Nazi war criminal Heinz Barth released from prison on health grounds
The 84 year old former SS officer, convicted in 1983 for the 1944 Oradour massacre in France, was freed by the Brandenburg state Supreme Court on July 10 due to diabetes and other ailments. He had been serving a life sentence in Germany and is now living in a northern town.
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Heinz Barth
Brandenburg State Supreme Court
Barth
Berlin
Oradour
Limoges
France
Brandenburg
Five die in Rhode Island skydiving plane crash
A single engine Cessna Skylane struck trees after lift off at North Central State Airport in Lincoln killing five people and leaving one survivor in critical condition. Two men in their 20s were taken to Rhode Island Hospital. a fifth victim died later. A witness said the engine quit suddenly before the crash.
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John Roan
North Central State Airport
Lincoln
Chris Rossi
Rhode Island
Rick Piester
Mir spacewalkers hunt unaided puncture at damaged lab
Michael Foale and Anatoly Solovev spent six hours outside Mir inspecting five of seven suspected puncture sites on the Spektr module in a failed effort to locate a leak. They could not find an opening and were ordered back inside with minutes of oxygen remaining.
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Moscow
U.S
Michael Foale
Anatoly Solovev
Mir Space Station
Cosmos
Spektr
Mission Control Center
Vladimir Solovev
Mir
Solovev
Foale
Mission Control
Valery Lyndin
Space Station
Atlantis
Solti, famed conductor, dies at 84 in France
Sir Georg Solti died in his sleep Friday three days after a heart attack during a southern France vacation. The Hungarian born maestro, who led the Chicago Symphony for 22 years, was renowned for his intense energy and flawless technique. He spoke of loving work and music and remaining active with future plans and performances.
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New York
Georg Solti
Herbert von Karajan
Leonard Bernstein
Associated Press
London
Solti
France
Chicago Symphony
Vienna Philharmonic
Erika intensifies in Atlantic as Puerto Rico braces
Hurricane Erika near 85 mph winds slows slightly while its outer bands dump heavy rain on Puerto Rico. Forecasters warn of potential westward turn. South Florida impact unlikely. Up to 10 inches rain possible, seas to 14 feet, tides three feet above normal. No landfall yet. warnings may be canceled soon.
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Miami
Erika
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Associated Press
National Hurricane Center
Colin McAdie
McAdie
South Florida
United States
British Virgin Islands
Caribbean
Gumbel avoids exercise to protect himself from injury
Bryant Gumbel explains he stays inactive in golf season to prevent shoulder injury or dropped weights. He quips at being “fat and soft,” discusses hosting a CBS prime time show and Emmy coverage, and notes a $5 million annual deal for five years. Mimi Leder breaks into feature directing with The Peacemaker.
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Bryant Gumbel
NBC
Today
Men’s Journal Magazine
Gumbel
CBS
Public Eye
Mike Hammer Returns To TV In New Series
Stacy Keach brings Mike Hammer back to television in Mike Hammer Private Eye shot in Southern California for first run syndication this fall. Aiello stars in Dellaventura premiering Sept 23 opposite NYPD Blue with similar vigilante themes. Neil Simon comments on humor and Proposals prime. San Francisco opens 75th opera season with Tosca after earthquakes. Compiled by Phil Wilke from J W Wire Reports.
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Mike Hammer
Stacy Keach
Private Eye
California
Danny Aiello
Kojak
Aiello
CBS
Dellaventura
Entertainment Weekly
Robert de Niro
Harvey Keitel
Chris Walken
Nypd Blue
Danny
NYPD
Richard DiLello
Beverly Sills
Joan Sutherland
Placido Domingo
San Francisco
War Memorial Opera House
Opera House
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Rome
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Kansas Cash
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Jamaica
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Guadeloupe
Dominica
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Barbudi
Grapnic
Conductor Solti
Paris Opera
Metropolitan Opera House
Anne Valerie Pitts
Prince Charles
Atlantic
Knight-Ridder News Service
Mimi Leder
Leder
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Wolks Sky
Lecter
Sam Tough
DreamWorks
George Clooney
Nicole Kidman
White House
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Neil Simon
Simon
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J-W Wire
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