Yeltsin Pushes Global Shield and Warhead Reductions at UN
At a U N summit Yeltsin proposed a global anti missile shield and offered to scale back multiple warhead missiles. He framed Russia as an ally of the West seeking a revolution in peaceful cooperation while promising arms reductions matched by the United States. Talks with Bush and details of reductions expected at Camp David.
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Cable TV control bill advances in Senate vote
Senators approved a measure to regulate basic cable rates where monopolies exist and curb company market concentration. The bill faces a likely Bush veto and would exclude premium channels from rate limits while aiming to curb rapid price increases and boost competition for 54 million U.S. cable customers.
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Ashbrook Quiz Bowl team wins with three members named
In Friday's Gazette the winning 1992 Ashbrook High School Quiz Bowl team is identified with three named players. The fourth team member is Vishu Shastry, completing the lineup for the victorious squad.
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Inside Weather and Details Page Teasers
The page snippet lists a dateless weather brief showing a high of 46 and a low of 29, with reference to sections 2A and 7C plus a small section marker. It reads like a catalog entry for inside pages without a central news event.
Average American worker to testify before Congress
Leonard Helton Sr., a 48 year old textile worker from Mount Holly, joins a House Ways and Means hearing next week to speak for thousands of average workers facing layoffs and wage stagnation. He notes weeks cut to three days, a $6,000 drop in family income in 1991, and rising costs with stagnant wages.
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Lost city may revamp rural image of Jesus
Memphis professor Richard Batey and archaeologist Jim Strange pursue the Sepphoris dig, arguing Jesus visited the Galilee capital and may have worked there as a carpenter. Batey’s book Jesus and the Forgotten City contends Sepphoris reveals an urban, contemporary Jesus overlooked for 2,000 years.
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Coming Sunday Plan for Gazette Arts Calendar
The Gazette previews a month of arts and events with an upcoming calendar feature. Readers are invited to plan music, theater, exhibitions, and performances across the region for Sundays and the week ahead.
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