New York Newsstands Face Urban Makeover and Rent Hikes
In New York City, a dented Lexington Avenue newsstand faces change as Giuliani plans to replace thousands of stands with a uniform design and rents up to five thousand dollars. The move alarms mom and pop operators and raises questions about the future of independent news dealers.
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Black lung victims seek easier disability claims process
Retired miners with respiratory diseases in Washington urge the Labor Department to advance a proposal that would ease access to federal disability benefits. They argue decades in coal mines deserve quicker monthly payments under $700 and less bureaucratic obstruction.
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Clinton ties federal funds to state inoculation reforms
President Clinton announced new administration plans to link federal money to state immunization efforts, targeting day care centers receiving federal funds and children with subsidies. He highlighted rising vaccination rates and urged improved registries to track immunizations, noting gains in diphtheria tetanus polio measles and meningitis vaccines.
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Park Service ousts Canaveral official in nude beach clash
In the Canaveral Skin War of 1997 the National Park Service transferred Wendell Simpson from Canaveral National Seashore to the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. U.S. Rep. Weldon criticized the move calling it a purge for not backing the Clinton administration’s nudity agenda.
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