Fires ring Sydney as arson probes widen
Flames encircle Sydney outskirts as forest fires blaze across southeast Australia with at least four dead and hundreds injured. Police detain 11 suspected arsonists amid reports that over half of 125 fires were deliberate. Thousands flee, 100 homes destroyed, and two children among the injured in Jannali. Residents fear fires threaten downtown Sydney within miles.
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Sydney
Australia
Jannali
Bushfire Services Commission
Russian launch a crucial one for Mir mission
The Russian space program launches a three cosmonaut rocket to the Mir space station in the 15th flight since 1986 after a two month delay due to booster shortages. Experts call the mission highly critical for Russia's space program continuity. First major spill to hit San Juan in decades follows barge grounding oil spill off Puerto Rico.
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Moscow
Mir
Russia
James Oberg
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Disabled parking scam uncovered in San Diego
A San Diego woman Oriana Pederson 28 must stand trial for theft and conspiracy after three years of parking for free in meter spots outside her office with a disabled placard arranged by a doctor uncle. Judge H Ronald Domnitz rejected sympathy despite asthma and post Surgery pain. Municipal court heard investigators videotaped her parking at an expired meter and briskly entering her building.
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San Diego
Europe
H. Ronald Domnitz
Oriana Pederson
Laura Pederson
Pederson
U.S. weighs pullout options from Somalia coast
U.S. plans to withdraw most troops from Somalia by March 31 but likely will leave about 2,000 combat-ready Marines offshore. U.N. officers fear reduced protection as helicopters patrol Mogadishu, with no replacement pledged. Maj. Gen. Thomas Montgomery said a Marine amphibious group may stay offshore for an unspecified period.
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Somalia
United States
U.S
U.N
Thomas Montgomery
Clinton attends funeral for his mother in Hot Springs
President Clinton gathers mourners from neighbors to Streisand as Virginia Kelley is buried in Hope. The service, held in Hot Springs Convention Center due to crowd size, features three Methodist ministers and a private viewing for about 50 friends. Clinton plans a procession to his birthplace and revisits old haunts with classmates.
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Barbra Streisand
Clinton
Virginia Kelley
Hope, Ark
Kelley
Ms. Streisand
Streisand
Gross Funeral Home
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Chelsea
White House
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Roger Clinton
the Clinton
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Hope
United Methodist Church
Dan George
Grand Avenue Methodist Church
John Miles
St. James Methodist Church
Little Rock
Joe Wilkerson
First United Methodist Church
Malvern
Ark
Clinton to Seek Major Cuts in Public Housing Budget
President Clinton plans to slash more than 2 billion dollars from public housing funds in fiscal 1995 with rental subsidies for the poor and homeless programs rising. Education and Health and Human Services would see increases near 3 percent, while NASA and NSF budgets face shifts. The plan aims to curb housing aid for millions while growing specific education programs amid expected pushback from lawmakers. Clinton prepares for a 10 day European trip after returning to Washington.
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Clinton
Congressional
Congress
Reagan
Bush
National Science Foundation
Tourist killed by homeowner in Houston shootout
Two Scottish businessmen visiting Houston were roaming an upscale neighborhood early Friday seeking help to return to their hotel when a homeowner mistook their back yard entry as a burglary and opened fire. Andrew Peter Devries died at 28. his companion was unharmed. The homeowner, Jeffrey Agee, 40, will face no charges as the case goes before a grand jury.
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Houston
Andrew Peter Devries
Aberdeen
Scotland
Alvin Wright
Jeffrey Agee
Stamp mix up gives wrong cowboy on Legends of the West sheet
Advisers say the Legends of the West stamp series uses a photo misidentified as Bill Pickett. The 102 Ranch group forwarded a biography with a pictured cowboy mislabelled as Pickett. USPS notes the stamp is already in print. officials weigh corrective options.
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Oklahoma City
U.S Postal Service
Texas
Bill Pickett
Pickett
Postal Service
Ruth Murphey
Corpus Christi
101 Ranch
James Tolbert
Mr Tolbert
Nicholson donates land for wildlife corridor protection
Jack Nicholson gave 60 acres to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to safeguard a wildlife migration route. Judy Marx of LA Urban Wilderness Coalition hails the donation as vital for the area’s unspoiled habitat. In Knoxville, Naomi Judd drew a large Books-a-Million crowd signing Love Can Build a Bridge, with about 1500 people counted at the store.
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Jack Nicholson
Santa Monica Mountains
Judy Marx
Urban Wilderness Coalition
Judd
Naomi Judd
Knoxville
Tenn
Joe Slagle
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