Former Honda executives convicted in bribery case
Two former Honda executives were found guilty of taking millions in payoffs to award and support dealership networks. Dennis Josleyn and John Billmyer faced racketeering and fraud convictions with potential lengthy prison terms, while dealers in 30 states allegedly provided cash and luxury gifts in exchange for lucrative dealerships and above-sticker sales.
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Honda
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American Honda Motor Co
John Billmyer
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Josleyn
Billmyer
Arkansas teen wins 68th national spelling bee
Justin Tyler Carroll, 14, an Arkansas eighth grader from Wynne representing Memphis, won the 68th national spelling bee by correctly spelling xanthesis. He faced challenging words such as haplology and syncretize while runner-up Marjory Lavery of Ohio was eliminated on cappelletti.
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Washington
Arkansas
Justin
Wynne, Ark
Memphis
Sharron Carroll
Marjory Lavery
Copley
Ohio
Reeve Approved Helmet Poster Before Injury
Chris Reeve agreed to appear in a safety poster for horseback riding and wrote the copy. The poster shows him jumping a fence and urges helmet use. Reeve, 42, remains in serious condition after a fall that left him unable to breathe on his own, with a neck injury and possible paralysis.
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Charlottesville
Christopher Reeve
Reeve
David McLain
U.S
Superman Actor Christopher Reeve Recovers From Spinal Injury
Christopher Reeve suffered a severe neck injury in an accident, breaking the first and second cervical vertebrae and injuring the spinal cord. The prognosis is dire with risk of death or pneumonia and kidney failure. some function may return within 48 hours, with HBO’s Above Suspicion noted for reference.
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Christopher Reeve
Cuba frees second dissident prisoner under pledge
Mexico City AP reports Cuba released Rolando Indamiro Restano, leader of the Harmony Movement, the second of six prisoners to be freed under a pledge to France Libertes. Restano said he would seek to organize a political party and that Cuba seemed to be entering an era of toleration. The move followed Cuba ratifying the international torture convention and came a day after freeing Sebastian Arcos Bergnes.
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Cuba
Rolando Indamiro Restano
Pro-Democracy Harmony Movement
Notimex
Havana
Sebastian Arcos Bergnes
France Libertes
Danielle Mitterrand
Francois Mitterrand
Lebed Rival for Russia's Presidency Gains Momentum
Moscow AP reports Russia's defense minister accepted the resignation of Lt. Gen. Alexander Lebed, a popular general seen as a potential 1996 presidential candidate. Lebed, 44, quit rather than obey orders to cut the 14th Army tied to the Trans-Dniester war, boosting his image as a forceful reformer while Yeltsin weighs the move despite past spats and ongoing Chechnya criticism.
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Lebed
Grachev
14Th
Trans-Dniester
Moldova
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