Cult documents on uranium enrichment tied to Tokyo attack
Police seized a car linked to Aum Shinri Kyo where police found documents on uranium enrichment. The Mainichi Shimbun report says investigators tie the material to the cult suspected in the March 20 nerve gas attack on Tokyo subway. No arrests reported in the subway attack or the March 30 shooting of NPA chief Kunimatsu.
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Tokyo
Aum Shinri Kyo
Mainichi Shimbun
Supreme Truth
National Police Agency
Takaji Kunimatsu
Japan
Cop killings rise in 1994 nationwide
FBI reports 76 law enforcement officers killed on duty in 1994, six more than 1993. Thirty three wore body armor. all but one killed by firearm. Freeh cites need for better protection as officers fell during robberies, arrests, drug cases, and other duties.
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Washington
FBI
Louis J. Freeh
GM Strike at Pontiac Continues After Day Two
GM and the Auto Workers Union failed to reach a settlement on a three-day weekend strike that halted production at GM's Pontiac East truck plant. About 5,500 workers walked out Friday over labor shortages and job security as talks resumed Monday, with UAW Local 594 noting limited progress on Saturday and no progress Sunday.
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Pontiac, Mich
General Motors Corp
Auto Workers Union
Pontiac East
Jim Abare
UAW
Sherrie Childers
Amsterdam moves to cut coffee shops selling hashish
Amsterdam plans to halve the number of coffee shops allowed to sell hashish and marijuana as officials rethink the permissive policy. Soft drug outlets have been exposed as fronts for cocaine and heroin, prompting closures and tighter controls amid European pressure.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Fighting intensifies in Bihac as peace plan pressure grows
In Bosnia and Herzegovina fierce clashes erupted on multiple fronts on Sunday. Prime Minister accused foreign powers of insufficient pressure on Serb rebels to back the peace plan. U N peacekeepers verified heavy fighting in the Bihac enclave where Muslim government forces defend against secessionist Muslims aided by Serbs and Croats. Government radio reported nearly the entire front in flames.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.N
Bihac
Bosnia
Croatia
GOP Divides Over Tax Bill Ahead of House Floor Vote
Washington Republicans clash over how much wealthy households benefit from a proposed tax cut. Speaker Newt Gingrich says no compromise yet and a floor vote could occur this week. The plan would cut taxes by 189 billion over five years and includes a 500 per child credit for families earning up to 200 000. Some Republicans push to limit the benefit to 95 000, while others back the broader package. Gingrich predicts many will support it, citing balance with Medicare reforms and the Contract With America legacy.
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Washington
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
ABC
David Brinkley
NBC
Meet the Press
Wicker
Time Magazine
French boy answers bottled note from Atlantic voyage
Seven New Jersey teens sent greetings in a water bottle seven months earlier. An 11 year old boy on Ile de Houat in Brittany found the note after it crossed the Atlantic via Gulf Stream. Oceanographers call the arrival remarkable and note Marc Gurun mailed cards to the others.
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Trenton
N.J
New Jersey
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Maritime Messenger
Gulf Stream
Newfoundland
Europe
France
Jackie Borzio
Marc Gurun
Ile de Houat
Brittany
Cape Hatter
Marc
Iraqi lawyer meets American prisoners in Baghdad
An Iraqi lawyer met two American detainees, David Caliberti and William Barloon, to prep an appeal as Iraq extended the deadline to one month. Khaled Jarjees, who has represented Westerners since 1991, said the meeting discussed legal steps and was not detailed. The U.S. seeks their release after they crossed from Kuwait on March 13.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Khaled Jarjees
David Caliberti
Jacksonville
Florida
William Barlon
New Hampton
Iowa
Jarjees
Saddam Hussein
United States
Caliberti
Barloon
Kuwait
U.N. Frontier Post
Perry presses Russia to halt Iran nuclear reactor deal
Defense Secretary William Perry pushes Moscow to scrap the planned sale of nuclear reactors to Iran, arguing it risks weapons potential and U.S. opposition. He cites Iran’s oil abundance and questions Moscow’s motive while meeting with Russian officials and awaiting talks with Prime Minister Chernomyrdin.
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Moscow
William Perry
Russia
Iran
Perry
Pavel Grachev
Grachev
Ministry of Defense
Clinton
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Boris
Yeltsin
Washington
United States
Viktor Mikhailov
Mikhailov
WWII bomb defused as large Portland evacuation proceeds
A 1,100-pound German World War II bomb discovered beneath a Portland soccer field triggered England’s largest planned evacuation since the war. An army bomb squad defused the device as about 4,000 residents were offered wartime music during the operation, with diggers finding the bomb two weeks earlier while surveying for minerals.
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Portland
England
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