gates
Social Security Administration
Gates
Treasury Department
Lois J. Gates
Social Security
Karl Barnett
Miami Votes on Abolition Amid Debt and Poverty Struggles
Miami faces a pivotal election on abolishing the city after a 101 year existence amid heavy debt scandals and rising poverty. Abolition advocates failed to block the vote and argued for dissolving city boundaries in favor of Metro-Dade County services. The ballot also proposes shifting to an executive mayor with district-based commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Abolition
Gene Stearns
Metro-Dade
Stearns
Latin America
Caribbean
Congress Hesitates on Tobacco Industry Deal
Congress shows reluctance to move on the $368 billion tobacco settlement as Senate leaders warn of a slow path and possible failure to act this year. Meanwhile a $34 million Clinton administration request to fund state efforts to enforce laws banning sales to minors passes 70 to 28, marking a rare anti tobacco victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Trent Lott
Miss
House
Lott
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Clinton
Mississippi
Mike Moore
Moore
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Food and Drug Administration
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Nain
Isfahan
Qums
Bokara
Bia
Kashan
Kerman
Chocaa
Four Point Hotel
Sheraton
Electronics Phy
Liverpool
Sun
Skaneateles Furs
Mink Fox Raccoon
Parkas
New York
Ostape
Genesee Street
Skaneateles
ABC
CBS
NBC
Fox Networks
Ated Press
The
Associated Press
Richmark
Genesee St
Stickley
Mission
Baker, Henredon
Stickley Drive
Manilas
Mon
Wed
Sal
Tues
Thu
Laura Vozzella
Knight-Ridder News Service
Barnett
Cassy Gates
Oks
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!