Bomb Kills Six in Northern Ireland Roadside Attack
In Cookstown six people were killed and ten injured when a bomb along a highway exploded. Early police and ambulance reports varied on whether seven or six were killed with seven or ten injured. The victims were in a van for a construction firm. no claim of responsibility yet. Meanwhile in Tacoma, a teenage mother died of a gunshot wound before a cesarean delivered a healthy baby girl moments later. The 17-year-old boyfriend faces homicide investigation.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Tacoma, Wash
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Baby's body found in school locker in Ohio case
In Steubenville a seventh grader and her mother denied pregnancy but police found a baby’s body in a book bag inside the girl’s school locker. The infant died at birth and the cause remains under investigation as authorities pursue possible charges. Separately, in Washington the NTSB reported 77 deaths in eight commuter airline accidents last year.
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Steubenville, Ohio
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Daniel Keenan
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Washington
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Florio orders repeal of runny egg ban in New Jersey
New Jersey Governor Jim Florio moved to repeal the runny egg ban aimed at preventing salmonella in restaurants. The policy, effective Jan. 1, banned serving raw or undercooked eggs with fines of 25 to 100 dollars, boosting Florio's public approval among diners and restaurateurs who praised him for opposing the regulation. Federal agents seized hundreds of wild parrots and arrested a suspected smuggler in a three-year undercover operation, with searches in five states and two foreign countries.
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New Jersey
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Lawrenceville
Washington
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Los Angeles
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Velcro wall jumping hits New York bars
New York bar patrons join a Velcro wall jumping craze popularized by a Perfect Tommy's scene on the Upper West Side. Barflies wear Velcro suits, jump from a trampoline, and land upside down on a Velcro wall mat aiming to reach the highest height.
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New Zealand
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Adam Powers
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Riots Hint at Unrest in Central Asia Capital
In Tashkent, police removed roadblocks after student protests over soaring prices and empty bread shops. Two students were killed, others wounded as clashes with police erupted. authorities report 100 to 500 arrests while orders to resign Islam Karimov circulated amid rising inflation and scarce food.
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Soviet Union
Tashkent
Boris Yeltsin
Islam Karimov
Anwar Umonov
Bush Honors King as Criticism Echoes City Woes
President Bush placed a wreath at Martin Luther King Jr.'s crypt and praised the civil rights leader's dream while Rev. Bernice King challenged the nation to confront ongoing racism, violence, and urban hardship. The King holiday follows his birthday by five days. Bush attended the memorial at the King Center with Coretta Scott King and family.
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Bush
Martin Luther King Jr
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