Italian Court Dismisses Manslaughter Case Over Alps Gondola Crash
An Italian judge in Trento rejected manslaughter charges against the four-man crew of a U S Marine jet that cut a ski gondola line in the Alps killing 20. Jurisdiction was ruled lacking under a NATO treaty. The case against three U S military officials at Aviano base was also dismissed. Two crewmen face U S military trial. other two cleared. Potential readers should note the Rome government had allowed American prosecution.
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Boomer Esiason to Host 78th Miss America Pageant
ABC and Miss America officials choose Boomer Esiason to host the 78th annual pageant on a one year trial. CEO Leonard Horn notes hosting outcome will influence next year. A planned surprise ending will see the new Miss America immediately begin her first public role on stage.
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Army serviceman dies in Kuwait training exercise
A US soldier died Sunday during a desert training exercise in Kuwait. The U S Embassy said Monday the preliminary medical evaluation found the death due to natural causes. Gazette wire services
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Japan awaits new leader after Hashimoto resignation
Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said he will step down triggering a scramble for a successor in a ruling party that failed in Sunday's upper house elections. Keizo Obuchi and Seiroku Kajiyama emerge as top contenders as Japan battles its worst postwar recession.
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Historic events on this day across centuries
A timeline notes key moments from the Bastille storm in 1789 and the Sedition Act of 1798 to the 1965 Mars flyby by Mariner IV and the 1993 Clinton visit to flood struck Iowa, with other notable incidents including Billy the Kid and Adlai Stevenson Jr.
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Sharpton Defamation Verdict Ties Trio in Pa gones Case
In a racially charged eight month trial in Poughkeepsie New York the jury found Rev Al Sharpton Alton Maddox Jr and C Vernon Mason liable for defaming Steven Pagones a white former prosecutor by accusing him of raping Tawana Brawley The verdict allocates seven statements to Sharpton two to Maddox and one to Mason with four statements undecided and eight non defamatory.
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al Sharpton
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Alton Maddox Jr
C. Vernon Mason
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NAACP vows to fight for affirmative action
NAACP President Kweisi Mfume declares race and skin color dominate American life and vows to defend affirmative action as vital to Black progress. He condemns opponents including Ward Connerly and Clarence Thomas and criticizes the Supreme Court for actions he calls hypocritical.
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Washington Post
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Ward Connerly
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Financial guru Charles Givens Jr. dies at 57
Charles Givens Jr., known for infomercials and Wealth Without Risk, died Sunday in Orlando at age 57 from cancer treatment complications. The late 1980s media figure faced a 1993 federal suit by Sally Beadle over alleged misrepresentation in financial advice. a confidential settlement followed verdicts of false representation.
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