Canadians vote as Chretien seeks renewed Liberal mandate
Canadians face a national election that pits east and west factions and English French divisions. Prime Minister Jean Chretien and the Liberal Party aim to hold power with 301 House seats up for grabs. The Liberals held 174 seats and face possible losses while seeking a narrow majority among 1,672 candidates and 20 million eligible voters.
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Chretien
Ottawa
Jean Chretien
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Liberals
Malcolm X Widow Burned in Fire. Grandson Held
Betty Shabazz, 63, critically burned in an early morning apartment fire in Yonkers. Police arrested her grandson, the son of Shabazz's daughter Quibilah, on juvenile delinquency charges as investigators say he doused a hallway with gasoline and set the blaze.
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Malcolm X
Yonkers
N.Y
William Rinaldi
Betty Shabazz
Mount Veron
Edward Oakley
Percy Sutton
Sutton
Shabazz
Bruce Greenstein
Jacobi Hospital
Bronx
New York Times
After Hong Kong Britain’s empire shrinks to scattered islands
In St. Helena a tense meeting ends with Gov David Smallman clutched by a resident as Britain winds down its empire after handing Hong Kong to China. Britain’s remaining colonies include Bermuda and Gibraltar with about 180 000 subjects and big wartime costs.
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Hong Kong
London
St. Helena
South Atlantic
David Smallman
Britain
China
Bermuda
Globe
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Indian Subcontinent
Africa
Southeast Asia
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic Islands
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Spain
McVeigh Jury Edges Toward Verdict on Day Four
Jurors in the Timothy McVeigh case reach day four of deliberations with no verdict yet. Family and supporters await a decision as the panel attends services and religious sessions are limited under judge Richard Matsch.
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Denver
Timothy McVeigh
Jamie Coverdale
Coverdale
Stephen Jones
McVeigh
Federal
Richard Matsch
Oklahoma City
Vicki Hamm
Betty Hawthorne
Victims Assistance
Krista Flanigan
FBI reports drop in violent crimes in 1996
The FBI cites a record seven percent drop in violent crimes reported to police in 1996, the largest year to year decline since 1961. Murders fell 11 percent and aggravated assaults 6 percent, while property crimes declined three percent. Experts warn momentum remains fragile.
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FBI
Washington
James Alan Fox
Northeastern University
Prostitution fronts harry Myrtle Beach residents
Horry County police warn escort services appear in local phone lists but tracing operators is difficult. Many fronts use forwarding numbers and unlicensed operations in warehouses or homes. Officials say manpower limits and lack of business licenses hinder undercover crackdowns while authorities aim to keep vice off the streets.
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Mike Cannon
Horry County
Joey McNutt
McNutt
Fire at Davis Crossroads church in Clarendon County
Federal and local investigators probe a Sunday morning fire that gutted Prayer House Mission, a Pentecostal Holiness Church. Officials say accidental factors like cleaning chemicals are suspected. arson not ruled out pending lab tests and interviews. The 50 member congregation plans to rebuild.
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Summerton
Clarendon County
Prayer House Mission
Davis Crossroads
James Blanding
Carter Jones
Blanding
Jones
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Calhoun
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Davis
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Scescape
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