U S Supports Egypt Military Modernization With F-16s Tanks
The United States approves 3.2 billion dollars in subsidized arms for Egypt. Defense Secretary Cohen announced the package during a visit. Egypt seeks 24 F-16 fighters, a Patriot battery, and 200 heavy tanks with U.S. aid. Congressional approval is expected. In Belfast a soldier is acquitted in the 1990 killing of Karen Reilly, a verdict that unsettles Catholics.
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Avalanche in Val di Rosa Claims Three Skiers
Rescue teams pulled three German skiers dead in an avalanche in Val di Rosa near Italy's Alps. A fourth person remained missing as authorities note the victims skied off marked trails. In Washington, the Senate backed a resolution opposing a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital, urging stronger U S action. Separately, FCC chairman Kennard denied plans to regulate the Internet amid widespread online speculation.
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Ed flex bills ease rules on school spending
The House and Senate approved ed flex measures allowing states to reallocate federal education funds to better fit local needs. The bill lets districts shift money from science and math programs toward reading, and could redirect new teacher funds to special education. Critics call the move partisan and risky for core goals.
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Paul Wellstone
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Gunman kills in law wife and child in church
In Gonzales Louisiana Shon Miller a homeless former welder killed his mother in law Mildred Wessel then entered New St John Fellowship Baptist Church and killed his estranged wife Carla their 2 year old son Shon Jr and another church member Four others were wounded Miller was later shot by police and paralyzed from the waist down He faces murder and attempted murder charges Police say Miller had persuaded two acquaintances to drive him to the victims home while planning the church attack
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Bill Landry
Tony Bacala
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Shon Miller Jr
Customs revising airline search policy amid lawsuits
Customs in retraining officers and testing new tech to reduce invasive searches as cocaine and heroin seizures at airports fall about 25 percent in 1998. Commissioner Raymond Kelly says the search authority remains crucial while making procedures less onerous. lawsuits total 12 nationally.
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House rejects bid to block Kosovo troop deployment
The House defeated Rep. Tillie Fowler’s nonbinding measure 287 to 178 that would oppose sending U S troops to Kosovo. Clinton warned passage could derail peace talks, as Paris talks resume Monday, while moving toward a NATO peacekeeping allied force.
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Tillie Fowler
Paris
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U.S. firms join government in vitamin A plan
Major U.S. food companies will work with the government to fortify local foods with vitamin A in developing countries. The effort targets reducing child deaths by up to 30 percent among about 250 million vitamin A deficient children. The plan follows USAID and charity programs that provide capsules, aiming for sustainable fortification where supplements are hard to deliver.
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U.S
Developing Countries
USAID
Atom laser created opens new precision tech era
Washington scientists report creating an atom laser that fires streams of atoms in any direction like a light laser. Led by William D. Phillips, the team used ultracold atoms to form a beam, with potential early uses in precision measuring and navigation far surpassing current optical lasers, though no weapons implications are evident.
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William D. Phillips
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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