Pentagon plans big cut to National Guard and Reserve
The Pentagon proposed reducing hundreds of thousands of Reserve and National Guard jobs, risking 139,488 cuts in 1992 and 1993 with a 21 billion savings through 1997. Massachusetts faces nearly 8,500 losses, while officers like Jones and Tapscott condemn the move as a patriotism and security threat amid a post Cold War shift.
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U.S. says Libya still tied to terrorism at World Court
The United States told the World Court Libya has not distance d itself from terrorism despite Libyan denials and renewed UN offer to hand over two suspects. Britain joins in urging sanctions, while a U.N. Security Council vote on an air embargo and weapon ban looms. Egypt disputes Arab League envoy accounts of the surrender offer.
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Tyson faces six years jail for rape sentence in Indianapolis
Mike Tyson received 10 year terms on rape and criminal deviate conduct counts with four years suspended on each, to run concurrently. Judge Patricia J. Gifford ordered $10,000 fines per count and denied bail. Tyson said he is not guilty and apologized for prior behavior while conceding in-ring violence contrasts with this case.
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House approves major student aid bill reauthorization
The House backed a bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act through 1997 by a 365 to 3 vote, aiming to expand Pell Grants and guaranteed loans for millions more middle and low income students. The measure, costing about 20 billion in the first year, will need Senate compromise. A separate provision would bar Pell Grants to prisoners, with three Republicans voting no.
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Clinton denounces NYT report on ethics bill change
New York report claims Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton removed a provision requiring disclosure of actions related to family businesses from a 1988 ethics bill. Clinton says the move was not to dodge ethics laws, produced documents showing his bill covered such actions and that the watered-down version passed after his measure stalled in the Senate.
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Brown fights for blue collar vote in Wisconsin
Democratic candidate Jerry Brown campaigned across Wisconsin appealing to factory workers and blue collar voters while noting Clinton has won union endorsements in New York. Brown said Connecticut is only the start and urged workers to back him despite union leaders backing Clinton. He met workers at the James River paper plant and Racine Labor Center as Clinton earned CWA ILGWU endorsements and support from Tom Harkin.
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