Texas Executes Two Killers in One Day
In Huntsville Texas, Clifton Russell and Willie Williams were executed by lethal injection in the state’s first multiple execution in 44 years. Russell, on death row 15 years for a 1979 Abilene air traffic controller slaying, died first. Williams, 14 years on death row for a 1980 Houston convenience store clerk murder-robbery, followed. Texas has carried out 89 executions since resuming in 1982, the most of any state.
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Titov Proves Lucky Charm As NASA Counts On Him
Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Titov, famed for space mishaps, is seen by six NASA astronauts as a good luck charm ahead of a Discovery mission to rendezvous with Mir. Titov recalls near disasters and a wary view of luck amid high stakes space flight.
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Prosecutor Frames Simpson Murder Case With Nicole Photo
A police detective described Nicole Brown Simpson’s New Year’s 1989 collapse in his arms and her screams. He recounted her accusation that O J Simpson would kill her and noted two other women lived in the house. Detective Farrell testified Simpson expressed remorse. The DA reopened remarks to challenge a defense witness and promised evidence contradicting a claim of arthritis.
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Israel Jordan Egypt PLO to meet in Cairo on peace talks
An unprecedented Cairo summit with Israel Jordan Egypt and the PLO aims to break the Mideast peace stalemate. Attendees include Arafat Hussein and Peres with Mubarak and Assad not invited. Attacks since October have killed 54 Israelis and over 100 Palestinians.
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Clinton bypasses Congress on Mexican aid package
President Clinton unveiled a nearly 50 billion dollar rescue package for Mexico funded by international lenders and backed by oil revenues, aiming to stabilize the peso and restore confidence. The executive action avoids congressional approval and increases IMF and lender commitments while markets rally globally.
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