SELMA, Ala. (AP) -- Thirty-five years after ``Bloody Sunday,'' President Clinton linked arms with civil rights leaders and marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in a ceremony that underscored how far race relations have progressed. But Clinton and others cautioned against taking that progress for granted. ``As long as African-American income hovers at nearly half that of whites, we have another bridge to cross,'' the president told some 15,000 people gathered in downtown Selma under a blazing sun. ``As long as our children continue to die as the victims of mindless violence, we have another bridge to cross.''
Jet Skids Off Runway in California
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- A Southwest Airlines 737 jet skidded off the end of a runway Sunday and onto a nearby street, hitting one car and narrowly missing a gas station. At least six people on board suffered minor injuries, including the pilot. The driver of the car and her young daughter were not hurt. Flight 1455 from Las Vegas to Burbank carried 137 passengers and five crew members. It was attempting to land at Burbank Airport, just northeast of downtown Los Angeles, when it skidded off the end of the runway.
Seven Injured in Factory Explosion
RADFORD, Va. (AP) -- A fiery blast rocked an automobile parts manufacturing plant Sunday night, injuring seven workers. Three others were missing and presumed dead, authorities said. ``It's my understanding that there are fatalities,'' said a local fire department dispatcher who declined to give his name. The cause of the 9:30 p.m. explosion at the sprawling New River Castings complex was under investigation, said Radford Fire Chief Lee Simpkins. According to him, about 100 workers were in the plant at the time.
New Challenges in Mozambique
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) -- For Mozambicans who managed to survive vicious flooding and days stranded in trees and on rooftops to make it to an aid camp, there was a new challenge: Getting food and water. As floodwaters in the swollen Limpopo and Save rivers receded, relief efforts shifted Sunday from plucking survivors from harm's way to dispensing aid to hundreds of thousands of desperate survivors, said Brenda Barton, a spokeswoman for the U.N. World Food Program. Many survivors were still only accessible by air. Aid workers said they expected the death toll from the disaster to soar into the thousands as water levels dropped and revealed the mud-covered remains of the dead.
Bradley, McCain Keep Campaigning
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican John McCain ruled out running as a third-party candidate, and both he and Democrat Bill Bradley said Sunday that they could support their rivals in defeat, as the presidential nomination races ahead for a climactic multistate showdown Tuesday. They expressed confidence as they made the TV talk show rounds, even as aides braced for the worst by quietly making plans for dignified exits. Bradley advisers acknowledged he has little chance of loosening the vice president's grip on every ``Super Tuesday'' state. The McCain team held out hope for an election night surprise.
Poor, Sick in Need of New Benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Researchers are bolstering the argument that Medicare prescription drug benefits should go to the neediest senior citizens, as the debate over who should be eligible continues. ``There is a core group of elderly -- those who are poor and those who have chronic illness -- who have the greatest need for a drug benefit,'' said John K. Inglehart, founding editor of the policy journal Health Affairs, which published three new studies of retirees' prescription costs and usage in an issue being released Monday. The findings come as Congress and the Clinton administration wrestle over how best to help elderly and disabled, who get health insurance under Medicare, pay for drugs. Medicare provides no reimbursement for most prescriptions.
Tokyo Stocks Close Lower
TOKYO (AP) -- On the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday, the Nikkei closed at 19,796.35 points, down 131.19 points from Friday. Share prices rose on Wall Street Friday after the U.S. Labor Department said the economy generated fewer jobs in February than at any time in the previous nine months, and that the growth of wages had slowed.
Report: Marino Offered Vikings Job
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Dan Marino was offered Minnesota's starting quarterback job last week in talks with Vikings coach Dennis Green, according to broadcast reports. ESPN and Fox Sports Net, citing unidentified sources, said Sunday night that Green assured the former Miami Dolphins star that he would be the starter. Marino, who has not attracted much interest from other teams, also is considering retirement.
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