Russians closing on Grozny palace as Chechens resist
Russian tanks and soldiers closed on the presidential palace in Grozny as Chechen fighters moved house to house to slow the advance. Russia's barrage and heavy gunfire pushed into the central area, with reinforcements arriving and the palace increasingly isolated amid orange-to-fire and exploding shrapnel. The battle is part of a broader push after December 11 and has produced thousands of casualties and hundreds of thousands of refugees.
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Gas prices ease slightly amid holidays market drift
Across the nation gas pump prices edged down 0.40 cent to 119.56 cents per gallon as Lundberg Survey of 10,000 stations shows. Analysts say cleaner-burning gasoline arrivals could push prices up again in coming weeks. In New York, Time CNN poll finds more sympathy for abortion rights groups after Dec 30 clinic shootings and less for opponents, with 39 percent more for rights and 57 percent less for opponents.
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Escape convicts recaptured on Isle of Wight
AP reports three life-sentence fugitives, murderers Keith Rose and Andrew Rodger aged 45 and 44 and arsonist Matthew Williams, 25, were recaptured on the Isle of Wight near ferry terminals to Southampton after five days on the run. A spotter plane and dogs aided the manhunt as police watched harbors since the escape from Parhurst Prison Tuesday night using a master key and a homemade ladder.
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Seven Canadian wolves captured for Yellowstone plan
Alberta biologists report seven of 30 Canadian wolves captured for release in Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. The wolves rest in holding pens at a western Alberta provincial park as researchers decide whether the first shipment goes to Idaho or Yellowstone. The $7 million program aims to restore a top predator wiped out by ranchers in the 1930s.
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Evacuations Ordered as Northern California Rivers Rise
Hundreds flee amid rising waters along the Russian Petaluma and Napa rivers after blustery storms saturate northern California. In Guerneville residents were urged to leave as the Russian River neared flood stage and expected to climb to 49 feet. Calistoga and Yountville prepared for elderly mobile home evacuations, while Petaluma opened a disaster shelter after the river swelled.
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Democrats press for real numbers on balanced budget plan
Washington Democrats demand concrete spending cut figures before backing a constitutional balanced budget amendment. They urge Republicans to show who would be hurt and how, while the Clinton administration calls for specifics on which social educational and health programs would be affected.
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Salvi pleads innocent as judge denies bail in clinic shootings
John C. Salvi III, 22, wearing a bulletproof vest, pleads innocent to two murder charges and five counts of armed assault with intent to murder after being ordered held without bail. Prosecutors say he planned the attacks for months and targeted abortion clinics in Brookline. A pretrial hearing is set for February as defense hints at possible insanity defenses.
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Ailing pope sets out on Asian tour despite illness
Pope John Paul II, aged 74, embarks on an 11 day Asian voyage amid a slow healing right leg from a prior fall. He seeks to reach youth in the Philippines and visit Papua New Guinea Australia and Sri Lanka, stressing bridge building toward Asia's new generations. The trip follows a July 1992 colon tumor surgery and earlier injuries.
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Simpson book to create cash not alarm in bid for publicity
AP reports that OJ Simpson plans a forthcoming book titled I Want to Tell You. Analysts say the work aims at publicity and cash, with potential to affect delays in the murder case. Lawrence Schiller says Simpson receives thousands of letters daily from around the world as the publication approaches.
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Alcohol Education Course Offer By WIDMYER Driving School
A court required 2 hour alcohol education course is advertised as client friendly and affordable. The 12 hour program is approved by the MD Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration. Call 293-6040 for enrollment details and assessment information.
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