Brisk series of international incidents and a U.S. nurse case
Brief items report a $8 million Ibiza air terminal robbery aided by tear gas and seven bandits, a Greek finance minister escaped a rocket attack, Russia closes areas to foreigners, a U.S. Navy warning to a Qantas jet, and a New York nurse awarded 5.3 million after AIDS exposure during inmate restraint, with appeals noted.
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Ibiza
Spain
Mediterranean
Iberia
Albany
N.Y
State Court of Claims
Israel Margolis
Jane Doe
John Balsan
Faxton Hospital
Utica
Perot aides seek to quell talk of internal dissension
In Dallas, Jim Squires and other Perot aides say the candidate and his top staff stay aligned on strategy for an independent bid, despite friction over timing. Ed Rollins reports occasional frustration and possible tensions within the campaign, but no imminent resignation from Hamilton Jordan.
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Dallas
Ross Perot
Perot
Jim Squires
Hamilton Jordan
Ed Rollins
NBC
Rollins
Jordan
Court blocks woman from using abortion pills
A federal appeals court blocked a lower court order awarding Leona Benton the right to use RU486 she brought from London. The 2nd U.S. Circuit stayed the ruling as FDA importation limits remain in place and Benton seeks Supreme Court relief.
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New York
United States
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Simon Heller
Leona Benton
U.S. Supreme Court
Drake Cutini
Justice Department
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Benton
FDA
London
U S Navy ships deter Yugoslav planes near Adriatic
Two U S Navy ships in the Adriatic warned off suspected Yugoslav military planes with verbal orders. In three cases fire-control radar was locked on the targets, and a plane neared the cruiser before veering off. A British relief aircraft misidentified and later confirmed, showing growing risk in the Yugoslav crisis.
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U.S. Navy
Washington
Adriatic
Pentagon
U.S
USS
Biddle
Bob Hall
Yugoslavia
Lawsuits accuse church of covering up priest abuse
Seven Minnesota men sue Catholic Church officials alleging Porter abuse cover up. Porter admitted molesting dozens of children at Bemidji parish and in Massachusetts during the 1960s. Attorney says church knew of Porter's history and moved him between parishes.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
James Porter
Bemidji
Porter
Massachusetts
Boston
Bush pledges protection for Sequoia groves in forests
President Bush formalizes a pledge to protect sequoia groves in Sequoia Sierra Tahoe National Forests, backing a 1990 Forest Service settlement with environmental groups. The trees reach 300 feet, up to 15 feet in diameter and 1200 years old, with areas off limits to harvesting. He urges full funding for parks and more land conservation.
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Sequoia National Forest
Calif
Bush
Forest Service
Sierra Club
The
Wilderness Society
Sequoia, Sierra and Tahoe National Forests
Congress
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