Jiang Zemin vows steadfast modernization after Deng death
In his first public remarks since Deng Xiaoping’s death Jiang Zemin pledges unwaveringly to uphold Deng’s economic reforms and opening up. He aims to turn national grief into strength while leading China’s socialist modernization and calls for world peace and progress amid mourning events and a six day official mourning period.
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Beijing
Deng Xiaoping
China
Deng
Jiang Zemin
Communist Party
Xinhua
Jiang
Kazakstan
Tiananmen Square
Calment Celebrates 122nd Birthday in Arles
Jeanne Calment, believed to be the world's oldest person, marks her 122nd birthday in Arles France with chocolate cake and a yellow sugar 122. She says she waited for her day to enjoy chocolate and sweet wine as part of the celebration.
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Jeanne Calment
Arles
France
Ray Again Denies Killing MLK in Prison Interview
James Earl Ray, 68, terminally ill, told Montel Williams he would reveal the truth about Martin Luther King Jr. s assassination if granted a trial. He denied killing King and said he would testify if allowed to stand trial, as a judge weighed his bid to withdraw his guilty plea.
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Nashville
Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Montel Williams
Only Female B 52 Pilot Faces Adultery Charges
Air Force charges 1st Lt. Kelly Flinn of St. Louis with adultery disobeying orders and lying to an investigator. She qualified in 1995 as the service’s only female B 52 pilot based at Minot AFB North Dakota.
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Knight-Ridder
Washington
Air Force
Kelly Flinn
St. Louis
Flinn
Air Force Academy
Minot Air Force Base
North Dakota
Police warn Netanyahu during inquiry into attorney general appointment
Israeli police warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his statements could be used against him amid a four week probe into the alleged effort to appoint an attorney general favorable to parties in the coalition. Roni Bar-On had resigned days after taking office in January.
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Los Angeles Times
Jerusalem
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel
Channel One
Netanyahu
Roni Bar-On
Bar-On
Aryeh Deri
Deri
Shas
Hebron
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