Wallace Dies at 74 noted as best selling author
Irving Wallace, famed author of The Chapman Report and The Prize, died aged 74 in Los Angeles from pancreatic cancer before 1 p.m. He edited The People’s Almanac and The Book of Lists and wrote screenplays including The West Point Story and Bad for Each Other. His career spanned 194 books with over 194 million copies sold.
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Chicago
West Point
World backs $240 million ozone fund ban by 2000
Delegates from 56 nations approved a $240 million environmental fund for developing nations and set a ban on ozone-depleting chemicals by 2000. Several countries accused the United States of foot-dragging in negotiating changes to the 1987 Montreal Protocol.
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Van Gogh frame fragments found amid museum theft probe
A woman walking her dog found frame sections from one of three stolen van Goghs in Den Bosch as police probe a third Dutch museum theft in 25 months. A 25 member task force questioned staff, with insiders not suspected in the Noordbrabants incident.
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Governor rejects Billy the Kid pardon request
Gov Garvey Carruthers denied a plea by Las Cruces author Opal Lee Priestley for a pardon for Billy the Kid in the 1878 Sheriff Brady shooting. An official letter will notify Priestley as hundreds of clemency cases linger with six months left in the term.
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Wilder Kluge social reports called gossip by aide
Richmond AP reports Gov L Douglas Wilder faced gossip over social outings with Patricia Kluge wife of billionaire John Kluge. Wilder insists they are just friends, while Kluge aides call the chatter unfounded amid visits from Memorial Day weekend to Nantucket and a Virginia dinner party.
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Mandela tours California amid anti apartheid push
Nelson Mandela weary from a 312 week tour drew thousands at Los Angeles City Hall where 7000 cheered him and officials praised his anti apartheid stance. He avoided violent references, thanked Bush administration allies, and noted Los Angeles support as Cuban American mayors in Miami distrusted him over praise for Castro.
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Katie Broeren
Detroit
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Most romantic weekend sparks wedding surge nationwide
Washington reports this weekend as peak for marriages with an estimated 44 000 unions. June remains the top wedding month and Saturdays lead, aided by a midweek Independence Day holiday. Average ages: bride 24.5 groom 26.4.
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Barbara Wilson
National Center For Health Statistics
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