Brokaw clears SBA loan probe amid TV career questions
Senate investigators find no wrongdoing in Tom Brokaw receiving a government loan guarantee to buy a radio station. The SBA backed a $345000 loan, triggering queries over aid to a high-earning broadcaster.
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SBA
Loot From Kennedy Currency Theft Stuns Officials
Five to seven bandits stole up to five million dollars in unmarked cash from a Kennedy airport cargo hold. Authorities say the bills are old and untraceable, making spending difficult to detect, with the theft described as well-planned and well-executed.
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Lufthansa
Bank Heist at Airport Vault Sends Riches Skyward
A black van fled with jewels and cash valued up to five million dollars after a dawn raid on a German airline vault at the airport. Thieves overpowered ten workers and escaped before alarms or a Brink’s truck pickup could occur. Officials question motives and whether an inside job aided the theft.
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Lufthansa
U.S
Purolator Security
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Chase Manhattan
Refugees recount cannibalism among boat people
Vuong Vinh Cuong a 31 year old former Vietnamese soldier said 60 refugees reached Pescadore Island after a fishing boat sank in the South China Sea. Fifty nine died during escape and 26 died en route to Taiwan. 34 survivors arrived at Kaohsiung and were cared for on the island.
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Skid Row Stabber suspect freed in Los Angeles case
Los Angeles police say no suspects remain in the Skid Row Stabber case after releasing Gary Lee Stinson a 33 year old man booked for murder investigation. Stinson was freed after a police lineup and a 4 PM deadline to file charges passed. He said he came to LA to search for work and will return to Georgia.
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William Booth
Georgia
Kucinich Unveils Plan To Avert Cleveland Default
Mayor Den nis Kucinich goes to the public via television with a plan to avert Cleveland's financial collapse as his administration faces a municipal default. He had already filed a complaint with the FCC claiming WEWS TV and WJKW TV failed to meet his terms for carrying his address.
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Jonestown Deaths Injections Used Not Self-Administered
The New York Times reports Guyanese sources say about 70 cult members died from cyanide injections, not self-inflicted. The article notes injections placed high on the arm, suggesting external administration, and details cyanide in bottles labeled Valium.
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