Polygamists Wow Continued Siege
An armed man claiming to be responsible for a sudden incident at a Mormon Church building blocks a compound in Marion Utah with 14 people inside including six children. Law enforcement seeks a peaceful end, with statements that time is on their side. The siege began Saturday after John Singer was fatally shot by police attempting to arrest him for school enforcement violations.
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Marion
Utah
Addam Swapp
John Singer
FBI
Doug Rodrero
Public Safety
John T. Nielsen
D-Day
Singer
Swapp
Salt Lake City
KUTV
Missing Foreign Aid Funds Prompt Audit Findings
An audit by the Agency for International Development’s inspector general finds at least 107 million in African currencies unaccounted for from 10 of 35 countries. The report notes possible uses for the money or mismanagement, while praising corrective efforts. An AID spokesman says trace efforts are underway and that funds likely went to development projects.
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Washington
Federal Agency For International Development
Herbert L. Beckington
Congress
Associated As
AID
Case Aid
Estimat
Yearly U S heart deaths exceed war toll
Americans died in 1985 from heart and blood vessel diseases surpassing total U S war fatalities in World War I II Korea and Vietnam. Heart attacks killed 540 800. strokes 152 700. cancer 457 670. Experts urge risk reduction through smoking cessation blood pressure control diet and awareness.
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NEW Orlisans
United States
Bernadine Healy
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Justice Dept survey shows one third of felons jailed
The Justice Department report covers 532000 felony cases in 1984 across 11 states Alaska California Delaware Georgia Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New York Ohio Pennsylvania and Virginia It finds 36 percent of those convicted of felonies end up serving time in jail and only 34 percent of violent felons receive more than a year in prison Whites account for about 63 percent of arrestees and Blacks 37 percent with other races under 1 percent The figures are not necessarily typical of the nation says bureau director Steven R Schlesinger
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Justice Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Alaska
California
Delaware
Georgia
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
U.S
Steven R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Mecham Faces Impeachment Hearings In Arizona
Arizona Governor Evan Mecham moves toward impeachment hearings and arraignment as a special six Republican four Democrat panel is to be named this week to hear evidence. Lane says two weeks to decide on impeachment, with 31 votes needed in the 60 member House.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Evan Mecham
State House
Joe Lane
House
Lane
Mecham
State Senate
Art Hamilton
Hamilton
Repub
Licans
House Judiciary Committee
Art
Senate
Bush Challenges Opponents To Release Tax Returns
Washington AP Bush releases 14 years of tax returns 1973 to 1986 showing 3 percent to 41 percent of income. Includes interest in LNG barge and a writeoff apartment. trust valued about $1 million. Dole released 21 years of returns. Bush’s big income year 1986 totals 348,504 with 97,900 VP salary plus other income.
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Washington
George Bush
Bush
Sonal
Congress
Bob Dole
Dole
Barbara
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