Greek tanker Athenian Venture fire claims many lives
In the North Atlantic the Greek owned tanker Athenian Venture with an all Polish crew of 24 sailors and five wives burned and broke apart after an explosion. A Polish passport holder's body was recovered and no survivors are reported. Two long range aircraft will continue patrols for possible survivors.
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Former FBI agent reveals near initiation into Mafia
Former FBI agent Joseph Pistone testified that he nearly became a made member of New York’s Bonanno family in December 1981 during a six year undercover operation. He said he was pulled out after ordered to kill a rival gangster as mob violence surged.
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Prosecutor lists Iran-Contra witnesses for North case
Independent counsel Walsh filed a list of 105 possible witnesses to the Iran-Contra trial of Lt. Col. Oliver North and four others. Names include Secretary of State George Shultz Deputy CIA Director Robert Gates former White House aide Donald Regan and Assistant Attorney General William Bradford Reynolds. A Monday hearing will review whether prosecution evidence was improperly obtained from congressional testimony by North Poindexter and Hakim.
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Price Dies After 22 Terms in Congress
Rep. Melvin Price of Illinois, a 22 term veteran and long time House member, died Friday at age 83 from cancer in Washington.
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Clash on Temple Mount as Israeli police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem
Police used rubber bullets and night sticks as hundreds of stone throwers confronted a police outpost near the Temple Mount after noon prayers. At least a dozen Palestinians were hurt and more than 30 were arrested while a police spokesman reported five officers injured. Arab witnesses noted protesters carried black banners and illegal Palestinian flags amid the clashes. Soldiers elsewhere reported three Arabs fatally struck in the West Bank and Gaza Strip during the same period.
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Paris Melanesian separatists fatally wound three police
In Ouvea Island, about 40 separatists attacked a police station injuring three officers with axes and knives and kidnapped 26 others amid regional and presidential elections in New Caledonia. The incident occurred as authorities brace for political tensions in the French territory.
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