U S and Russia clash over tanker seizure and oil origin
The United States rejects Russia's demand to release the Volga-Neft 147 seized by a U S Navy vessel in the Persian Gulf amid suspicions the cargo includes Iraqi oil. If proven Iraqi, the oil will be offloaded and sold with proceeds funding UN sanctions monitoring.
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Alabama man wins stay of execution
The U S Supreme Court halted the condemned man Robert Lee Tarver Jr and granted a stay of his planned electric chair death for the 1984 slaying of a rural store owner, potentially triggering the justices first debate on electric chair constitutionality.
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Miss Tennessee Wins Miss USA Pageant in Branson
Lynette Cole, 21, pre law student from Columbia Tennessee, won the Miss USA title in Branson Missouri. Bridget Jane Vezina of New Hampshire was first runner up Jin Mitchell of Alabama was second runner up. Cole advances to Miss Universe in Nicosia Cyprus May 12. Jensie Grigsby of West Des Moines Iowa USA 2000 was among the 10 finalists. The event was held at the Grand Palace theater in Branson, a tourist hotspot in southwest Missouri.
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