Real twist on Oliver Twist unfolds in Utah case
Salt Lake City AP reports Birdie Jo Hoaks, a 25 year old woman, duped authorities by posing as a 12 to 13 year old boy abandoned by parents. The fraud spanned at least 10 states, with donations and trust funds activated before officials uncovered the deception. Hoaks faces charges and potential prison time.
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Salt Lake City
Vermont
Utah
Birdie Jo Hoaks
Salt Lake County
Jim Vaughn
Jim Vaughn Said, On Dec. 20, Ms. Haaks
Utah Social Services
Michael Ross
Ross
Mexico
Mary Noonan
Division of Family Services
Ms. Hoaks
Hoaks
South Dakota
Bennington
Arkansas
Maine
Texas
Idaho
Montana
New York
New Jersey
Alaska
West Virginia
Man jumps from Bay Bridge lands near boat doctor
A 23-year-old man leaped from the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge and landed yards from a psychiatrist in a rowboat who tossed him a life jacket and called 911. Coast Guard retrieved him in serious but stable condition with back injuries. Police treat as attempted death by own action.
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San Francisco
San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Dennis Tison
Bay
Dr. Tison
Coast Guard
Tison
San Francisco General Hospital
France condemned for test in Polynesia
Asian and Pacific nations along with environmental and peace groups condemn France for its fifth nuclear test in Polynesia in four months. Australia New Zealand and Japan urge an immediate halt and protest to French diplomats. South Korea expresses deep disappointment as island states near the test site denounce France. The test beneath Mururoa atoll 750 miles southeast of Tahiti was weaker than prior blasts, scientists say.
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Sydney
Australia
France
Polynesia
New Zealand
Japan
South Korea
Mururea
Tahiti
Nation's first fully automated toll road opens in Orange County
Anaheim Calif AP America's first fully automated privately built toll road opened a 10 mile stretch on Highway 91 using dashboard meters and transponder signals to debit prepaid accounts up to 2 50 at peak hours. Drivers snarled traffic during the ribbon cutting as cameras and a laser curtain monitor toll compliance.
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Anaheim
Calif
America
Orange County
Janes
California
James van Loben Sels
State Department of Transportation
Virginia
Weather Tests NATO Troops Amid Bosnia Mission Struggles
NATO forces struggle with severe weather as they build a pontoon bridge across the Sava River near Zupanja to aid 20,000 troops entering Bosnia. Floods force evacuations near Mostar while a gunfire incident targets U.S. soldiers and a relief plane is struck.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
NATO
U.N
Bosnia
U.S
Croatia
Mostar
Neretva
Sava
Zupanja
Bosnjaci
William Pitters
Sava River
U.S. Army Engineering Company
Ken Ellsworth
Ocean Park
Wash
535
Ellsworth
Elsworth
Israel Syria peace talks enter second day at Wye Plantation
Israel and Syria push ahead with secluded negotiations mediated by the Clinton administration at River House of Wye Plantation. Israeli Foreign Minister Ehud Barak warned that a lasting peace will require complex stages, while outlining a potential exchange: Israel would relinquish the Golan Heights in return for a formal Syrian peace treaty.
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Queenstown
Israel
Syria
Clinton
Ehud Barak
Israel Radio
River House of Wye Plantation
Golan Heights
Barak
al Thawra
Middle Eastern
Glyn Davies
State Department
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Martin's Food
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Westminster
Patrick St
Frederick Ave
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Rockledge
Pissano
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Rockville Pike
Cosmetic Center & Cormporter City
Pike Center
Bethesda
Wisconsin Ave
Brock M
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Leesburg Pike
Seven Corners Center
Best Buys
Blockbuster
Vienna Tysons
West Maple Ave
McDonalds
Starbucks
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Belgrade
Joint Military Commission
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