Officials warn Russia Iraq and North Korea may hide smallpox stockpiles
New York City officials cite a secret intelligence assessment, based on a Soviet defector, North Korean blood samples, and Iraq vaccine production, as a factor in President Clinton's decision not to destroy US smallpox stockpiles. The report says Russia probably hides additional stocks at military sites.
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Florida Firecracker Buff Charged In Wildfire
Florida man Kevin Byrd Hill, 47, faces arraignment after admitting he made two inch pipe bomb devices that sparked a wildfire in Flagler County Seminole Woods in June 1998. The blaze destroyed 20 homes and damaged 18 others, with a potential 30 year sentence for using a destructive device. He bonded out on 5000 dollars and awaits July 6 hearing. In separate notes, Courteney Cox wed David Arquette at Grace Cathedral with 250 guests and stars in attendance.
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World air show opens after Sukhoi 30 crash at Le Bourget
The 43rd Paris Air Show began with a Sukhoi 30 MK prototype crashing during a flight display. Both pilots ejected, neither injured, as spectators watched black smoke rise from the aircraft on the Le Bourget airfield. Officials cite possible mechanical failure or pilot error as investigations start. The event gathers 1800 aerospace firms from 40 countries amid defense and civilian sales pitches. Rolls-Royce reported an engine order worth up to 88 million dollars for Embraer jets.
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Worm.Explore.Zip Virus Sparks Panic Over Weekend
Nervous calls to computer support lines fell as experts warned the Worm.Explore.Zip worm, detected June 6 in Israel, could surge when workers return Monday. The malware blends Melissa like email trickery with Cheronobyl style file destruction, hitting Boeing, Intel, Microsoft, GE, AT&T and Compaq while many losses may be unrecoverable.
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Mayors push tax on Internet sales at conference
New Orleans AP report notes Dallas mayor Ron Kirk and U S Conference of Mayors panel urge millions in tax revenue from online sales despite Internet Tax Freedom Act. Opponents warn higher consumer costs and shifts to local merchants amid online shopping boom.
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Hugh Grant returns to film after hiatus with two comedies
Hugh Grant, after nearly three years off, promotes Notting Hill with Julia Roberts and Mickey Blue Eyes with Jeanne Tripplehorn, while producing with Elizabeth Hurley. Hurley describes their volatile but affectionate dynamic. Cher enjoys Las Vegas Venetian hotel casino, riding a gondola and admiring the Venice replica.
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Pickett undercharge suit settles for $800000
George E. Pickett's descendant wins a Philadelphia jury case against antiques expert Russell Pritchard II over an $87,500 trunk of Pickett relics later sold to Harrisburg for nearly ten times that price. The city is cleared of returning artifacts for a Civil War museum.
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Bush opens Pacific War gallery in Fredericksburg
Former president George H W Bush attended the ribbon cutting for the George Bush Gallery of the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg Texas. The gallery part of the Admiral Nimitz Museum features nearly 1000 artifacts including MacArthur’s corn cob pipe and relics from Pearl Harbor.
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