Bush says Iraq lied again over Kuwait invasion
President Bush forcefully accuses Iraq of reneging on pulling out forces from Kuwait and vows this will not stand. He dispatches Cheney to Saudi Arabia, meets advisers at the White House, and plans talks with Woerner and Thatcher as he seeks to isolate Saddam Hussein and mobilizes an international boycott.
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Cavern Survivor Credits Responders After 27 Hour Rescue Off Route 460
Mark Fowler a 27 year old Bluefield resident survived 30 hours in an unnamed cave near Route 460 after a 27 hour rescue, thanking 40 plus responders from Virginia Tech Greenbrier County and others. He spoke Sunday of avoiding solo cave exploration and recovering from hypothermia at Humana St Luke's Hospital.
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Marines Rescue 59 Americans in Sharp Edge Liberia Operation
The United States evacuated 59 Americans from Monrovia in a precision helicopter mission code named Sharp Edge. About 225 Marines with 17 helicopters and escort jets secured the seized embassy area while 200 sharpshooters protected the mission.
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Mock trial casts Capone as tax foe in Chicago demo
In a staged ABA fantasy trial in Chicago, actor Joe Guastaferro dressed as Al Capone portrayed Public Enemy No 1. The mock jury found Capone innocent of 12 tax evasion related charges, aided by current tax law changes and skilled defense.
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Weather forecast: showers and thunderstorms likely today
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms with a high in the lower 80s. Tonight will be cloudy with a chance of showers and lows in the lower 60s. A 70 percent rain chance is noted for today.
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Rural Americans suffer needlessly from poverty pollution
A year long study by the Center for Community Change criticizes the Farmers Home Administration for leadership gaps and faults Reagan era funding cuts. It cites unemployment, higher poverty, widespread groundwater contamination, substandard housing, and rising maternal and infant mortality as key rural problems, urging better federal rural development support.
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Robert Rapoza
Environmental Protection Administration
Retirement village unveils $1.25 million renovations
GlenWood Park Retirement Village dedicated a 1.25 million expansion including a large social atrium, new resident and health care rooms, and a solarium. The four phase project increases capacity to 57 residents and 61 nursing beds, with operations begun July 21, 1988, under CEO Daniel W. Farley.
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Tyson named world's richest athlete for year Forbes lists top 30
New York AP Tyson leads Forbes top 30 richest athletes with an estimated 28.6 million this year. Douglas second at 26 million, Leonard third at 13 million, Senna 10 million, Prost 9 million. Endorsements lift about a third of top earners income. the top 30 span boxing golf auto racing tennis baseball and basketball.
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