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Saturday December 2 2000 5A si 3 dh eJ 1 Feds get a tiny raise k : The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Giving a V - WORSHIP IN THE STREETS A Palestinian Muslim worshiper prays on the sidewalk on Friday at the West Bank Bethlehem checkpoint J The Associated Press JERUSALEM - Palestinians streamed out of Muslim midday L tinians were killed and more than ed ja ELIZABETH DALZIEL TTie Associated Press f 20 were injured Throughout the two months of Mideast violence the two sides have frequently clashed following mosque prayers on the Muslim Sabbath This marked the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when the number of worshippers swells A Palestinian was shot m the neck and killed by Israeli forces in Rafah at the southern end of the Gaza Strip and a second Palestinian was shot and killed outside Hebron on the West Bank hospitals said The deaths brought the number killed in nine weeks of clashes to 29 1 the vast majority Palestinians Palestinian gunmen and Israeli forces traded gunfire in at least three separate confrontations according to witnesses with the most intense shooting in the West Bank town of Ramallah where Israeli tanks shelled buildings At least 21 Palestinians w ere wounded in Ramallah hospitals said Two Israeli soldiers suffered light injuries in Friday's clashes the military said Also a bus with V F1 prayer services Friday and clashed with Israeli security forces at tense spots in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Two Pales- limit young worshippers After the services Palestinians marched in the plaza in front of the mosque with some throwing rocks toward police standing outside a gate leading to the compound Muslim officials and Palestinian security officers kept the demonstrators away from the Israeli forces 300 5 The Clinton administration strictions that were imposed to About percent pay raise to most of the nation’s federal workers would be a risky step away from budget discipline President Clinton said in deciding that a 37 percent raise is sufficient Under the law most federal civilian employees are to receive a 27 percent base salary increase in January In addition they would get a pay adjustment based on where they live under a formula set up to close the wage gap between federal and private-secto- r workers 1 Palestinians shouting “we want to pray at A1 Aqsa” pushed through an Israeli army checkpoint south of Jerusa lem Soldiers closed off a nearby intersection with jeeps and pushed the Palestinians back Although the level of street clashes has declined in the past few weeks the two sides have not made any apparent progress on restarting peace negotiations which were suspended after the violence erupted Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak now facing early elections in the spring broached an interim solution calling for a staged peace plan rather than the final comprehensive agreement he had been seeking He said he would recognize a Palestinian state with contiguous areas in the West Bank while putting off the most sensitive issues the future of Jerusalem and a solution for Palestinian refugees for up to three years Palestinians quickly shot down the plan saying Barak was offering less than they were due to receive under interim peace accords that have not been fully implemented says that formula is flawed Instead Clinton has decided - Sat -- Limited seating 1 1 1 House and Senate that the White House released Friday In addition Clinton said such a large raise would pose problems for federal agencies already under pressure to meet their budgets “The budgetary restraint that produced the current budget surpluses must be maintained” Clinton wrote Dec 9th am 10 - Must be registered DOWN TO EARTH NATURAL FOOD iiiirHnQy osmi subtile fiGnng? osoiiiiiy ID S 1900 W 728-023- 4 ROY 84067 geo "T3 uo JD LOOK FOR THE EXTRA SAVINGS SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE STORE! Israeli passengers came under gunfire north of Jerusalem but no one was hurt Israeli forces on foot and on horseback maintained a close w'atch outside the A1 Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City where the rioting began following a Sept 28 visit Israeli politician Ari-by hard-lin- e Sharon The compound the sue of the biblical Jewish Temples is also the holiest site in Judaism ej Palestinian official Adnan Husseini estimated about 15000 wjorshippers prayed at A1 Aqsa Israeli police estimates were higher Israel had eased age re- - Morning-afte- r a subject pills for the AMA Jbe Associated Press CHICAGO - The American Medical Association is wading into the morally fraught debate ever whether the “morning-after- ” pill should be made available over the counter j While the Vatican recently condemned the emergency contraceptive and the nation’s largest Wal-Ma- rt decided last Jetailer to sell it the AMA’s pouncil on Medical Service is recommending that it be made Easier to obtain The council's report is scheduled to be debated by a committee Sunday at an AMA meeting n Orlando Fla The committee could then send it to the AMA’s policymaking House of gates during the four-da- y Delemeet- ing Taken within three days of kexual intercourse the contraceptives are essentially high-dos- e birth control pills that prevent ovulation or if that has already occurred block implantation of a fertilized egg In most cases they are available only by prescrip- tion The AMA council said that tsome women might not be able to get the pills in time to prevent la pregnancy so the AMA J“should request that the Food and Drug Administration consider making emergency contracep- tion pills available over the counter” The pills are “considered safe and effective by the medical as a whole” the council said I There are two morning-afte- r pills on the market: Preven and ! 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