Palestinians Israelis meet on cease-fire timetable progress
A U S mediated truce nears its first 48 hours with a Friday meeting in Jerusalem between Israeli and Palestinian security chiefs plus a CIA presence. They drafted a timetable for restoring pre conflict conditions and easing the blockade, while noting ongoing arrests and stated Palestinian limits before Arafat’s June 2 declaration.
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Gaza Strip
CIA
George Tenet
Ariel Sharon
Israel
Palestinian Authority
Sharon
Arafat
Duma Narrowly Approves Limited Land Sales Amid Turmoil
Russian Duma backed a three reading measure allowing sale of land for homes and businesses after a chaotic session. Communists and allies protested with shoving and a head-butting clash, while pro Kremlin factions supported the first reading by a 251 to 22 vote. Speaker Seleznyov was hospitalized amid the turmoil.
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Communist Party
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Duma
German Gref
Gref
Mea
Gennady Seleznyov
Russian cargo plane loads U S spy craft for transfer
The Antonov 124 departed Kadena Air Base in Okinawa with plans to carry an EP-3 spy plane to Hainan. The plane will be disassembled and loaded in pieces onto two Antonovs. Officials would not confirm the schedule for a second Russian aircraft. The EP-3 had landed on Hainan after a collision with a Chinese fighter on April 1.
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Okinawa
U.S
Hainan
Japan
Notable 19th to 20th Century Space and Defection Milestones
The period saw key events including 1897 treaty annexing Hawaii, 1961 Rudolf Nureyev defecting in Paris, and 1963 Valentina Tereshkova becoming the first woman in space aboard Vostok Six.
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Paris
Valentina Tereshkova
Soviet Union
Vostok Six
Report urges better data on pollution
National Academy of Sciences advisory panel faults data and methods behind water cleanup decisions affecting 21 000 waters. It urges EPA to adopt science based identification and two step listing to account for nonpoint pollution while expanding testing and periodic plan revision.
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Los Angeles Times
National Academy of Sciences
National Research Council
Bush
Clinton
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kenneth Reckhow
Duke University
Reckhow
EPA
Reckhaw
David Beckman
Natural Resources Defense Council
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