Texas executes two killers in 1935 pace record
Texas tied its 1935 yearly execution mark by putting two murderers to death by injection, Dorsey Johnson-Bey and Davis Losada, amid final statements and plans for more executions this week. Also, folk singer Jeff Buckley was found dead in the Mississippi River after altered disappearance, with police noting his clothes and piercings matching reports. Two air crashes near Asheboro killed both pilots, one identified as James Peddycord, as NTSB and FAA investigators traveled to the scene.
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Asheboro
James Peddycord
Jorge Prellezo
National Transportation Safety Board
Miami
Federal Aviation Administration
Atlanta
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Police raid in Memphis over missing FBI weapons
Police seized tear gas canisters, grenades and ammunition from a North Memphis house and searched a second nearby home as three men were taken into custody. The incident followed a stolen FBI SWAT van fire and involved FBI agents from Memphis and Little Rock questioning two other arrestees in an associated theft case. Authorities said the missing weapons may have been hidden or discarded.
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Freeh seeks all-out effort to recover stolen rifles
FBI Director Louis Freeh said agents are carrying a full-court press to recover automatic rifles, two grenade launchers, and thousands of rounds taken from a SWAT van at a Tennessee motel. The bureau investigates potential rule violations by Little Rock agents in Memphis during a training exercise.
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Joint chief admits to affair in 1980s
Defense Secretary William Cohen and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. John Shalikashvili back Gen. Joseph Ralston as a leading pick to be Clinton’s top military adviser. Ralston revealed a 1980s affair while separated from his wife, a factor Cohen says should not disqualify him. White House declined comment as Congress weighs the issue.
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Icy miniplanet found beyond Neptune marks far solar system edge
Astronomers led by Jane Luu report 1996TL66, an icy miniplanet about 300 miles across, orbiting far beyond Neptune. The object, part of a possible extended Kuiper belt, was observed with Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and collaborators, described in Nature.
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Solar System
Texas
Neptune
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No Man’s Land
Jane Luu
Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics
Cambridge
Mass
Luu
Harvard
University of Hawaii
University of Arizona
Kuiper Belt
Clinton lawyer abandons focus on accuser sex life
Under pressure, President Clinton's lawyer Robert Bennett said Paula Jones's sexual history would not be an issue in her harassment suit. He said he would challenge Jones's truthfulness, not her sexual past, triggering protests from women's groups and prompting White House caution.
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Robert Bennett
Jones
Associated Press
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Bennett
White House
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Cousteau Divers Seek Volunteers for Great American Fish Count
In Santa Barbara and across Southern California volunteers are urged to join the 1997 Great American Fish Count from July 1 to July 14. Jean-Michel Cousteau and sanctuary officials warn of collapsing fish stocks and coastal ecosystem impacts from growth and distant industrial waste. The program began in 1992 led by Channel Islands National Park biologists.
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Miles Way
Cousteau
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Channel Islands National Park
Thornton divorce judge orders distance between Billy Bob and Pietra
A California judge ruled that Billy Bob Thornton and his estranged wife Pietra must maintain distance during divorce proceedings. Pietra filed for divorce on April 8 after the couple appeared together at the Academy Awards. Thornton directed and starred in Sling Blade and won an Oscar for writing its screenplay.
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