Earthquake Strikes Kuril Islands Killing Dozens
A powerful undersea quake of magnitude 8.2 near the Kuril Islands devastates coastal towns. At least 10 dead with reports uncertain as aftershocks and high waves threaten relief efforts. Rescue squads from Moscow and the Far East attempt evacuations despite bad weather.
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Vladivostok
Russia
Kuril Islands
Pacific
Yevgeny Kulkov
Sakhalin Island
Moscow
Siberia
Far East
Japan
Kurils
Hokkaido
Yevgeny Krasnoyarov
Paris Rampage Kills Three Officers and Driver
In a violent Paris rampage a young couple tear gassed two policemen stole their guns and triggered a wild car chase killing three officers and a taxi driver. The male suspect Audry Maupin, 22, was wounded and is in critical condition.
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Paris
Audry Maupin
Scientist debunks Anastasia claim with genetic tests
A British government scientist announced that genetic tests prove Anna Anderson Manahan is not related to the Russian royal family and cannot be the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II. The tests were presented at a news conference attended by Prince Rostislav Romanov as Anderson, who died in 1984, was ruled out as Anastasia.
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London
Anastasia
Peter Gill
Anna Anderson Manahan
Nicholas II
Anderson
United States
Anna Anderson
Gill
Prince Rostislav Romanov
Roman fortress unearthed at Kantara Egypt ruins
Archaeologists in Kantara Egypt report discovering the remains of a large Roman fortress and fortifications. The finding, part of ongoing surveys near the Nile, suggests a strategic military site dating to ancient imperial periods. Further excavation aims to reveal layout and artifacts.
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Kantara
Egypt
Senate approves education bill ending filibuster on prayer
The Senate voted 77 to 20 to pass a five year reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act providing 12.7 billion for fiscal 1995 with 11 billion already appropriated. President Clinton supports the measure as Senate critics warn of regulatory burdens and funding shifts to larger states.
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Associated Press and Gazette
Washington
Senate
House
Clinton
New York
California
Texas
Grassley
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Helms
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