Widow Betty Shabazz critically burned in Yonkers fire
Malcolm X widow Betty Shabazz survived a devastating Yonkers apartment fire blamed on her 12 year old grandson. She suffered third degree burns over about 80 percent of her body and remained life threatening. The boy, named Malcolm, was held in a juvenile detention center as police investigated gasoline use and motive.
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Betty Shabazz
Bruce Greenstein
Jacobi Medical Center
Bronx
Shabazz
Malcolm
New York City
Mount Vernon
Mrs. Shabazz
Mrs Shabazz
Audubon Ballroom
Harlem
Qubilah Shabazz
Hundreds evacuated from embattled Freetown during clashes
U S Marines evacuated 900 to 1,000 civilians including about 30 Americans from Freetown after fierce fighting at Mammy Yoko Hotel. By midafternoon about 800 foreigners had been airlifted to safety aboard the USS Kearsarge as Nigeria-led forces battled coup leaders. Britain closed its embassy and the U S Embassy had already shut.
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Sierra Leone
U.S
Red Cross
Cape Sierra Hotel
Washington
U.S. Navy
Guinea
British Foreign Office
Britain
Foreign Office
FDA to curb ephedrine dietary supplements nationwide
The FDA pledges a sharp dose limit and ban on marketing ephedrine containing products as weight loss or muscle- building aids after at least 17 deaths and 800 illnesses tied to such supplements. Warnings will appear on many products and users with heart disease or high blood pressure should avoid them. The agency cites cases of previously healthy youths harmed by ephedrine and notes some brands will be affected by new rules.
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Food and Drug Administration
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Sai
Dat
Michael Friedman
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New York
Olde Towne
South Seas
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K. Muemmo
Japan
China
United State
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Akko Alexandere
Olde Towne Jewelers
Walkers Village
Walkersville
Mary
Thors. & Prianti
Chretien's Liberals barely hang onto majority government
OTTAWA AP Saved by a near sweep of Ontario the ruling Liberal Party heads back to power with a slim victory in an election that fractured regionally. Prime Minister Jean Chretien faced a near defeat in Quebec while Reform dominated the west. four opposition parties loom in Parliament amid a split federal government.
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Quebec
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Reform Party
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Canada
Bloc Quebecois
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