Last hope ends for Griffiss base closure plan
The Senate rejected overturning the base closing commission, sealing 4,523 jobs loss at Griffiss and Plattsburgh Air Force Base. Griffiss loses bombers and engineering wing. Plattsburgh closes. Clinton backed the plan. Moynihan and D Amato urged reversal. Griffiss hosts Rome Labs and active missions since 1942.
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Giants and Mountaineers clash ends in postgame melee at Griffin Field
After Syracuse Express beat Berkshire Mountaineers 17 to 13 at Griffin Field in Liverpool the game erupted into a 25 minute melee. Helmets were used as weapons and benches shattered as players fought. Syracuse coach Garry Acchione quit citing Berkshire fault and urged action by the Empire Football League. He protected his family by retreating to the press box with them. Ten witnesses described the chaotic scene including pepper gas and a trainer being struck, with Dan Quirk’s jaw injured.
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Bosnian peace talks collapse over Adriatic access issue
In Zagreb a signing on a Bosnian peace accord was canceled as Serb Croat and Muslim leaders failed to resolve sea access for Muslims. The HMS Invincible meeting included Bosnia and Croatian leaders with mediation by Lord Owen and Stoltenberg.
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Serbia
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Thorvald Stoltenberg
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Geneva
Switzerland
Alija Izetbegovic
Franjo Tudjman
Mostar
U.N
U.N. Nears Breakpoint as General Assembly Opens
The United Nations faces a cash crunch as Boutros-Ghali warns of breaking point due to higher duties with insufficient funding. The 184-nation General Assembly will focus on Middle East peace, Bosnia, Somalia, development, disarmament, human rights, refugees, and women’s advancement while electing S.R. Insanally as president for the year.
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Quake rocks Northwest with one dead in Oregon slide
A 5.4 magnitude quake struck 15 miles northwest of Klamath Falls at 8:29 p.m. causing a highway rock slide that killed Kenneth Campbell of Phoenix. The event shattered windows and cut power and phone service across southern Oregon. A hotel collapsed in Klamath Falls, and a bridge was damaged in Modoc Point.
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Clinton uses multimedia blitz to push health care plan
The White House mobilizes nationwide outreach with fax lines toll free numbers TV town halls and surrogate speakers to explain a complex reform. The marketing push centers on six principles security choice savings quality simplicity and responsibility with slogans like health care that's always there. Dr Koop voiced strong support and lawmakers joined Health Care University briefings led by Hillary Rodham Clinton and the health task force.
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