Civilian review urged in Iraq bank fraud case
Attorney General Barr accepted a special investigator's opinion that credible evidence exists of criminal wrongdoing in the federal handling of a bank loan fraud case tied to Iraq. Former judge Lacey urged appointing an independent prosecutor, with a Dec. 8 deadline for the inquiry. The law allowing independent counsel expires Dec. 15.
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Storm toll rises as outages spread and one death reported
A statewide storm left at least 50,000 homes and businesses without power as wind gusts reached 70 mph. One man, Jerkins of Zanesville, died when a fallen tree limb shattered his car's windshield in Muskingum County. Rainfall topped 2 inches in places, rivers overflowed, and officials noted severe weather readings across multiple airports and observers. A separate security probe discussed CIA handling of loans to Iraq, criticizing information retrieval and interagency sharing.
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Clinton outlines early economic plan and cabinet focus
Clinton says initial steps include an investment tax credit to create 500,000 jobs and increased road and bridge spending. He vows disciplined debt reduction and deficit control, and aims to vet cabinet picks for qualifications and diversity. He pledges to address military gay service rules by conduct, not orientation, and supports asylum hearings for Haitian refugees. The remarks precede a pre inauguration economic summit in Little Rock next month.
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Clinton Transition Team Sets Up Staffing for Changeover
Since his election President elect Clinton has kept largely out of sight with Gore and senior advisers, crafting the transition plan. Vernon Jordan and Warren Christopher lead the effort with Eli Segal as chief financial officer and George Stephanopoulos as communications chief during the handoff. Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth Thomason will organize inaugural events under DNC chairman Donald H. Brown.
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Lorain county vocational school gets 1992 adult ed grant
The Lorain County Joint Vocational School Board was awarded a 1992 Adult Basic Education Grant of 70000 dollars, up 8250 from last year. Superintendent William Ruth said the funds, administered by the Adult Education Department, fund no charge classes for non high school graduates with individualized pacing and design as explained by Ray Rounds.
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Zaleski Keeps Post As Ohio Senate Assistant Minority Leader
State Sen. Alan Zaleski D Vermilion was re elected to a second two year term as assistant minority leader of the Ohio Senate. The Democratic caucus also chose Robert J Boggs for minority leader Ben Espy as minority whip Bob Nettle as assistant minority whip and Judy Scheerer to replace Eric Fingerhut as 25th District state senator Scheerer a former 18th District representative replaces Fingerhut who moved to Congress Zaleski lamented the split vote of 6 5 to pick Scheerer noting it doubles Democratic women in the Senate from one to two and that leadership selections were won by 6 5 votes
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Lorain School Board to Appeal Desegregation Ruling
Lorain County school board president Dorothy Anderson stated the district will appeal the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to the Supreme Court, arguing the decree unjust and detailing past state cost shares in desegregation efforts. The appellate court ruled the district court improperly changed the decree amid long running funding disputes.
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Last Man Club Meets in Gastonia With One Attendee
In Gastonia North Carolina AP report only one member attended the annual Last Man Club meeting founded 34 years ago by World War I veterans. Two members survive both are 97 and the group once had 20 members meeting each Veterans Day since 1958 for a cathedral fish dinner at a Gastonia restaurant. J Carl Stowe prepared to attend but felt too weak to go.
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Thousands quit ABA over abortion policy
CHICAGO AP About 3100 lawyers have quit the American Bar Association over its endorsement of abortion rights the ABA president says he knew there would be resignations but not the magnitude Michael McWilliam Yana said August the ABA House of Delegates ended two years of neutrality and allowed the 370000 member group to take part in court cases and testify on legislation
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American Bar Association
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House of Delegates
Eskimos Vote to Create Nunavut Self-Governing Region
Canada's Inuit nation voted to form Nunavut the hemisphere's largest indigenous territory. Officials said 69 percent backed a deal granting Inuit ownership of a land area just smaller than California and fishing and hunting rights across the entire territory. Nunavut spans a huge Arctic expanse toward the North Pole and includes barren tundra and rocky islands within 550 miles of the pole.
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Ohio Bell blocks drug dealer pay phones in Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co plans to limit public phones used by drug dealers after Cleveland approves restrictions. The program targets late evening to early morning coin calls on public phones and may extend to private and statewide phones, aiming to curb street corner drug operation hours.
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