Tower faces setback as Senate panels reject Tower bid
Washington United Press International report says John Tower, longtime candidate for defense secretary, was rejected by the Senate Armed Services Committee 11-9 and the full panel moved to also oppose his confirmation. The vote signaled Democratic intent to block the Texan amid concerns over heavy drinking and national security. President Bush pledged to back Tower, who plans to press Senate talks next week, while debate looms.
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UPI
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Defense
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tower
Bush
Texas
Tokyo
Hirohito
Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
John Glenn
Ohio
Jet door blast kills and injures aboard United flight 811
A United Airlines Boeing 747 carrying 354 passengers suffered a cargo door blowout at 22,000 feet over the Pacific near Honolulu. The explosion created a 10 by 40 foot hole, injuring at least 17 and possibly killing up to 11. The craft made an emergency return to Honolulu, with search efforts underway for missing passengers and debris. Authorities assess whether a structural failure or other cause led to the explosion as investigators review the incident.
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UPS
United Airlines
New Zealand
Australia
Pacific
Washington
Gary Garber
CBS
Coast Guard
Auckland
International
Drucella Anderson
National Transportation Safety Board
Ex-Quayle aide aided North with Contra support in 1984 85
Robert Owen testified at the North trial that he ferried maps photographs and military advice from Oliver North to Contra rebels in late 1984 and 1985 while Congress barred official aid. He said Adolfo Calero paid him about 2500 dollars a month to work for the rebels as part of Norths covert network. Calero praised North as crucial to Contras survival.
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UPI
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Senate
Oliver North
Robert Owen
White House
Central America
Adolfo Calero
North
Owen
Quayle
Indiana
Congress
U.S
Nicaragua
Calero
Colonel North
Fire at Steward House Causes $10,000 Damage
A morning fire at 414 Main St in Steward prompted evacuations by a mother Teena Kuhn and her three children. No injuries were reported though fire departments from Steward Flagg Center Rochelle responded, estimating $10,000 in damage and attributing the blaze to children playing with a cigarette lighter.
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Steward
Flagg Center
Teena Kuhn
Tom Vogeler
Charley Smith
Tom Vogeler Jr
Tyler Kuhn
Main St
Phil Carlson
Tom McDermott
McDermott
Kuhn
Richard Conti
Lee-Ogle
Melissa Dutka
Man rammed police car over donuts urge in Dunkin parking lot
Chicago man Rick McCrickard, 28, faced multiple charges after ramming a stolen white 1987 Ford Escort into a police cruiser in a Dunkin Donuts parking lot at 4:40 am and fleeing. A Circuit Court judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation to assess sanity and fitness for trial.
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UPI
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Cook County
William Corner
McCrickard
North Side
Walton
MccCrickard
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