Clinton proposes 350 million for 35 000 new teachers
President Clinton addressed 3,900 NAACP delegates in Pittsburgh unveiling a 350 million plan to recruit nearly 35,000 teachers over five years for low income urban and rural schools. He urged passage of education initiatives and racial reconciliation while the NAACP approved internal reforms and an emergency resolution opposing federal anti affirmative action legislation.
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Judge weighs state payment for rifle test in King slaying case
In Memphis Judge Joe Brown considers defense demand that the state reimburse about 18 000 for test firing the rifle linked to Martin Luther King Jr.. controversy grows over secretly filed documents in Brown's office as prosecutors contest official payment authority and proper filing location.
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Miami continues hunt for Cunanan after Versace killing
Authorities chase Andrew Cunanan across South Florida in a widening man hunt. Police report a separate Miami Springs killing found a Cuban born doctor dead in bed, but officials say the Versace and doctor cases are not linked. Cunanan, 27, remains at large with a $45,000 reward, and investigators seek his whereabouts.
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Road rage blamed for more highway deaths
Washington AP reports that U.S. highway fatalities rose to 41,907 in 1996, with NHTSA chief Ricardo Martinez testifying that aggressive driving accounts for about one third of crashes and two thirds of fatalities. He noted a four year rise after a period of decline.
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