Many Notable Events Mark Friday From Courtroom to Covenant House
Jurors in the Barry drug case faced a tense night as a dramatic hotel sting unfolded with helicopters and pursuit cars and the judge said jurors remained oblivious. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was hospitalized after a fall in Chicago. Covenant House investigators found extensive evidence of sexual misconduct by Rev. Bruce Ritter and questioned some finances. A GAO study found many small communities violate federal drinking water standards with improper tests obscuring failures.
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Frenchwoman sails Atlantic solo record set in nine days
Florence Arthaud, 33, completed a solo Atlantic crossing in nine days 21 hours 42 minutes arriving at Lizard Point Britain. Her time beat the previous best by nearly two days, aided by guide Louis Bodin. The voyage marked a record voyage for a Frenchwoman.
Stark says he blew it in race remarks about Sullivan
Rep Fortney Stark a white Democrat apologized on the House floor for injecting race into his criticism of Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan. Republicans denounced the remarks as a discredit to the institution and Sullivan rejected an apology calling it a plantation remark.
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Arts body votes to drop anti obscenity pledge for NEA grants
The National Council on the Arts urged chairman John Frohnmayer to end the anti obscenity pledge for grant recipients. The 17-2 vote labeled the pledge a McCarthy era loyalty oath and followed conservative pressure over Mapplethorpe related protests.
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German leaders push early vote and Berlin capital move
East German prime minister Lothar de Maiziere proposed moving elections from December 2 to October 14 and making Berlin the capital. West German chancellor Helmut Kohl backed the plan while SPD challenger Oskar Lafontaine dismissed it as manipulation. the leftist SPD coalition opposed the shift.
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Researchers diagnose disease in human egg before conception
New pre conception diagnosis identifies cystic fibrosis and other genetic diseases in eggs prior to fertilization. Experts note IVF dependence limits births but see potential to avoid abortion by conceiving only disease free embryos.
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Yury Verlinsky
Reproductive Genetics Institute
Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago
Verlinsky
Jackson
Arizona man survives desert ordeal after three days
Manuel Cantu, 65, of Wittmann, Arizona, endured nearly three days in extreme heat by eating cactus and seeking shade. In a desperate act he fired at his gas tank hoping to attract attention. A rancher on a CB radio rescue led to his rescue. he recovered at Phoenix General Hospital and Medical Center in good condition. His daughter-in-law praised him as a true cowboy.
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Citizens Band
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