Satellite to study Sun ultraviolet light launched by Delta
A Delta rocket carried a 214 million NASA satellite into space to observe extreme ultraviolet radiation from the Sun and hot stars. The 7,200-pound observatory with four telescopes will operate two to five years, marking the last unexplored wavelength region. Police report officers injured as riot dispersed 300 people at a housing project truce meeting.
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Man charged in agent's death in Birmingham case
The FBI says Eugene Milton Clemons II of Cleveland was arrested on murder charges in the May 28 killing of DEA Agent George D. Althouse during a car theft attempt in Birmingham, Alabama. Althouse, a Lancaster County native and Conestoga Valley High School alumnus, was captain of the football team his senior year.
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Drug Enforcement Administration
Eugene Milton Clemons II
Cuyahoga County
Conestoga Valley High School
Theatergoers demand refund after short Rivers show
AP reports hundreds of theatergoers paid 36 dollars to see comedian Joan Rivers at the Queen's Theater in London. The show lasted 45 minutes instead of two hours as it was being recorded for television, prompting about 500 attendees to refuse to leave and demand refunds, police said.
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Joan Rivers
Queen’s Theater
Scotland Yard
Head of PLO intelligence slain in Paris shooting
Atef Bseiso 44, head of PLO intelligence, was killed by seven shots outside the Meridien Montparnasse hotel in Paris. The PLO blamed Israel's Mossad. Israel denied the charges as insubstantial. The assassination follows a pattern of recent PLO leadership killings.
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Plane hijack during orientation flight shocks Colorado region
A flight student armed with a gun forced instructor Lisa Beadling from a Piper Warrior during an orientation flight near Boulder. The plane, with full fuel for about 450 miles, headed east toward Tri-County Airport, then disappeared as the student, identified as Fred Ward, took off alone shortly before a thunderstorm. Beadling reported the incident. officials provided few details.
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Dave Prostrello
Denver
Boulder
Lisa Beadling
Fred Ward
Boulder Municipal
Tri-County
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Monster truck accident kills boy at Galesburg Speedway
A monster truck veered into the crowd during a late race at Galesburg Motor Speedway in Kalamazoo County, killing 6-year-old Todd Abbott and injuring at least 14 others. Driver Doug Harland, 31, was hospitalized in fair condition with spinal and head injuries, while a 13-year-old spectator and several other youngsters suffered injuries. Witnesses described the vehicle jumping cars, hitting a wall, and crashing into the grandstands.
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Galesburg Motor Speedway
Kalamazoo County
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Todd L. Abbott
Kalamazoo
Rusty Shelburne
Doug Harland
Andrew Latham
Burgess Medical Center
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Todd
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Los Angeles Police Chief Gates faces outside lawyer case
Los Angeles police commission moves to hire an outside lawyer to pressure Chief Daryl Gates to retire. City Council set to vote. If he delays beyond June 30, promotion lists expire and may affect his successor. The move follows the Rodney King riots fallout and a push for Gates's removal. Williams named potential replacement.
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Daryl Gates
Police Commission
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Gates
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Woo
Rodney King
Civilian Police Commission
Tom Bradley
Los Angeles Ri
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Sheinbaum
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Helms suffers setback after heart surgery recovery outlook
Sen. Jesse Helms, 70, stopped breathing and was placed on a respirator after valve replacement and bypass surgery in Rex Hospital Raleigh. Doctors, led by Dr. Bertram Coffer, called the setback a setback extend ICU stay, but remained optimistic about full recovery despite a fair condition downgrade.
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Raleigh, N.C
Jesse Helms
Bertram Coffer
Rex Hospital
Helms
Coffer
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