Veterans swap battlefield notes on missing servicemen
Vietnam veterans compare grave sites and battlefield locations in southern Vietnam to aid locating missing servicemen on both sides. A Vietnam Veterans of America delegation handed 10 documents to Vietnamese colleagues, noting graves could hold remains of North Vietnamese or South Vietnamese backed by the U.S. Clinton lawyer says Paula Jones sexual history will not be an issue in her harassment case.
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Shabazz Receives Artificial Skin Grafts in Critical Fire Injury
Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, remains in extremely grave condition after a Bronx fire. Surgeons at Jacobi Medical Center graft translucent artificial skin onto 80 percent of her body, planning to remove 20 percent of dead skin and replace it to prevent infection as the procedure spans several hours.
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Sergeant Cleared of Rape in Darmstadt Case
A U S Army sergeant was cleared of six rape charges by a military jury at Darmstadt Germany but found guilty of multiple counts of indecent assault. Sgt 1st Class Julius Davis received two years in prison plus a bad conduct discharge and rank reduction to E 1. He apologized to the jury before sentencing.
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Disaster relief bill heads for final votes
Washington AP Congress moves to pass an $8.6 billion emergency disaster aid bill aimed at 35 states hit by natural disasters. President Clinton veto looms after a heated standoff, with Republicans pushing two divisive provisions amid calls to speed aid.
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Ralston Top Pick for Military Adviser Despite Affair
Defense Secretary Cohen backs Gen. Joseph Ralston to become President Clinton's top military adviser despite an adulterous affair in the 1990s while separated from his wife. Pentagon officials note the case differs and emphasize service record and impact on good order and discipline.
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Candidate for top military adviser amid retirements and probes
Shalikashvili retires at end of September as Cohen’s judgment gains Senate support from McCain. Ralston remains leading candidate to succeed Shalikashvili, while a sex abuse hotline tip triggers scrutiny of Aberdeen base and a retirement request by Sergeant Major of the Army McKinney amid ongoing misconduct probes.
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CIA turncoat Harold Nicholson sentenced to 23 years in prison
Harold J. Nicholson, a former CIA station chief, was sentenced in Alexandria to more than 23 years for espionage after admitting to selling top secret documents to Russian officials at four overseas meetings. He pleaded guilty in March and agreed to forfeit spy gains and profits from his story.
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Woman leads Harvard Law class for 1st time
Boston AP reports Lisa Grow 23 of Sandy Utah graduates at the head of Harvard Law School class marking the first time a woman tops the 180 year old program. Grow earned straight A’s all three years, made law review in year two, and will clerk for a 4th U.S. Circuit judge before seeking work for Justice Kennedy and a future in government or teaching law.
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