Levee Break Conviction Ties to 1993 Missouri Flood Catastrophe
A jury convicts James Scott of causing the West Quincy levee breach that flooded 14 000 acres of farmland and closed the Missouri Illinois bridge for 71 days. Scott faces 10 years to life at December sentencing after a taped confession about removing sandbags before the July 16 1993 failure.
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Atlantis Crew Frees Satellite in Space Shuttle Mission
The Atlantis crew released a blue satellite 190 miles above northern Europe to study ozone and atmospheric gases. A navigation unit issue blinded a telescope, but ground controllers re established pointing and observations resumed with about two hours of data lost. Jean Francois Clervoy released the satellite and Donald McMonagle backed the shuttle away.
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Europe
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Clinton Attacks GOP Chair As Barbour's Contract Faces Scrutiny
President Clinton, in Duluth, accuses Haley Barbour of a fraudulent Contract With America promising a balanced budget and higher defense while cutting taxes for most. He warns Social Security and gov programs would suffer and ties financing to destroying the economy during a Minnesota campaign stop for Ann Wynia.
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Los Angeles Times
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GOP
Haley Barbour
America
Barbour
Minnesota
U.S. Senate
Ann Wynna
U.S
Rod Grams
David Durenberger
Woman Charged in Daughter's Beating Death
Pauline Zile 24 was charged with murder after concocting a tale of her 7-year-old daughter Christina Holt being abducted at a Fort Lauderdale flea market. Her husband John Zile, 32, had earlier been arrested and accused of beating the child to death.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
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Christina Holt
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