The temperature gauge climbed to 107 degrees Thursday topping Wednesday

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The Temple city council Thursday night approved, with no opposition, a 3.5 cent tax increase that would increase salaries of public safety workers and other employers during a scheduled public hearing.With a 5-0 vote, the police department would receive $798,455 more for salaries, while the fire department $713,039 more during the 2000-2001 budget year.As for other city employees, $928,174 more would go to them.

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WASHINGTON (AP) President Clinton vetoed a bill Thursday that would have gradually repealed inheritance taxes, saying it would have benefited the wealthiest Americans while threatening the nation

WASHINGTON (AP) Teen-agers are continuing to shun illegal drugs, with reported use falling for a second year in a row, the government said Thursday. Though more young adults are reporting drug use, federal health officials and interest groups said the a survey shows that anti-drug messages are nipping lifelong abuse in the bud.

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