NASA cancels shuttle experiment with six metal balls
In Cape Canaveral the space shuttle Discovery mission was halted due to a dead battery in the ejection system. Debris researchers sought to use the released balls to refine radar and telescope tracking of small objects in orbit. In Washington, Sen. Bob Packwood’s whereabouts were unknown amid an ethics inquiry and reports of his alcohol treatment in Minnesota.
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Bob Packwood
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Senate Ethics Committee
Serb Forces Enter Western Sarajevo After Tank Assault
In Sarajevo, Serbian tanks overran the western suburb of Ores as government defenders ran out of armor-piercing shells, giving Serbs control of the capital's west. UN peacekeeper Gen Aly Abdul Razek called peacemaking a failure and urged a one month deadline for possible intervention. This marked the biggest Serb offensive in eight months of war.
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Aly Abdul Razek
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Ores
Oil spill could exceed Exxon Valdez
LA CORUNA Spain AP oil leaking from the wrecked tanker Aegean Sea darkened more than 60 miles of rocky coastline while officials warned the spill could rank among the worst in history. Environmentalists reported thousands of seabirds coated in oil after the tanker broke apart in fishing grounds near the port.
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Troops Pack For Somalia Mission In Worst Logistics Yet
The Pentagon orders more troops to Somalia for Operation Restore Hope with the statement that troops must carry all supplies. Leaders say food water electricity and medicine must be brought along as no local support is available. Powell foresees weeks to set up and months to stay. Seabee units from four bases are directed to mobilize for deployment.
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Kenya
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Newsweek
Gallup
Colin Powell
Joint Chiefs of Staff
CNN
Powell
Relief aid stuck at Mogadishu port amid rising dangers
United Nations and relief agencies withdraw from two hard hit towns as gunmen roam. Efforts to open Mogadishu port fail. 12,000 metric tons of food undelivered. 1,800 U.S. Marines land as part of a U.N. mercy mission to secure ports and airports. Somalia faces famine with hundreds of thousands starving and at risk.
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U.N
Mohamed Siad Barre
Female soldiers prepare for Somalia deployment
Mary Youngblood of the Army's 10th Mountain Division volunteers to ship out to Somalia leaving her husband and two young children in Watertown New York. At Camp Pendleton and Fort Drum women pack gear and face separation while stressing commitment to mission and danger.
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Somalia
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Erin
Maj
Julie Mantea
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