Strike closes Little Havana businesses over Elian case
In Miami, Cuban Americans held a general strike in Little Havana shutting shops and keeping workers home amid protests over the Elian Gonzalez case. Cars honked through the streets as fires and violence erupted earlier after a pre dawn raid. elsewhere the metro area largely carried on with lighter traffic and few shutdowns.
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Four Cuban playmates to visit Elian Gonzalez
The plan allows four Cuban children and an accompanying adult to visit Elian for about two weeks at a Maryland site after federal agents moved Elian and his family from Miami to an Aspen Institute estate. President Clinton supports the reunification and calls for space for healing.
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Police charge 16-year-old in National Zoo shooting
Police arrest a 16-year-old boy and charge him with assault with intent to kill after a shooting at the National Zoo in Washington that wounded seven youths. The suspect was detained at a relative’s home, a shotgun recovered, and authorities weigh charging him as an adult. Officials call for stricter gun controls while noting the zoo will reopen without metal detectors.
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