Judge weighs modern tests on King assassination rifle
Memphis judge Joe Brown says new technology could decide if James Earl Ray’s rifle killed Martin Luther King Jr. The ruling keeps Ray’s bid for a new trial alive while awaiting state appeals court review. Ray, serving 99 years, seeks rifle tests to overturn his guilty plea. Coretta Scott King backs the request as health and justice issues loom.
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Budget amendment loses Johnson swing vote in Senate
Democratic Senator Tim Johnson announced opposition to the balanced budget amendment at a South Dakota news conference. His stance leaves about 33 Democratic yea votes to 24 Senate foes, with 10 Democrats and all Republicans expected to back the measure. The amendment aims for a balanced budget by 2002 and would require three-fifths in both houses to run deficits afterward.
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Louisiana
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New Jersey
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Convicted rapist charged with murder in Florida
A 69 year old Lawrence Singleton was arrested on murder charges in Florida after a neighbor found a naked woman dead in his living room. Singleton had been paroled in 1987 for rape and dismemberment in California, and had recently moved to Tampa where residents had protested his presence. Police report Roxanne Hayes died from stab wounds and had a history of prostitution arrests.
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Hubble repair mission ends with rare night landing
Space shuttle Discovery landed at 3:32 a.m. after a 10 day Hubble Space Telescope makeover. Seven astronauts completed four spacewalks and installed two new instruments and updated systems. Welcome back from Mission Control praised their smooth work. In Africa, Zaire threatened renewed bombings as peace talks loom amid civil war.
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Moseley Braun under fire as probe tests Senate career
Illinois senator Carol Moseley Braun faces a federal inquiry into campaign fund use for clothes, jewelry, a stereo, and vacations. With a year to the primary and about 400000 dollars debt, critics doubt her ability to rebound while supporters urge resilience amid the political opportune moment.
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Senate
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Glenn to retire from Senate after 1998 term
Sen. John Glenn, aging 75, announced he will not seek a fifth Senate term, saying age is the only reason. He praised his health and passion but noted serving to 83 would be unlikely, and he plans to leave office in 1999 after finishing his current term.
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Ohio
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Muskingum College
Doonesbury Angers Trump Over Barnage Wnaline Comic
Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau mocks Donald Trump in a strip about his battle to expand Trump Plaza. Trump calls the critique a low blow and attacks Trudeau as a third-rate talent while noting readers may not take the lampoon seriously.
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Doonesbury
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Russia Opposes NATO Expansion Despite U S Assurances
Moscow states opposition to NATO eastward expansion persists though U S assurances say the alliance is not against Russia. Albright notes that Clinton and Yeltsin would give personal assurances on the charter and work on details. Primakov urges ratification by Congress and parliament to provide firmer legal footing.
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Serbia's first non Communist government takes office
Belgrade's new opposition-led administration assumes power amid protests by nationalists. Djindjic is elected mayor 68 to 24 with 16 abstentions, reflecting assembly seat splits among opposition, Milosevic's Socialists, and ultranationalists. Seselj is removed from the podium after railing against procedures.
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Yugoslavia
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Milosevic
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Vojislav Seselj
Djindjic
Seselj
Radical Party
Serbia
Montenegro
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State TV
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Deng's successor pledges to pursue similar policies
BEIJING AP reports Deng Xiaoping's death spurred Jiang Zemin to vow unswerving continuation of Deng's policies, urging to turn grief into strength. Jiang met with Kazakh president and a Vietnamese official, while funeral planning began amid political fragility and public mourning across China.
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