Clinton pressured to announce policy on gays
Washington AP report notes a Senate bid to codify a ban on homosexuals in the military, pushing President Clinton to reveal his policy by Thursday. Clinton had moved to ease the ban, directing recruiters not to ask sexual orientation and ordering groundwork for a July 15 executive order.
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Baltimore Zoo Welcomes Siberian Tiger Cubs
Siberian tiger cubs born at the Baltimore Zoo as conservationists celebrate. Mother and cubs appear healthy. sex of the cubs will be known in about five weeks when the mother allows handling. Cubs were born Sunday and will remain unnamed until then.
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Man pleads guilty in five Ohio slayings
Caldwell Ohio AP. Thomas Lee Dillon 43 pleaded guilty to aggravated murder for killing five outdoorsmen between 1989 and 1992. He received life in prison with no parole for 165 years under a deal avoiding the death penalty.
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Thomas Lee Dillon
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Jobs program may be extended to year round use
Washington AP report states the Clinton administration weighs turning the summer jobs program for disadvantaged youth into a 12 month arrangement. Labor official Kitty Higgins urges year round investment, noting Congress provided discretionary demonstration funds for a test program.
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Tourists Seek Cool Climes Boosting Beach Resorts
The East Coast heat drives visitors to cooler coastal and mountain areas boosting sales for hotels and tourist businesses. Cathie Baines of the Hampton House reports rooms booked solid for a week while Cape Cod sees sustained activity often 10 degrees cooler than inland, defying its usual July dip.
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Ed McMahon hosts return as Tonight Show guest
Ed McMahon, famed sidekick to TV, set to appear on NBC Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday July 30. He plans to arrive aboard his Star Search tour bus, linking to a cross country bus tour and a prior invitation from Leno. The report also notes Pope John Paul II vacations in the Alps, enjoying nature and woods at age 73 during a 10 day visit.
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Jay Leno
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Slain journalists recovered amid Mogadishu carnage
Somali employees of Western news agencies retrieved bodies of three journalists slain by a mob retaliating to a U.N. attack that the Red Cross said killed 54 Somalis. A fourth foreign journalist was recovered, as clashes wounded reporters and crews.
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Germany
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Anthony Macharia
Quake Tsunami Ravages Okushiri Killing Dozens
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake sparked fires and tidal waves across Hokkaido and Okushiri Island in Japan, with casualties and many missing. Police report at least 65 dead, 82 missing, and 72 injured, while Russia and South Korea also face tidal impacts.
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CIA error let Sheik Abdel Rahman enter US in 1990
A CIA officer in Sudan approved the tourist visa for Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman after a clerk said his name was not on an undesired list. A State Department inspector general report cites bureaucratic mistakes that allowed repeated evasions of controls. Lawmakers including Rep. Olympia Snowe were briefed and parts of the report will be released.
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