Justice looks into allegations against labor secretary
Washington Labor Secretary Alexis Herman faces an inquiry by the Justice Department public Integrity section and FBI campaign finance task force over alleged corruption from 1994 to 1996. The probe concerns selling influence to aid a satellite telephone system license, as reported by ABC News.
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Gunmen Hold Hostages After Robbery In Anaheim
Two masked gunmen robbed a 24 hour Albertsons supermarket then hid as police arrived and held about 20 workers and customers hostage for two hours. One surrendered after release, the other was captured in the attic during a police assault. Two handguns were recovered.
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Inspections blocked as Ritter-led team stalls in Baghdad
American led inspectors headed by Scott Ritter faced Iraqi refusals to provide escorts and full access as they sought banned weapons materials. The UN Security Council urged access while Iraq called Ritter an espionage risk and demanded reshaped teams with more non American personnel.
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Airlines flunk test on handling hazardous cargo
Washington reports that airlines and courier services failed to follow required security procedures for dangerous cargo. An FAA inspector general review found lax compliance after 10 suitcases carrying 50 pounds of pesticide slipped through in Miami and only detected when one burst during loading. Bruce Butterworth warned carriers to adhere to procedures. FAA spokesman Eliot Brenner said all involved have been notified.
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Secret memos show R J Reynolds targeted teens
Secret memos reveal R J Reynolds used direct ads to lure younger smokers ages 14 to 24 in the 1970s and 1980s. Documents reference a Camel Wides brand under Project LE and a Joe Camel campaign aimed at teens, with calls to shift teens from Marlboro. Rep. Henry Waxman released the papers amid tobacco settlement talks.
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Mir Astronaut Makes First Spacewalk From Mir
American astronaut David Wolf stepped into open space from the Mir for about four hours to inspect the outer hull. He was joined by veteran Russian commander Anatoly Solovyov, who has logged extensive spacewalk time.
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Indonesias Suharto signs reform deal with IMF
President Suharto agreed under IMF terms to sweeping reforms, ending costly pro jects, monopolies, tax breaks and subsidies that enriched his family. The program aims at structural liberalization but could raise poverty and unemployment, with social unrest risk amid a 202 million population.
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