Word: delay
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...individuals and groups ranging from the National Broiler Council, a chicken-industry trade group dominated by the Tyson company, to the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission, the state agency that handles disability claims by Tyson employees. Among the many areas of Smaltz's inquiry are whether Tyson induced Espy to delay tough inspection rules for poultry, and why Espy intervened on Tyson's behalf in a chicken-labeling dispute in Puerto Rico. TIME has learned that Smaltz is also investigating a charge made by a former Tyson pilot that he helped convey cash payments from the company to Clinton while Clinton...
...shot down Saturday after they strayed into North Korean airspace. But U.S. officials obtained no agreement on co-pilot Bobby Hall, who reportedly was taken captive after surviving the incident. Rep. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.), who was in Pyongyang to discuss the nuclear accord that the U.S. might delay because of the copter tragedy, will oversee the return of Hilemon's body. North Korea's official radio reported Hall was "now in good health," but said Pyongyang would hold him at least until completion of a probe. Meanwhile in Washington -- where Administration officials have become apoplectic over North Korea...
Secretary of State Warren Christopher today rejected North Korea's explanation for delaying the release of an American helicopter pilot and the remains of another who were shot down Saturday in North Korean airspace. Christopher said further delay could slow implementation of the two countries' $4 billion nuclear agreement, signed just two months ago. North Korean officials, according to Christopher, are saying the helicopter was downed in a remote area with poor transportation, making it impossible for a speedy return of Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Hall and the remains of Chief Warrant Officer David Hilemon. Christopher made much...
...Clinton Administration today began to express impatience with the North Korean government, since no progress has been made toward returning either an Army helicopter pilot downed there Saturday or the body of his co-pilot who died in the crash. Previously conciliatory, U.S. officials today expressed frustration over the delay, while President Clinton classified the situation as a "high priority" and promised to work towards a quick resolution. North Korea has claimed that the unarmed chopper was shot down when it strayed in their airspace, but the American military is waiting for outside confirmation. Although the White House says...
...weeks following Walsh's removal, the city council voted on its home-rule petition to the state legislature, which sought to delay the abolition of rent control originally scheduled for January...