Cease-fire Ordered Amid Brazzaville Fighting
President Pascal Lissouba declared an immediate cease-fire in Brazzaville as government troops and rebels clashed. Mediation was hoped to end the crisis sparked by disarmament efforts ahead of elections. French troops aided civilians, with hundreds reported dead though unverified.
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Republic of Congo
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Denis Sassou-Nguesso
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Sassou- Neguesso
Sassou-Nguesso
Radio France-Info
Pratt Free After 27 Years as Court Orders Bail
Former Black Panther Geronimo Pratt is freed on bail in Santa Ana after 27 years in prison on murder charges prosecutors may retry him or seek reinstatement of conviction. Supporters shout free at last as Judge Everett Dickey overturns the conviction and rules Pratt may await retrial decision.
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Evangelical couple jailed for daughter's diabetes death
Dennis and Lorie Nixon were sentenced in Hollidaysburg to at least 2 1/2 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter after relying on prayer rather than medicine to treat Shannon Nixon, 16, whose diabetes complications proved fatal. The judge noted the sentence preserves the defendants' lives.
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Lorie Nixon
Shannon
Norman Callan
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Charles Nixon
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Altoona
Nixons
Four mountain gorillas killed in Congo cross fire
Four mountain gorillas died in cross fire between Congolese soldiers and Rwandan insurgents in eastern Congo. The dominant male Kabirizi among the casualties. Fewer than 620 gorillas remain worldwide, with half living on the volcanoes near Rwanda Congo and Uganda. The incident followed Laurent Kabila's forces capturing Kinshasa.
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Zaire
GOP pushes health welfare plans through House subcommittee
Republicans push a package revamping Medicaid and Medicare while a GOP bill to raise funds by auctioning broadcast spectrum awaits Senate action. The Ways and Means panel approves welfare changes restricting some future immigrant disability coverage as budget talks with Clinton aides proceed amid partisan divides.
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Raines
Bilirakis
Henry Waxman
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McVeigh Defense Links Rage to Waco Fire Belief
In Denver, McVeigh defense lawyers argued jurors should see his anger at the government as motive, citing a Soldier of Fortune writer who linked McVeigh to militia beliefs blaming federal agents for Waco deaths. Prosecutors countered the motive was anger over the Branch Davidian fire, while defense support for that view grew. Journalist James Pate analyzed McVeigh writings and found them dangerous for the state in court.
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McVeigh
Waco
Oklahoma City
Federal
Branch Davidian
James Pate
Militias referenced in trial as jurors hear broad movement views
Lawyers describe juror understanding shaped by militia terms and references to Waco and Ruby Ridge. The discussion notes McVeigh’s phrase about power hungry storm troopers and notes the 1993 Waco fire and the 1995 Murrah bombing. It is stated some militia critics overstated government abuses and some claims were untrue.
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Pate
McVeigh
Whites view race relations more positively than Blacks
A Gallup survey shows Blacks much more pessimistic about racial harmony and equal treatment than Whites. Government remedies for inequality are favored by 59 percent of Blacks versus 34 percent of Whites. President Clinton plans a race dialogue and panel to foster understanding.
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Gallup
Frank Newport
Gallup Organization
Clinton
University of California At San Diego
Newport
Dems seek 250000 donations from top donors for debt
President Clinton plans a private meeting with 40 to 50 key Democratic supporters to press for 250000 gifts to help cover the party's 16 million debt and advance the 1998 fundraising goal of 110 million. Some donors may delay amid concerns over soft money and ongoing investigations.
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Clinton
Democratic National Committee
Steve Grossman
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