Avalanches, floods kill five in western Europe weekend
News briefs report five deaths from weather related avalanches and floods across Switzerland France Germany and Austria with thirteen missing. In Valais Switzerland avalanche near Evolene and Les Hauderes buried chalets. a 23 year old man and 22 year old girlfriend died in a snowplow. The NRA ad features J C Watts as a spokesman amid GOP controversy. An 86 year old man in Pearl River New York is charged with shooting his wife on her birthday. A study finds most teachers lack training to use the six million school computers effectively.
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Domenici to seek 40 percent rise in education spending
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete Domenici said he will push a 40 percent increase in education spending in the fiscal 2000 budget. He also proposed revamping education programs to remove strings attached to federal aid, signaling a Republican counter to Clinton's $1.77 trillion budget.
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Trial reveals Byrd dragged alive before decapitation
Pathologist Dr. Tommy J. Brown testified Byrd was alive and in pain as a pickup truck dragged him over two miles, his head, shoulder and right arm ripped from his torso after a clash during James Byrd Jr. murder trial. Jury trial continues with defense witnesses and forensic evidence.
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Joe Bob Golden
Virginia Teen Abortion Notification Law Left Intact
The Supreme Court declined to hear arguments challenging Virginia's parental notification rule, noting no decision was made today. The stance keeps the law in force for now while leaving open future review possibilities. The court also declined Pan Am 73 related suits, allowed Hare Krishna airport outreach limits, and signaled a Nevada case to interpret a 1996 prison inmate access restriction.
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Albanians Agree to Sign Kosovo Peace Deal
After 17 days of talks in Rambouillet France ethnic Albanians pledged to sign a Kosovo peace agreement within two weeks. State Department spokesman James P. Rubin said the sign would follow technical consultations with Kosovars as NATO threatened airstrikes loomed. The Serbs rejected NATO deployment and urged blame on U S officials for the Rambouillet talks ending in perceived failure.
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Chemo and radiation proposed to fight cervical cancer
The National Cancer Institute urges immediate use of a chemotherapy and radiation combo for spreading cervical cancer, a breakthrough from five studies showing a 30 to 50 percent reduction in death rates over three to eight years. Doctors say this could change standard treatment, moving beyond radiation alone.
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National Cancer Institute
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Harrison G. Ball
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Clinton talks with governors on education tobacco money
President Clinton met with state governors as debates over education policy tobacco settlement funds and Internet tax collection dominated discussions. He urged working together while Republicans pressed for limits on federal school money and details on Kosovo troop deployments. Senate and House leaders planned to press Clinton on Social Security Kosovo strategy and funding. Governors complained Washington seeks a large share of the 195 billion tobacco settlement.
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George W. Bush
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Bosnia
New York Seizes DUI Offenders Cars in City Crackdown
New York launches a citywide effort to seize vehicles of drivers with blood alcohol levels at or above 0.10 percent arrested for drunken driving. Cars are seized on the spot in civil forfeiture under state law, with criminal prosecution proceeding separately. Civil libertarians oppose, while Mayor Giuliani defends the policy as court-proof.
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