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Church leaders intended to keep the 68-page report under wraps until the bishops had voted on it Aug. 24 during the church's convention in Indianapolis. But last week a conservative caucus, Episcopalians United, of Solon, Ohio, defiantly published the secret document in an effort to rally opposition...
...food supply to refugee camps in Rwanda and Zaire. Relief workers fear that starvation in some parts of Rwanda could spark a new exodus of 800,000 Hutus across the border. U.N. officials, equally worried, say such a mass movement of refugees might also be prompted by the planned Aug. 22 departure of French troops...
...Voice of America is set to become the first international broadcaster with a presence on the Internet. Starting Aug. 15, the U.S. government service will start offering news and regional reports in 15 languages, dramatically expanding an experimental English-language service begun in January. Among the offerings: round-the-clock, 10-minute newscasts in Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Arabic, Czech and Swahili -- digitized for net delivery, but capable of being decoded by most digital audio software.Post to New Media "The Internet...
...20th anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation on Aug. 9, 1974, has been comparatively ignored. For one thing, Nixon nostalgia was pretty much used up on his death last April. For another, the Watergate scandal that brought down the Nixon presidency doesn't offer much in the way of warm memories. It represents a craven abuse of power, a breakdown of our system of government so appalling that most people would just as soon forget it. Indeed, judging by the Nixon eulogies, many of them have forgotten it. Significantly, it is not an American network but the British Broadcasting Corp...
...same day as Rogers' perfect game, the baseball players' union set a strike date for Aug. 12. If players and owners are unable to agree on issues such as salary caps and arbitration, baseball will see its eighth work stoppage in 22 seasons -- and fans will lose the much discussed possibility of a new home-run record set by league leaders Ken Griffey Jr. and Matt Williams...