Night Stalkers helicopter crash in Kentucky kills five
An Army MH-47E Chinook from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment crashed in a windy snowstorm near Olmstead Kentucky, killing all five crew members. Witnesses described engine trouble and a final abortive landing before a huge fireball. Names withheld pending notifications. Investigators will keep wreckage untouched for days.
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Olmstead
Kentucky
Vicki Miller Caswell
Caswell
Maj
Joe Howell
Fort Campbell
160Th Special Operations Air Regiment
Ken McGraw
Army Special Operations Command
Fort Bragg
N.C
160Th
Special Forces
Pigeons Nicked Near Nelson Statue In Trafalgar Square
London authorities investigate two young men suspected of stealing pigeons from Trafalgar Square. Over 1,000 birds have vanished, with claims they are sold to restaurants for pie. Witness Harold Beresford and vendor Bernard Rayner corroborate ongoing losses. Scotland Yard reviews eyewitness reports while no arrests are made.
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London
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar Square
Harold Beresford
Beresford
Nelson
Tower of London
Sun
Lidbury
The
the Sun
Bernard Rayner
Scotland Yard
Marie Linton
Darlington
England
Pro-Chechens hijack airliner to Munich Germany
Pro Chechen gunmen hijacked a Turkish Cypriot airliner and released 109 hostages at Munich Airport after a 5 1/2 hour drama. 101 passengers and eight crew were reported safe, with one hijacker arrested.
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Munich
Germany
Hans-Joachim Bues
Sofia
Bugaria
Russia
Cyprus
Istanbul
Bulgaria
Anatolia
Burhant Akarova
Kiana Verlikova
Nailia Rustemova
Alekram Alekperov
Vladimir Markov
Bomb explodes on London street near Ministry sites
A bomb detonated in a trash bin on Old Brompton Road in west London at 12:38 a.m. near a cemetery and the Ministry of Defense area. No injuries were reported. Police suspected the Irish Republican Army, with the blast damaging three cars and nearby windows. Royal Tournament site Earl's Court was nearby as officers cordoned the area and bomb dogs searched for more devices. The IRA has resumed attacks after ending a cease-fire on Feb 9.
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London
Irish Republican Army
Old Brompton Road
Ministry of Defense
Peter Rice
Rice
Ulric Rudmalm
Finborough Arms
South Kensington
Fulham
Defense Ministry
Earl’s Court Exhibition Center
Earl’s Court Road
IRA
Docklands
Taiwan braces as China fires missiles near Kaohsiung coast
Amid heightened tensions, China fired three missiles with dummy warheads off Taiwan, two landing within 32 miles of Kaohsiung and 21 miles from Keelung. Taiwan denounced the drills as dangerous while urging calm, and residents expressed resolve, citing President Lee Teng-hui's pre election rally and readiness to defend the island.
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Kaohsiung
Taiwan
China
Lee Teng-hui
Lee
Hong Ke-min
Hsuzu Bay
Taiwan Strait
Keelung
Beijing
Taipei
Online events tease top computer services lineup
Major services announce talks and chats with figures like Melanie Mayron Schuyler Wisk and Phil Jackson on AOL and CompuServe. Sessions cover movies comics sports and self help with times and locations across Us networks. Call numbers provided for AOL CompuServe eWorld Prodigy and MSN access.
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America Online
Melanie Mayron
Larisa Oleynik
Schuyler Wisk
Coliseum
Paul
Sarah Edwards
ComauServe
Phil Jackson
Bulls
NBA
US Robotics
Rotunda
John Markoff
Chase Hackers
NYT
Silicon Valley
Times
Tony Robbins
Awaken Giant
USA Weekend
Odeon
CompuServe
eWorld
Prodigy
Microsoft Network
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Tammi Harvey
Howell
South London
Knight-Ridder News Service
Huang Wu-nan
Mainland Affairs Council of
Tribune Media Services
Hilary Price
Orange
San Francisco
Journal
World Daily
Jworld. Com
Access
Kansas
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