Census hits 99 percent in 1990 count nationwide
Ninety nine percent of U S households have been counted for the 1990 census leaving about a million homes still to be reached. Follow up work will extend at least through fall as the Census Bureau reports progress. In California Santa Barbara firefighters battled a wildfire and cited about 25 people for rummaging through ashes for valuables.
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Stunt pilot dies in Niagara River air show tragedy
Giff Foley, 43, died when his World War II AT-6 crashed during a Buffalo air show. The plane was found under 18 feet of water near the Niagara River entrance to Lake Erie as thousands watched. The accident marked the sixth fatal air show in five weeks.
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Sharon wins emergency powers to speed housing for Soviet Jews
Israel approves Housing Minister Ariel Sharon's sweeping emergency powers to fast track the housing program for Soviet Jewish immigrants. In June 11,015 Soviet Jews arrived, lifting the first half 1990 total to 50,000 as rebel fighting rages near Monrovia and Peru moves to seek Japanese aid and engagement.
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Gorbachev Faces Split at Moscow Party Congress
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev confronts a broad challenge to remain Communist Party leader as the 28th Party Congress opens. Delegates split between conservatives fearing reform and radicals seeking changes with no clear favorite emerging.
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Infant abducted from nursery found unharmed in Missouri
An infant taken from a hospital nursery was located in Butler Missouri after an anonymous tip. The 18 year old Heather Brewster of Butler was arrested on federal kidnapping charges and held in Clay County Jail. The baby Whitney Morse weighs nearly 2 weeks old and was healthy upon return to Oklahoma City.
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Scientists create strain of midget mice at Ohio University
Ohio University researchers report a strain of mice half the normal size by inserting a growth hormone gene, with potential to shrink other lab animals and farm stock. The work, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, aims to understand cell growth mechanisms and may inform dwarfism treatments.
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Howitzer shell lands near home at Fort Lewis demo
A 105mm howitzer shell fired during a Fort Lewis demonstration for ROTC cadets landed within 100 feet of a residence. No injuries occurred as a crater formed beside a state highway and branches were torn from a nearby pine tree. Investigators began examining why the shell exploded off the base.
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Dole Predicts No Increase in Income Taxes
Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole said President Bush will not endorse higher personal income tax rates as part of a deficit reduction deal. He proposed raising sin taxes, an oil import fee, and higher federal gasoline taxes as revenue options, while acknowledging the plan would be hard to pass and unpopular.
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