Experts map Siberia area after worst nuclear blast since Chernobyl
Moscow reports experts from the State Emergency Committee charting a forested region near Tomsk-7 to determine contamination from a liquid nuclear waste tank explosion. Greenpeace warns villages face fallout and calls for shutting the plutonium plant. officials cite uncertain territory affected but note no evacuations for 20 residents.
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Siberia
Tomsk-7
Chernobyl
Ukraine
Greenpeace
Itar-Tass
Sergei Gorev
Gorey
Emergency Committee
Nuclear Energy Ministry
Tomsk
Georgy Kaurov
Kaurov
Marina Ryklina
Georgiyevka
Ryklina
Gorev
Irina Oblova
Cuomo Withdraws From Supreme Court Bid
Mario Cuomo formally withdraws from consideration for the Supreme Court vacancy, choosing to stay as New York governor to aid the state's economic recovery. Clinton had not yet narrowed his list, with other judges named as potential contenders.
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Mario Cuomo
Supreme Court
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Cuomo
New York
America
Byron White
Justice Dept moves to drop BCCI charges against Clifford and Altman
The government seeks dismissal without prejudice in the BCCI case, preserving the right to refile broader charges later. It cites Clark Clifford’s heart surgery and Altman’s ongoing New York state prosecution, requesting Judge Joyce Hens Green approve the arrangement with conditions on fitness to stand trial.
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Justice Department
Clark M. Clifford
Robert A. Altman
International Bank
BCCI
Clifford
Mr. Altman
U.S
Joyce Hens Green
Altman
New York
Jackson withdraws from NAACP post amid leadership dispute
The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he will not seek NAACP leadership, citing board moves to weaken the executive director's role. He withdrew in a letter dated April 7, just before a full board vote on a successor to Benjamin Hooks. He notes concerns over proposed constitutional changes and says he will not attend Friday’s Atlanta meeting due to Easter.
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NAACP
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William Gibson
Benjamin Hooks
Gibson
Greenville
S.C
Baltimore
Jim Williams
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Atlanta
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