Gephardt Gains in Iowa Polling Across Parties
NBC News and the Los Angeles Times polls show Richard Gephardt leading Iowa Democrats with 19 percent, Dukakis 18 percent, Simon 15 percent, and Hart 14 percent. The surveys, with 4 to 5 percent margins, also track Gore and Babbitt, Jackson, and other candidates.
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Nicaraguan rebel amnesty plan eyed with international monitors
In San Jose, Deputy Foreign Minister Victor Hugo Tinoco urged an international commission including U S political party representatives to oversee rebel amnesty. He also said U S humanitarian aid could flow to rebels as part of a cease fire. Tinoco leads a Sandinista delegation arriving for talks next week.
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Mother sentenced in teen death by coerced sex work
Theresa Jackson, 41, was sentenced to a year in jail followed by house arrest and probation for driving her teenage daughter to death by forcing her to work as a nude dancer. Judge Arthur Franza called the act procuring a sexual performance by her own child. Jackson faced up to 25 years on three felony counts.
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Felix the cat lands on feet after airplane odyssey reunion
Felix the calico cat reunited with Janice Kubecki at LAX after 29 days in pan am jet cargo holds. The feline traveled 179000 miles with 64 stops across three continents, napping on a Pan Am employee’s lap and dining on tuna and caviar.
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Arizona governor fears laser eavesdropping
Governor Evan Mecham, facing criminal charges and possible recall or impeachment, warned lawyers that someone may spy on him with laser beams. He claimed to keep a radio on to block laser eavesdropping at his Capitol office and home.
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Frostbitten girl loses legs in attic neglect case
Nine year old Darlwin Carlisle had both lower legs amputated after being locked in an attic of an abandoned Gary, Indiana house for an estimated five days. Her mother Carlwin Britt, 24, faces felony child neglect charges with a $50,000 bail. doctors expect artificial legs in about two weeks and a Saturday follow up operation to assess remaining tissue.
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Lake County
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FAA warns airlines to avoid pairing inexperienced pilots
FAA urges carriers to keep two qualified pilots in cockpit on flights citing Continental DC-9 Denver crash and 1987 near collision rise. McArtor says warning could become mandatory if ignored while also tightening maintenance rules to curb deferred repairs and improve airworthiness. The agency notes a 26 percent jump in near collision reports to 1,056 with 451 involving commercial aircraft.
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Curfews Eased in Gaza Amid Rising Tensions
Israel relaxes curfews in some Gaza refugee camps to aid workers as riot police patrol Arab east Jerusalem where merchants strike disrupts. A Red Cross official notes no major food shortages, while UN officials challenge that claim. Rabin policy of beatings drew U S criticism.
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Defense
Yitzhak Rabin
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