French cops curb annual car fires in Strasbourg
Paris report states six hundred extra police were sent to Strasbourg's poorer districts to curb a seasonal car burning surge. Since Christmas about 40 vehicles have been set alight, with 570 fires last year and nearly 700 this year. Youth leaders cite 14 to 16 year olds as culprits amid holiday unrest.
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Strasbourg
France
Fatah Boudjelida
Cronenbourg
Octuplets' mother leaves hospital in Houston
Nkem Chukwu, mother of eight, left St Luke's Episcopal Hospital radiant with pride after visiting seven surviving babies. She said the birth blessed her and noted the babies remain in critical but stable condition. If all goes well, mother and infants may reunite at home in two to three months.
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High tech deals with China harm U S security
A nine member House select committee found that American high technology and military secrets have been improperly transferred to Beijing for two decades. The chair Rep Chris Cox said the 700 page classified report documents serious and sustained Chinese efforts to obtain U S secrets. The probe, prompted by Loral and Hughes licenses, recommends 38 policy changes and may prompt new law in 1999.
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R-Caln
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Grand jury drops theories on Oklahoma bombing
An Oklahoma County grand jury, convened by citizen petition, returned a sealed indictment but found no evidence of additional conspirators or a government coverup in the April 19 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168. It found no credible ties to white supremacists or foreign terrorists and stated the attack was carried out by Americans.
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Iraqi missiles miss allied jets over no fly zones
Iraqi anti aircraft missiles targeted U S and British patrols in the Persian Gulf region amid two no fly zones. The missiles caused no serious damage as aircraft returned fire with F 16s and British Tornado jets. Pentagon cited no confirmed civilian casualties and denied Iraq's claims of shooting down a plane.
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Lott proposes early impeachment vote amid controversy
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott floated a two thirds vote to trigger a full impeachment trial of President Clinton and possibly open a path to censure if the House case stalls. House Judiciary chairman Henry Hyde objected, warning the plan could short circuit the process and forgo a trial if the Senate blocks the House position.
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