Belarus opposition leaders granted asylum in U S
The United States granted political asylum to Zenon Poznyak and Sergei Naumchik of Belarus. They fled Lukashenko's regime claiming life threats and received indefinite stay documents from the INS.
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Washington
United States
Belarus
Belarusian Popular Front
Zenon Poznyak
Sergei Naumchik
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Alexander Lukashenko
Dole apologizes for missing NAACP talk and planks shift
Bob Dole said his failure to address the NAACP last month was a missed opportunity as he pledged to win black voters. He disavowed the party plank to deny citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants and said he would not support that part. Kemp defended affirmative action and the GOP’s outreach to minorities.
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Nashville, Tenn
Bob Dole
NAACP
National Association of Black Journalists
San Diego
U.S
United States
Dole
Jack Kemp
Derrick Jackson
Boston Globe
Kemp
Republican Party
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jury rules tobacco firms not liable in cancer death
A Indianapolis jury found cigarette makers not liable for the cancer death of Richard Rogers, ending the suit brought by his widow. Rogers began smoking at age five and died in 1987 at 52, with the case seeking at least 424000. The decision follows another recent industry defeat and coincides with federal limits on cigarette marketing to youths.
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Durham
N.C
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Eclipse
RJR
Duke University
Reynolds
Tobacco Company
Indianapolis
Richard Rogers
Rogers
Clinton
America
Florida
Plane crash kills four Marines near Gila Mountains
An EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft crashed on a desert training range near the Gila Mountains in Yuma Arizona. All four crew members aboard were killed. The incident occurred during a training mission with a second Prowler nearby and was under investigation.
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Yuma
Ariz
Gila Mountains
Traces of Explosive Found on TWA 800 Wreckage
Federal officials announced microscopic explosive traces have been found on seating material from TWA Flight 800, but say the quantity is too small to determine whether the disaster was criminal. PETN traces were described as a speckle, with no definitive origin yet established.
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Los Angeles Times
Smithtown
N.Y
TWA
Long Island
James Kallstrom
FBI
New York
Kallstrom
Ocean Floor
PETN
Ed Kristensen
Navy
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Mooney
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Barry McCahill
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Rolex Official
Rolex Jeweler
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2Nd Ave
Rolex Jewelers
U.S.A
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Gary Fisher
Marin
AutoLine
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Iowa City
San Rafael
Calif
Golden Gate Bridge
Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate
Pentae
Secale
Lockerbie
Scotland
Wm. J. Castell
Homecrest, Winston, & Tropstone
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Ralston Creek
Hiawatha
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