Arlene drenches Texas while Wisconsin floods force evacuations
Tropical Storm Arlene remnants drenched southern Texas with heavy rain and flood watches issued statewide. In Wisconsin, the Black River overflow flooded homes in Black River Falls and Hatfield, prompting evacuations and 25,000 sandbags by state guards. Governor Thompson declared emergencies in Jackson and Clark counties as rivers rose, with warm storms moving across the Northeast and South.
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NIH chief mulls 1994 Senate bid in Ohio
Bernadine Healy, resigning as NIH director on June 30, weighs a run for U S Senate as a Republican. She plans to decide around Labor Day, aiming for the seat held by Democrat Howard Metzenbaum. Healy, 48, on leave from the Cleveland Clinic Research Institute, says she will study the race “scientifically” by gathering broad input.
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Senate Deficit Bill Faces Senate Vote Amid Tax Clash
Republicans vow to reject tax hikes while liberals seek to restore Medicare cuts as the Senate appears ready to approve a roughly 500 billion deficit reduction package crafted by the Finance Committee. Moynihan predicts talks with the House, Gore ready to cast tie votes, and Dole proposing alternative tax and spending plans to win GOP support.
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Clinton staff not pursuing rumors of half brother Ritzenthaler
The Washington Post reports that Bill Clinton’s campaign staff did not pursue allegations of a half brother, William Jefferson Blythe III, after records suggesting Blythe was his father emerged. Adele Coffelt, Ritzenthaler’s mother, says Blythe and she married young. Clinton later used his stepfather’s surname.
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Cable TV vs Broadcasters: Payment Fight Heats Up
Washington AP reports a mounting battle as broadcasters seek cash from cable operators for retransmitting signals. If no agreement by Oct 5, viewers may see ABC CBS NBC only on air while cable carries other channels. FCC chief Quello warns against free signals while Time Warner favors noncash deals.
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Mysterious AIDS case puzzles 11 year old Whitney Williams
Whitney Williams, 11, diagnosed with AIDS without classic risk factors, asks how she contracted the virus. Doctors and her parents, Bruce and Anita Williams, report no blood transfusions or known exposures, while theories include contaminated instruments or vaccines. Whitney planned to start rifabutin therapy at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda.
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