Emergency food stamps draw scrutiny after quake in Los Angeles
Officials warn scam risk as about 46 200 people apply for emergency food stamps across 30 county offices with 5 000 in Glendale line by Thursday morning. County administrator cites fraud risk. applicants must sign hardship declaration though verification is not immediate. Fraud penalties include fines up to 260 000 dollars and 20 years imprisonment. Regular aid distribution runs through February 7, while additional quake losses include thefts in Santa Monica and shifting refugee housing numbers.
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Glendale
Tom Thate
Larry Zarian
Mary Robertson
Richard Gonzalez
Robertson
Santa Monica
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Helicopter crash over San Jose building kills pilot
A helicopter assisting with heavy equipment on the top floor of a San Jose office tower crashed at 7 40 am Friday. Four workers on the roof escaped unharmed. The pilot was killed as the craft struck the building while air conditioning work continued inside.
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Gates Beats Traffic Tickets and Earthquake Aid
Bill Gates avoided two traffic tickets after prosecutors failed to provide radar gun certification. The case was tossed and a prior similar request helped drop an illegal-turn ticket. Separately, Kirk Kerkorian’s Lincy Foundation donated 2 million dollars to the American Red Cross for Southern California quake victims, continuing prior 2 million grants after the 1992 riots.
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Bill Shaw
Shaw
Kirk Kerkorian
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Southern California
Los Angeles
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Tracinda Corporation
MGM Grand Inc
Mgm Grand Hotel
Las Vegas
UN Divided Over Bombing Bosnian Serbs in Yugoslavia
UN members grapple with plans to strike Serb positions in Bosnia amid a split among France the United States Russia and UN officials. Clinton Boutros-Ghali and others warn of escalation while NATO backers press for force to compel concessions in tense peace talks.
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Balkans
International Herald-Tribune
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Associated Press
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Menendez brothers retrial bids end in mistrial
Two juries heard six months of testimony and deadlocked over whether Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents or acted from years of abuse. Judge Weisberg declared a mistrial for Lyle after another deadlocked panel. Erik’s case also ended in a deadlock on January 13.
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Erik Menendez
Superior Court
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Jose
Kitty Menendez
Beverly Hills
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Jill Lansing
Deal saves Hosokawa government with last minute reform compromise
In Tokyo the anti corruption reform compromise averts a government collapse as Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa gains approval leverage for Parliament. The measure limits corporate contributions to politicians and keeps focus on a US Japan trade deal ahead of the February 11 Clinton summit, with Hosokawa risking resignation if reform bills fail.
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Japan
United States
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Washington
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Yohei Kono
Liberal Democratic Party
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