Briefs from Boston to California report deaths and legal action
In Boston, Bishop David Johnson 61 died at home from a self inflicted gunshot as he planned a sabbatical. In Minnesota, William Kunstler joins Qubilah Shabazz in legal defense over charges tied to Malcolm X’s daughter. Maryland politics see Ellen Sauerbrey retreat from a 1994 gubernatorial bid. Illinois fire in Burbank ruled arson with seven dead. Lansing explosion kills two and injures seven. Upland CAP members die in San Gabriel Mountains while searching for a missing plane Amy pilots organ transport pilot Robert Leman among the deceased.
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David Johnson
Jay Cormier
Minneapolis
William Kunstler
Malcolm X
Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan
New York
Kunstler
Qubilah Shabazz
St. Paul
Upland
Calif
Civil Air Patrol
San Gabriel Mountains
Los Angeles
Robert Leman
San Jose
Gazette Wire Services
Peace talks resume in Mexico between government and Mayan rebels
Interior Minister Esteban Moctezuma met with Zapatista leader Subcommandante Marcos in the Lacandon jungle with Bishop Samuel Ruiz mediating. The talks, described as positive, aimed to ease belligerent tensions but officials warned no rapid peace accord was expected.
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Mexico
Esteban Moctezuma
Ernesto Zedillo
Marcos
Lacandon Jungle
Moctezuma
Samuel Ruiz
Zapatista National Liberation Army
Haiti transition eyed for UN peacekeeping handover
Secretary of State Warren Christopher said Haiti could be stable enough by end of March to transfer peacekeeping duties to the United Nations. The plan foresees a U.S. major general commanding the UN forces and about half of the 6,000 American troops, with the larger 8,000-strong force to be reduced as troops return home.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Haiti
Pentagon
United Nations
Warren Christopher
Administration
U.N
U.S
Clinton
Administration seeks Russia NATO dialogue
The Clinton administration plans a new negotiating track with Russia to discuss possible future Western affiliation with NATO. Secretary of State Christopher will raise Chechnya concerns in Geneva with Foreign Minister Kozyrev while urging an end to the war and greater reconciliation. Washington aims to begin talks without immediate agreements, amid U.S. pressure on Russia over Chechnya.
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Washington Post
Washington
Russia
Chechnya
Clinton
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Western Security Organization
U.S
NATO
Boris Yeltsin
Budapest
Hungary
Warren Christopher
Geneva
Andrei Kozyrev
Christopher
Yeltsin
Moscow
Toxic flood pollution hits Russian River and coast
California storms flood the Russian River with household cleaners pesticides and other hazards. Workers from the California Conservation Corps were treated for dizziness after exposure to fumes. Oil slicks and chemical waste along the river threaten salmon and reach the Pacific near Guerneville with cleanup crews warning of health hazards.
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California Conservation Corps
Four Scouts Dead As North Carolina Floods Sweep Teens
In Lenoir North Carolina the bodies of two more Boy Scouts were found after a foot bridge collapsed and swept them into a flooded creek. A third teen was found Saturday. The Atlanta troop of seven scouts and three adults faced the weekend flood that killed another person and left one missing as bridges roads mudslides and downed lines disrupted the area.
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