Five Children Die in Michigan House Fire Arson Probe
A fast moving Detroit suburb fire killed five children and injured four others as investigators probe arson. Marie Dean, 39, and eight of her children plus a niece were in the home when the blaze started Thursday night. Deputies and a neighbor helped evacuate the mother. authorities offer a seven thousand dollar reward for information.
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Marie Dean
Oakland County
Michael Bouchard
Stephen Meech
Meech
Eritrea Ethiopia revive talks with U S pressure in D C
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki urged the United States to intensify efforts to resolve the 23 month border conflict with Ethiopia. Negotiations in Algiers stalled after a postponement of proximi ty talks, with mediators led by Anthony Lake offering ideas as the OAU role diminished.
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Isaias Afwerki
United States
Ethiopia
Horn of Africa
Algiers
Organization of African Unity
Asaias
Clinton
Anthony Lake
OAU
Jury again sentences man to death for killing four girls
Six years after the state Supreme Court overturned his death sentence, jurors in eastern Connecticut recommended the death penalty for Michael Ross, 40, for killing four teenage girls in the 1980s. They rejected claims that a psychological disorder or sexual sadism should mitigate.
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State Supreme Court
Michael Ross
Ross
Connecticut
Windstar Windward Kitchen Car Puts Home Across The Road
Maytag and Ford unveil Windstar concept at Chicago show a minivan with built in kitchen den and laundry room to gauge consumer response. features include rear fridge microwave ceiling TV floor game plug ins washer dryer and trash compactor with a future linked computer. no sale plans but production could follow if demand emerges.
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Detroit
Maytag Corp
Ford Motor Co
Windstar Solutions
Chicago
E. Kent Baker
Strategic Mar
Ford
Maytag
Linda Lee
Women's
Joyce Jancell
Postal Service tightens rules after runaways in New England
In Providence and across New England, letter carriers will walk longer routes and make fewer stops due to repeat incidents of parked mail trucks rolling away. By May, carriers will place blocks under wheels when leaving vehicles. Seven incidents in 18 months prompted stricter procedures to reduce rollaways and runaways and prevent injuries.
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Providence
New England
Christine Dugas
Postal Service
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Dugas
Fuiay
Washington
Bob Anderson
AP Piora
Don Dahlstrom
R.I
Internet Sales Tax Exemption Draws Retailers’ Wrath
Washington AP report says Congress will vote to repeal the 102-year-old telephone tax extend a five year moratorium on new Internet taxes and ban taxes on Internet access. Retailers led by Target Wal-Mart RadioShack J C Penney Circuit City argue the proposal harms state local tax revenue and a level playing field is needed. Industry officials cite the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce as favoring tax breaks for big firms and threaten billions in lost revenue for schools roads police and fire protection. Governors push allowing interstate compacts to collect remote Internet sales tax by 2003.
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House
Dennis Hastert
Chicago
Dick Gephardt
D-Mo
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E-Commerce Commission
Target
Wal- Mart
Radio Shack
J.C. Penney
Circuit City
Advisory Commission On Electronic Commerce
James Hale
Commission
At&t
MCI
Worldcom
America Online
Henry Chiarelli
RadioShack.com
Mike Leavitt
Utah
National Governors Assn
Leavitt
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