Leeson Detained in Frankfurt After Week on the Run
Nicholas Leeson, 28, the Briton blamed for destroying Britain’s oldest investment bank, was detained in Frankfurt after arriving on a flight from Malaysia. Police escorted him and wife Lisa off the plane as Baring Brothers & Co. faced scrutiny over the bank’s collapse.
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Lugar Poised to Enter 1996 Republican Presidential Race
Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, a four term senator and former Indianapolis mayor, is expected to join the 1996 Republican presidential field. Advisers say he will announce on CNN and hold a Friday news conference. Lugar, age 62, emphasizes leadership on foreign policy and has chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Senate showdown on balanced budget amendment looms
Republicans push for a Senate roll call today as they seek 67 votes for the constitutional balanced budget amendment. Six wavering Democrats seek social security protections, while leaders trade blame over the measure's fate and potential 1996 campaign action if it fails.
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War Lord Seizes Mogadishu Airport as UN Mission Ends
The United Nations ends its Somalia mission with 1,500 U S Marines and 329 Italians evacuating. A warlord now holds Mogadishu airport where a $25,000 UN price once hung over him. Humanitarian aid continues from Geneva as Somalia lacks a functioning government since 1992.
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New IL-2 Therapy Aims to Rebuild AIDS-Damaged Immune System
In Boston researchers report that interleukin 2 IL-2 may boost helper T cell production in HIV patients not yet progressed to AIDS. The regimen revitalizes immune cells by intermittent five day IL-2 treatment every two months, with results promising but uncertain and side effects resembling flu.
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Weather Outlook Tonight and Tomorrow Details
Cloudy tonight with a low in the upper 30s. Tomorrow brings a chance of rain and a high in the mid 50s. Sunrise tomorrow is at 6 60.56 and sunset at 20 25.
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