Bloodiest West Bank clash since peace accord
In Hebron Israeli troops besieged a house and killed four Palestinians linked to Hamas after a nine hour gunbattle. A separate attack in Gaza left an Israeli and the assailant dead, with Hamas claiming responsibility. Hebron residents described a ferocious, nightlong siege and curfew in the city.
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Bobbitt testifies on abortion pressure in troubled marriage
Lorena Bobbitt said in Manassas that John forced her to terminate a pregnancy during their first year of marriage and mocked her at the clinic. She testified about beatings and rapes that followed, and she admits cutting him after a night of abuse. Both seek divorce.
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Mistrial declared in Menendez murder case after deadlock
In Los Angeles the judge halted Erik Menendez murder proceedings as jurors reported an impasse for a third time and said opinions were entrenched. A foreman noted no possibility of verdicts without violence to individual judgment amid strong juror divisions.
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Erik Menendez
Erik
Superior Court
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Davidians weapon evidence grows in raid case
Prosecutors added two .50 caliber rifles to pages of charred firearms shown as evidence that 11 Koresh followers stockpiled arms to murder federal agents. Texas Ranger George Turner testified these rifles pierce armor and can be bought legally, with no cap on civilian gun ownership.
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David Koresh
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George Turner
Walking whale fossil found links land mammals to whales
Researchers in Washington report the discovery of walking whale ancestors that bridge land animals and modern whales. Paleobiologist J.G.M. Thewissen of Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown calls it a missing link. The results are slated for publication in Science.
Ousted homeless advocate exits CCNV leadership
Caroll Fennelly says the Community for Creative Non-Violence board voted to replace her as treasurer at its annual meeting. The CCNV shelter once a national model faced criticism after CBS 60 Minutes alleged staff sold donated goods and drugs and alcohol were circulated to residents. at least one person faced an overnight stay charge.
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Community For Creative Non-Violence
CBS
60 Minutes
CCNV
Aspin pushes to open combat jobs for women in military
Defense Secretary Les Aspin announced steps to expand opportunities for women by lifting the risk rule on many ground combat roles as of Oct. 1. He also redefined ground combat to exclude units that avoid direct ground engagement, enabling women in roles such as fuel, transportation, and engineering while leaving infantry and armor largely unchanged. Potential departure date Jan. 20 looms as successor awaits Senate confirmation.
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Victims unaware of radiation testing in Fernald studies
Two former Fernald State School students Austin LaRocque and Charles Dyer told a Senate panel they did not know they were given small radiation doses in food during the 1940s and 1950s. They learned of the tests only weeks before the hearing. Dr A Bertran Brill, a nuclear medicine professor, said he would allow his own child to take radioactive tracers but was not involved in the Fernald tests.
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Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
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