Sinn Fein and Britain to restart talks on cease fire
In BelfastBritain and Sinn Fein IRA supporters restart discussions amid local elections. Tony Blair authorized the move hoping for a new cease-fire but Gerry Adams says progress requires Sinn Fein admission to negotiations on Northern Ireland's future.
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Burma sanctions begin as crackdown on democracy deepens
A U S sanctions on Burma take effect as Rangoon reports a renewed crackdown on pro democratic activists. President Clinton signed the executive order April 22 accusing Burma of repression and narcotics production including opium and heroin.
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Kabila enters Kinshasa to establish new Congo government
Laurent Kabila arrives unannounced in Kinshasa after a seven month, nearly 1000 mile journey to lead Congo’s transition. He plans a new government to replace Mobutu cronies and pledges multiparty elections within 12 months while ruling leaders warn against party fragmentation.
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McVeigh Case Near End as FBI Lab Attack Fails
Prosecutors near completion of their case against Timothy McVeigh after a judge blocked a defense plan to attack the FBI crime lab. The government has called 134 witnesses over 18 days and plans to rest with survivors and death certificates from the 168 victims of the Oklahoma City bombing.
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House narrowly defeats challenge to budget pact
The House, by 393 to 99, approved the balanced budget deal after marathon debate and a heavy lobbying push. The vote came as Senate consideration of a proposed rise in cigarette taxes to expand health coverage for uninsured children loomed, part of broader deficit reduction.
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Roseanne joins talk show world amid big bid war
National roundup notes Roseanne’s deal with King World to produce a five day a week daytime gabfest starting fall 1998. The agreement includes development rights for other shows, after a bidding war won by her team. Texas executes rapist and killer Clarence Lackey in Huntsville after 15 years on death row. He asked for thanks to Jesus and was pronounced dead six minutes later. Toni Diane Kumpf, 23, was abducted and slain in a Dallas area cotton field in 1982. First Lt. Kelly Flinn’s court martial is postponed at Minot Air Force Base as she seeks an honorable discharge after adultery and lying charges.
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