Allison brings light damage to Florida coast
Residents in Deese Beach Florida cleaned up after Hurricane Allison as it weakened over the Atlantic. No major damage reported and one possible traffic death in South Carolina, with winds around 75 mph and scattered tornadoes. Local residents expressed relief at the storm's limited impact.
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Allison
Charles Carlton
Atlantic
Carlton
South Carolina
Florida
Gulf Coast
Gingrich Faces Hecklers During Book Tour Start
In Chicago at the ABA convention Gingrich opened his cross country tour for To Renew America while hecklers shouted about social program cuts. Outside, about 100 protesters demonstrated against the Contract With America and Gingrich.
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Chicago
Newt Gingrich
American Booksellers Association
Gingrich
America
ABA
Chuck Robinson
Congress
Georgia
Radon linked to tenth of US cancer deaths study
Washington AP reports a study to be published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute linking radon gas in homes to as many as 14 400 lung cancer deaths in the United States about one tenth of all victims. The study cites hard rock miners data and warns interpretation cautious due to other exposures. EPA guidance cites 4 picocuries per liter as a risk threshold.
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Washington
United States
Journal of the
National Cancer Institute
Environmental Protection Agency
Reeve Begins Slow Recuperation After Spine Surgery
Christopher Reeve begins a long healing and rehabilitation process after surgeons repaired two vertebrae at the base of the skull to immobilize his neck. The actor, 42, remained in serious but stable condition following a May 27 accident during a riding event in Culpeper that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
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Charlottesville
Christopher Reeve
Reeve
Culpeper
Lawmakers cancel Big Apple sightseeing junket
Washington lawmakers abandon the biennial trip to New York for four days of parties theater and sightseeing amid ethics concerns and a lack of a propriety assurance from the House ethics committee. The May or June outing would have featured free events funded by lobbyists and major attractions like baseball and Broadway shows.
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Washington (Ap
Washington Pols
Big Apple
Congress
House Ethics Committee
Senate Advances Anti-Terrorism Bill Amid Logjam Break
In Washington, the Senate moved toward a final vote on anti-terrorism legislation after Clinton and Dole urged action. Amendments were trimmed from both parties as Democrats and Republicans debated taggants in explosives and a Feinstein ban on bomb-making instruction.
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Washington
Oklahoma City
Senate
Clinton
Bob Dole
Dole
Sen
Joseph Biden
Delaware
Senate Judiciary Committee
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
National Rifle Association
Feinstein
Indictment targets Cali cartel leaders and lawyers
Federal authorities charge the Cali cartel leaders and 61 others including former Justice Department and federal prosecutors. Operation Cornerstone is described as the largest prosecution against the cartel, which officials say controls about 80 percent of U.S. cocaine. Indicted are four Cali leaders, distributors, and attorneys accused of aiding the operation, moving drug money, and obstructing prosecutions.
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Miami
Justice Department
Cali
Miguel Rodriguez-Orejuela
Gilberto Rodriguez-Orejuela
Jose Santacruz- Londona
Helmer Herrera- Buitrago
Cali Cartel
U.S
Kendall Coffey
Customs
George Weise
United States
Michael Abbell
Justice Rtment
Abbell
Rodriguez-Orejuela
Roy Black
Coffey
William Moran
Cartel
Marty Weinberg
Donald L. Ferguson
Boca Raton
Don Ferguson
Neal Sennett
Miami Herald
Gramm denies intervening in parole cases
Senator Phil Gramm says he never intervened in parole matters and did not authorize letters in his name urging early release for three convicts. A former aide claims she sent some letters without his permission, amid a Mother Jones report detailing cases from 1979 and 1980 when Gramm was a Democratic congressman.
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Washington
Phil Gramm
Gramm
Mother Jones Magazine
Mary Fae Kamm
Kamm
Senate
Doyle
Sen. Gramm
Mfk
Clinton warns against wavering on affirmative action
President Clinton could lose core voters if he does not firmly defend affirmative action, said Rep. Mfume. Mfume warned Republicans opposing race programs that economic boycotts and protests could occur, while White House aides argued Clinton remains a strong leader protecting equal opportunity and justice.
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Washington
Clinton
Kweisi Mfume
D-Md
Congressional Black Caucus
Mfume
White House
Mike McCurry
McCurry
Developments in the O J Simpson trial
The Associated Press reports multiple juror dismissals as Judge Lance Ito reduces the pool to two alternates with months left. An appeals court rejected a defense challenge to the black juror's dismissal, signaling possible double jeopardy issues if a mistrial occurs.
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Associated Press
Lance Ito
Simpson
Robert Pugsley
Farron Chavarria
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