Fugitive Weather Underground Member Surrenders After 24 Years
Jeffrey David Donovan Powell 43 pleads guilty to a 1969 Days of Rage riot charge in Chicago court. Powell admits guilt and says he is unapologetic about Weather Underground actions. His attorney notes years spent in hiding in Colorado under an alias as an activist and children's issues lobbyist.
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Chicago
Weather Underground
Jeffrey David
Donovan” Powell
Powell
Jeffrey Haas
Colorado
Heiress dies after beating in Bronxville
Anne Scripps Douglas, 47, was found beaten on New Year’s Day and died Thursday. Her husband Scott Stuart Douglas, the main suspect, drove off after allegedly assaulting her as their 3-year-old daughter slept nearby. His car was found on the Tappan Zee Bridge with the motor running.
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Bronxville
N.Y
Anne Scripps Douglas
Scott Stuart Douglas
Tappan Zee
Hudson River
Clinton Admin Slashes China Textile Quota Over Illicit Shipments
The Clinton administration cut the textile import quota from China by more than 1 billion amid accusations of large illegal shipments routed through 25 countries. USTR Kantor cited $2 billion yearly illicit trade and potential loss of tens of thousands of American jobs, as China refused new talks on stricter controls.
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Washington
Clinton
China
United States
Honduras
Panama
Hong Kong
Henry A. Truslow III
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
U.S
Customs Service
Kantor
Elders Urges Smoke-Free Homes For Kids
Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders teamed with ENT doctors to launch a campaign against secondhand smoke. They urge quitting indoors and in cars and seek bans in day care centers and schools. They cite nine million children exposed daily and many infant hospitalizations from related illnesses.
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Washington
Joycelyn Elders
Elders
David R. Nielsen
Phoenix
American Academy of Otolaryngology
Joan Lunden
Senior U.S. diplomat quits over Bosnia policy
Warren Zimmerman former ambassador to Yugoslavia resigns from the State Department in protest of U S policy in Bosnia. He is the fifth senior official to quit over 17 months citing a hands off approach as tantamount to genocide risk.
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Washington
Warren Zimmerman
Yugoslavia
Foreign Service
U.S
Bosnia
Zimmerman
State Department
Belgrade
Warren Christopher Marshall Harris
Steven Walker
Jon Western
George Kenney
Hottest car in theft list centers on GM models
Detroit AP notes 1993 most stolen car was not the latest sports model but GM lineup. The 1984 Cutlass Supreme tops CCC Information Services theft list showing GM products occupy all top ten spots. Interchangeable parts drive the used-parts business and thefts.
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Detroit
Porsche
Mercedes
William Geen
CCC Information Services Inc
Chicago
Blood banks urge donors amid national shortage
Washington AP reports a critical blood shortage as the Red Cross and banks issue emergency appeals. Officials cite snowstorms, the Beijing flu in 17 states, and the holidays as factors. The Red Cross inventories 33,000 units versus a normal 67,000 with a three day supply down to one.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Margaret McCarthy
Reno flags independent counsel option for Clinton probe
Attorney General Janet Reno suggested she might seek the appointment of an independent counsel to probe President Clinton's role in an Arkansas real estate venture if Congress enacts a new ethics law. The New York Times reported she already decided to seek a court-appointed counsel once Congress acts.
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Washington
Janet Reno
Clinton
Arkansas
Congress
The
New York Times
Reno
the Times
Justice Department
Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and recycled newsprint
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines commitments to recycling and soybean ink, lists subscription and postal details, and notes Associated Press rights. It also reports on Justice Department figures discussing the possibility of an independent prosecutor, tied to ongoing investigations and political pressure surrounding the Clinton administration.
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The
Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St. W
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Cedar Rapids
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