Air Force chief cites stealth bomber deterrence value
General Larry Welch disclosed that a planned stealth bomber fleet could carry about 2,000 nuclear warheads, enhancing deterrence. He noted costs exceed early projections, with the program now seen at about 43 billion dollars, up 20 percent from initial 36.6 billion estimates for 132 aircraft.
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Sudan Attacks Kill Seven as Lebanese Thieves Try to Flee
Three men with Lebanese passports were caught trying to discard weapons after attacks that killed seven and wounded 21, including three Americans, at the Acropol Hotel and the nearby Sudan Club in Khartoum. One foreigner died at the club. police released details Monday.
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Standoff Ends at Mack Alford Prison In Oklahoma
The last two hostages at the Mack Alford Correctional Facility in STRINGTOWN were released unharmed after a 59 hour uprising. Inmates held eight guards, caused over 1 million dollars in damage, and surrendered after Sgt. Harold Yoder and corrections officer Ronnie Scott were freed. Prison spokesman Jerry Massie confirmed the end of the standoff as friends greeted the ex-hostages.
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Riot at 33-year-old prison spurs transfers and damages
One guard and one inmate were injured during Friday night violence at the 33-year-old prison. Forty-two additional prisoners suspected of aiding the nine rioters would be moved. Corrections Director Gary Maynard estimated 1.2 million dollars in damage, not counting a three-story dormitory gutted by fire at the uprising’s start.
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Dukakis leads Bush in polls as election nears
Polls from Times CBS News and Harris Associates show Michael Dukakis with a lead over George Bush. Dukakis 49 percent to 39 percent in the Times CBS poll. Harris places Dukakis at 50 to 43 with 7 undecided. Bush campaigns in Washington state amid aide controversy.
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Driver charged with murder after church bus crash
Larry Mahoney 34 of Worthville faces 27 counts of murder after blood tests show a .24 BAC as his northbound pickup crashed head on into a First Assembly of God church bus on I 71 near Louisville. State officials anticipate grand jury action June 6.
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Dole urges Senate oppose Noriega deal over charges
Senate Republican Bob Dole urged opposition to any agreement with Manuel Noriega that would drop criminal indictments. He framed a sense of the Senate resolution amid reports of talks in which Noriega would step down in exchange for dropping drug charges. Dole warned such a deal would undermine the war on drugs and called it a golden parachute.
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Study finds unions not major obstacle to reform
A RAND Corp study for the Education Department challenges claims that teacher unions block school improvement. It says most teachers want unions to push for basic contract items like class size and school day length, countering Education Secretary Bennett who argues unions obstruct reform. Love Miller offered no immediate reaction.
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