IRA suspects busted buying Stinger missile
Four people believed to be IRA members were arrested in West Palm Beach while attempting to purchase a heat seeking Stinger missile and other weapons. The group included Kevin McKinley Seamus Moley Joseph McColgan and Canadian Sean McCann. They face conspiracy to possess destructive arms and related charges. hearings set for Feb. 16. The probe involved FBI U S Customs and ATF.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Irish Republican Army
FBI
Provisional
IRA
United States
William Gavin
Florida
Kevin Joseph McKinley
Seamus Mioley
Joseph McColgan
Sean John McCann
U.S. Customs Service
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Moley
Saiid
Timothy Wagner
Customs Service
Robert Creighton
ATF
Palm Beach
U.S
Ann E. Vitunac
Quayle Faces Mixed Reception on Latin Tour
Vice President Dan Quayle works to firm up a Latin America tour aimed at easing friction over the Panama invasion. Diplomats doubt the trip will change views, with many Venezuela officials calling the outreach inappropriate before the invasion ends. The itinerary may include Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Panama, and Caribbean nations, with the Honduras inauguration on January 27 as a planned stop.
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Washington
Dan Quayle
Latin America
U.S
Piinama
Bush
Venezuela
Quayle
Carent
Guillermo Enda
Manuel Noriega
Honduras
Panama
Caribbean
Alyssa Smith Returns Home to Warm Welcome
Alyssa Smith, a 23 month old liver transplant recipient, arrived in San Antonio from Chicago to a joyous welcome by family, church members, and a high school band. Her mother Teresa donated part of her liver in November, making Alyssa the nation’s first living donor partial liver transplant recipient.
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San Antonio
Alyssa Smith
Texas
Alyssa
Teresa Smith
Chicago
Naation
San Antonio International Airport
Smith
University of Chicago Medical Center
Peter Whitington
Race for riverboat casino licenses in Illinois
Springfield reports a race to grant licenses for Mississippi and Illinois riverboat casinos next year. Gov. Thompson plans to sign the bill soon with potential signing ceremonies in multiple cities. A missing $500 betting limit is to be fixed. a state gaming board will review applications for up to 10 licenses with first licenses issued in January 1991 and more in 1992.
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Springfield
CNL
Mississippi
Illinois
E.J
Zeke”’ Giorgi
Rockford
James R. Thompson
General Assembly
Thompson
Quad Cities
Peoria
Alton
Juliet
Israel
Giorgi
Gaming Board
Des Plaines River
Will County
St. Louis
Joliet
Lockport
Iowa
Denny Jacobs
Market sees big decline in Wall Street trading
New York stocks tumbled as inflation worries and overseas market losses spurred a broad selloff. The Dow fell 71.46 points to 2689.21, with 217 stocks higher and 1483 lower on the NYSE. IBM and GE led declines while overseas names such as British Telecom and Honda also retreated amid fears of higher future interest rates and tighter credit worldwide.
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New York
Tokyo
London
Wall Street
Dow Jones
Labor Department
Federal Reserve
U.S. Treasury
General Electric
International Business Machines
Coca-Cola
du Pont
Philip Morris
British Telecom
Matsushita Electric
British Petroleum
Honda Motor
Parents Hope California Trip Aids Ailing Son Daniel Heckman
The Telegraph reports Pam and Kurt Heckman of Leaf River seek help for their two month old son Daniel who has Chronic Granulomatous Disease CGD. Doctors say CGD can be fatal in early life and Daniel's older brother Tyler died of the disease in 1986 at age three. The family plans a Jan 17 visit to a California clinic to see a doctor from Dixon seeking guidance and potential treatment options.
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Wit Leaf River
Daniel Heckman
California
Dixon
Daniel
Tyler
Nancy Williamson
Clinic of Genetics
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Pam
Kurt Heckman
Pam Heckman
the Telegraph
Family seeks CGD hope after autopsy focus on Tyler
Heckman describes autopsy driven focus on CGD cause for Daniel after autopsy of Tyler. The family travels to San Diego to consult Dr John Curnutte at Scripps Clinic Research Foundation for possible Gamma Interferon treatment and to learn CGD type. Daniel weighs 9 pounds 8 ounces and has avoided infections so far while indoor care continues.
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Tyler
Heckman
Daniel
Rockford
Curnutte
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Bishop
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