U S to file regret over North Korea helicopter incident
U S officials plan to send an official letter of regret to North Korea after a CH 58C helicopter strayed into its territory. Chief Warrant Officers Bobby Hall and David Hilemon were involved. Hilemon was killed and Hall held captive. Negotiations at Panmunjom and hope for Hall's Christmas release were reported, with mixed signals from Yonhap News and U N authorities.
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Asia
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Yonhap
KPA
Korean People’s Army
Pyongyang
Korea
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Brooksville
Fla
Uneasy cease-fire in effect in Bosnia
An uneasy cease-fire settled over snowy Bosnia as the United Nations pressed talks with the government and Bosnian Serbs to back a four month comprehensive truce. Despite reduced fighting, casualties occurred when a mortar near Gradacac killed three children and wounded four others. The plan hinges on prisoner exchanges and negotiations on an international peace framework brokered by former President Carter, with Calum Murphy and Yasushi Akashi leading U.N. efforts amid continued disagreement over wording and preconditions.
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Jimmy Carter
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Calum Murphy
United States
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Sion
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France
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Civilian losses mount as Russian attack on Grozny intensifies
In SLEPTSOVSKOYE, Russian forces press the assault on Grozny with air and ground bombardment. Civilian casualties rise. residents shelter in basements amid wreckage as authorities pledge a nationwide address. Argun shells add to the devastation while Yeltsin prepares a Security Council meeting.
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Russia
Chechnya
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Boris Yeltsin
Vyacheslav Kostikov
Yeltsin
Security Council
Afghanistan
Moscow
Fragment of WWI Christmas Truce story from 1914
London report recalls an 80 year old Christmas Day pause in World War I when British and German troops briefly ceased fire in no man’s land. German candles and British bonfires lit the scene as Pvt. Oswald Tilley described meeting the enemy he had sought to kill.
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No-Man's Land
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London Rifle Brigade
Oral HIV test gains FDA approval for nonblood samples
The FDA approved a mouth fluid HIV test to be used only by trained physicians. It aims to increase testing by people avoiding blood draws, with counseling and follow up blood testing recommended for positive results. In Tampa a seven year old with no arms or legs received a customized three wheel bike as a Christmas gift.
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Food and Drug Administration
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American Foundation For Aids Research
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Tampa
Fla
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University of South Florida College of Engineering
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McCurry Named Clinton Press Secretary to Succeed Myers
White House confirms Michael McCurry, a veteran Democratic operative, will become President Clinton's press secretary early next year, replacing Dee Dee Myers who led communications for two years. Acting press secretary Mark Gearan will cover duties until McCurry starts. Panetta to announce the move after New Year.
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Myers State Department
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Clinton
White House
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Leon Panetta
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