Mexico PRI wins presidency and dominates Congress
The Institutional Revolutionary Party secures the presidency with about 50 percent of votes and leads 278 of 300 congressional races. Turnout exceeds 77 percent as monitors note irregularities but say outcomes unlikely to change. Clinton signs law linking Martin Luther King Jr. birthday to a national service day.
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Zedillo
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Diego Fernandez de Cevallos
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Cuauhtemoc Cardenas
Democratic Revolution Party
Congress
Federal Electoral Institute
Senate
Washington
Clinton
Martin Luther King Jr
Chaos in Florida as Cuban refugees flood in by sea
Coast Guard adds ships to intercept thousands of Cubans amid record daily rescues and a worsening exodus. About 3,253 refugees were picked up in one day, the most since the 1980 Mariel event, with eight bodies washing ashore near Havana.
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Coast Guard
Florida
Florida Straits
Havana
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United States
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Brothers
West Coast
Great Lakes
Howe
Camp LeJeune
N.C
Navy
Fidel Castro
Clinton
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Population myths clash with U N population plan at Cairo
At a news conference in Washington the Ad Hoc Coalition for Cairo attacked the overpopulation myth and questioned U N funding for the Cairo conference. Vernon Walters urged U N involvement be limited, arguing it is not a religious body. The group opposes Clinton administration family planning proposals.
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U.N
Cairo
United Nations
Vernon Walters
Reagan
Walters
United States
Belgium
Clinton
Elephant Rampage Highlights Circus Tragedy in Harrisburg
Tyke the 9,000 pound African elephant previously crushed her Hawaii trainer and escaped in Harrisburg, prompting police to destroy her after an assistant was attacked. Officials found no illness or condition explaining the aggression.
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Altoona
Hawaii
Harrisburg
Tyke
Allan Campbell
Pete Seeger Paddles River Quest at Cuyahoga Festival
At 75, Pete Seeger paddled a canoe down the Cuyahoga River during the Cuyahoga Valley Heritage Festival, saying he wanted to see the river and relate it to his Hudson River work. He wore a wide-brimmed hat as the paddle trip reminded locals of the river’s infamous 1969 fire near Cleveland.
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Pete Seeger
Cuyahoga Valley
Cuyahoga River
Hudson River
Seeger
Cleveland
Simpson murder case DNA fight tests defense gains ground
In Los Angeles the defense challenges DNA evidence as prosecutors press to complete their tests. Deputy DA Lisa Kahn calls the tactic red herrings while Judge Ito may decide Friday on access to blood samples. defense experts will view evidence at the police crime lab today as Simpson, 47, campaigns for acquittal in the September trial.
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LOS Angeles
Dr. Simpson
Gerald Uelmen
Superior Court
Lance Ito
Uelmen
Uranium-238 Stolen From Russian Nuclear Center
Russian counterintelligence arrested two unemployed men and seized 21 pounds of uranium-238 from a secret nuclear center. Officials said the material is industrial, not weapons grade, and costs 45 to 50 dollars per pound. The case highlights lax security and ongoing smuggling concerns across Russia and Germany.
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Federal Counterintelligence Service
Vladimir Tomarovsky
Russia
Nuclear
Germany
Tomarovsky
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