Los Angeles Mayoral Runoff Debates After Mother's Death
In Los Angeles the mayoral runoff ends with scheduled live TV debates between Michael Woo and Richard Riordan amid a changed tone after Riordan's mother died at 101 in New York. Riordan canceled appearances to attend the funeral. In Washington, President Clinton taps Lani Guinier for civil rights chief amid cautious conservative critique calling her radical.
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Dudayev Loyalists Roam Grozny as Referendum Fails
In Grozny Chechnya supporters of President Dudayev burned bags of ballots to block a referendum. Dudayev deployed tanks and troops in the capital while fighters fired on municipal buildings, escalating a day of clashes in the city’s streets.
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Spanish voters eye peaceful transition in parliamentary vote
In Madrid AP reports Spanish voters prepare for parliamentary elections that could yield Spain's first peaceful power transition from left to right. Socialist Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez urges turnout among 30.9 million eligible voters as he warns that the right could win. The left right political divide remains emotionally charged in a country recently returned to democracy.
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Francisco Franco
AIDS rise feared among adolescents worldwide
Berlin AP reports doctors warn syphilis and unsafe sexual activity are rising among adolescents, signaling potential increase in AIDS risk. Dr. Karen Hein of Montefiore Medical Center notes higher AIDS infection rates in adolescent women versus adults, as AMA symposium previews the Ninth International AIDS Conference.
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Karen Hein
Montefiore Medical Center
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American Medical Association
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Yeltsin Opens Convention to Draft Russian Constitution
President Boris Yeltsin opens a convention in Moscow to draft a post Soviet constitution. Rival Ruslan Khasbulatov walks out after being denied the microphone, prompting a chaotic but not career-ending start as delegates proceed in the Kremlin Marble Hall.
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Congress of People’s Deputies
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Clinton hosts White House reunion dinner for Class of ’68
Georgetown University alumnus Bill Clinton invites his 1968 class mates to the White House for a star studded dinner dance to make up for the canceled graduation party. Chuck Berry headlines with the Spinners the Drifters and the Starland Vocal Band also set to perform. The event marks the 25th reunion as the nation mourned Robert Kennedy’s shooting and the class received diplomas three days later.
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Clinton's path to Supreme Court nominee narrows
President Clinton nears a decision on a high court pick as his three month search concentrates on consensus builders, moderates and safe choices for the first vacancy since Justice Byron White. The administration faces pressure to avoid polarizing Senate confirmation battles amid party divisions and earlier opposition to Lani Guinier.
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U N safe havens under fire in eastern Bosnia
Bosnian Serbs siege Gorazde a U N declared safe haven with more than 40 villages in the area reported vanished as shells fall on Gorazde Brcko and Gracanica. U N monitors blocked by Serbs while leaders trade blame over the intervention plan and ongoing conflict.
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