Hooks claims nationwide probe targets black officials
Benjamin Hooks of the NAACP accused Washington mayor Marion Barry Jr. of being a victim of selective prosecution in a nationwide FBI sting operation. He described the arrest for smoking crack cocaine as an entrapment tactic likened to Nazilike methods.
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Doctors chided in study on breast cancer delays
A study by the Physician Insurers Association of America finds that physicians often fail to act on initial breast lump complaints, especially from younger women, contributing to delayed cancer diagnoses in 69 percent of paid malpractice claims where the lump was first detected by the patient.
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Physician Insurers Association of America
Israeli jets strike Lebanese base amid clashes casualties
Israeli air force jets attack a southern Lebanon base linked to the Party of God, killing two members and wounding seven. The report notes ongoing regional tensions and cross border hostilities.
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Lebanon
Party of God
Gorbachev Pleads for Support Ahead of Party Nomination
Mikhail Gorbachev told farmers and workers at a Kremlin meeting that support or new leadership depends on them. He faced criticism over ethnic and consumer policies as the 28th Communist Party Congress nears nominations. Witnesses reported his remarks through participant Nina Zhukova with others corroborating on Red Square.
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Nine White Suspects Arrested Over South Africa Bombings
South African police say nine white men with right wing leanings have been arrested in connection with bombings over the past three months. Minister Adriaan Vlok states they are supporters of a far right ideology but not tied to a specific organization, held under indefinite detention.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
A and Order
Adriaan Vlok
South African Press Association
Investor borrows 60 million for Texas S&Ls with 1000 down
Congressional investigators examine how Arizona man James Fail gained 15 insolvent Texas savings and loans in 1988 with 60 million borrowed and 1.8 billion in federal subsidies. Senate subcommittee hearing to probe approve process. Fail had past fraud ties and minimal personal stake.
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Texas Savings and Loans
James Fail
Phoenix
Howard Metzenbaum
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Metzenbaum
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Fail
Bluebonnet Savings
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
M. Danny Wall
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Pentagon backs radar jammer despite test failures
The Pentagon moves forward with a 4 billion Airborne Self-Protection Jammer despite repeated flight-test shortcomings. The Navy lobbied to keep production after the Air Force quit, arguing 100 devices should go to warplanes while tests remain unresolved.
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New York Times
Washington
Defense
Dick Cheney
Defense Department
Cheney
Navy
Study Finds Handgun Crimes Kill Thousands in U.S. Each Year
A Justice Department analysis of 1979 to 1987 data estimates about 638,900 crimes yearly are by handgun holders. It cites 9,200 murders and 15,000 wounded annually, with half of handgun murders occurring during disputes and a quarter during other crimes.
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Justice Department
Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Widow says call warned her of blast at ARCO plant
The widow of millwright Michael Davis described a late night call at 11 15 p m saying workers were anxious about restarting a fixed compressor. Davis and 16 others died when the electrical compressor near a 900 000 gallon waste water tank exploded at ARCO Chemical Co CHANNELVIEW Texas.
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Arco Chemical Co
Lori Davis
Michael
Austin Industrial Inc
Arco Chemical
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ARCO
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