Congo admits some Hutu refugees killed in cross fire
Congo's government, after denying refugee deaths, acknowledges some Rwandan refugees may have been killed in cross fire during the civil war. President Laurent Kabila seeks Western aid as U N officials press for access to eastern Congo where massacres and mass graves are suspected.
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Kinshasa. Congo
Congo
Laurent Kabila
Bill Richardson
U S
United Nations
Washington
Kisangani
Kabila
Mr. Kabila
Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seko
Mwenze Kongolo
Associated Press
Richardson
Angry worker kills co workers at Omni Plastics plant
Daniel 8. Marsden, 38, a plant employee described as strange and easily provoked, shot two co workers dead and wounded four others during a lunch hour incident at Omni Plastics in Santa Fe Springs. He then fled to Los Angeles and killed himself with a 9mm pistol.
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Santa FE Springs
Calif
Omni Plastics
Daniel
Marsden
Danny
Dan
Alfred Garcia
Los Angeles
Sweden appoints first female bishop in Lund
Sweden named Christina Odenberg the country’s first female bishop in Lund, a milestone in gender equality. The church faced conservative criticism with some threatening to leave or regard Lund as vacant, while Odenberg is noted for humor and a passion for horse racing as a member of the Swedish Jockey Club.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Christina Odenberg
Lund
Odenberg
Swedish Jockey Club
Four Die After Fireworks Warehouse Explosion in Tennessee
An explosion at a Pyro Shows Inc. fireworks warehouse in LaFollette, Tennessee, killed at least four workers and caused fires across surrounding buildings. The blast scattered pyrotechnic shells into nearby yards as investigators from the ATF and state fire agencies probe the cause.
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Lafollette
Tenn
Pyro Shows Inc
Washington
Norfolk
Diane Watson
State Department of Commerce and Insurance
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and
Ex-Klansman Hays Executed in Alabama Lynching Case
Henry Francis Hays, a former Ku Klux Klan member, was executed in Alabama's electric chair for the 1981 lynching of Michael Donald in Mobile. He displayed tears and minders of love to Donald's family and brothers before the 12:18 a.m. lethal moment, marking Alabama's first white-on-black execution in 84 years.
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Atmore
Ala
Mobile
Hays
Ray
Donald
Stanley
High test score leaves man unable to join police
Robert Jordan, 46, of New London, sues for discrimination after scoring too high on an entrance exam for the police department. Officials say top scores may deter retention, while local businesses note differing criteria and the value of education in hiring.
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New London, Conn
Robert Jordan
New London
Mr. Jordan
William C. Gavitt
Ralph J Monaco
Monaco
Wonderlie Personnel Test Inc
Libertyville
Wonderlie
McDonald’s Corp
Malesia Webb-Dunn
Latella
Jurors view grim Oklahoma City bombing images in McVeigh case
In Denver AP coverage jurors weighing Timothy McVeigh’s death sentence winced as gruesome survivors memories were shown. Dr James Sullivan described amputating a victim’s leg with a pocket knife in rubble. Prosecutors press for death. defense to present mitigating testimony from family and officials.
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McVeigh
Denver
Timothy McVeigh
James Sullivan
Oklahoma City
Sullivan
Oklahoma
Sue Mallonee
Susan Urbach
Journal-Record
Beth Wilkinson
FBI faced House critics as Freeh defends agency
FBI Director Louis Freeh faced sharp questions in a House Judiciary crime panel. Rep Steve Chabot cited scandals from Waco to Ruby Ridge while Freeh touted successes like the Unabomber hunt and Oklahoma City probe, but acknowledged problems and urged ongoing congressional scrutiny.
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House
FBI
Louis Freeh
Bureau
Lab
Pointblank
Ted Kaczynski
Oklahoma City
Con
Chabot
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