Lotus IBM buyout wins approval at 3.52 billion
Lotus Development Corp agreed to be bought by IBM for 64 a share, valuing the deal at 3.52 billion and turning a hostile bid into a friendly one. IBM and Lotus executives outlined swift integration while Lotus will keep its name and Manzi stays on as a senior IBM executive. In a second item, tugboats freed the 600 foot Royal Majesty near Nantucket after it ran aground in shallow water with 959 passengers and a crew of 500 plus. No injuries reported.
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Lotus
Jim Manzi
IBM
Microsoft Corp
Louis Gerstner Jr
Boston
Nantucket Island
Royal Majesty
Nantucket
Bermuda
Coast Guard
Majesty Cruise Line
Phyllis Kay
Stealth bomber makes first foreign flight to Paris Air Show
The US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber arrived at Le Bourget after a record 11 1/2 hour flight from Whiteman AFB Missouri, piloted by Brig. Gen. Ron Marcotte. It also logged a 5,000 nautical mile transit over the north Atlantic via the Netherlands, simulating a bombing run before landing near Paris.
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LE Bourget
France
Paris
Semantics hold nuclear deal in Kuala Lumpur talks
In Kuala Lumpur officials and media reported finalize a U.S. North Korea nuclear deal may hinge on key words after a tentative accord on dismantling North Korea's nuclear program. North Korea threatened to process 8000 spent fuel rods that U.S. officials say could yield enough plutonium for three to four bombs.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
U.S
North Korea
Three year old saves mother from armed car thief
In Tampa Florida a 3 year old diverted an armed robber by relaying her mother's 911 call from the trunk of a car. The child provided clues such as airplanes and the sky, aiding authorities. Tampa International Airport police coordinated a response from the top floor of the parking garage.
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Tampa
Fla
Mary Graves
Tampa International Airport
Israel seeks peace test before Golan withdrawal
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said Israel requires a period of peaceful relations with Syria as a condition before completing any withdrawal from the Golan Heights. He spoke after Syria and Israel announced renewed direct peace talks, demanding open borders and full diplomatic ties after an initial limited withdrawal phase.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Syria
Golan Heights
Yitzhak Rabin
Gumbel defends CBS move on Connie Chung firing
TV host Bryant cites Gumbel as credible while praising Dan Rather after Chung's dismissal from CBS Evening News last month. Gumbel says accusations of arrogance reflect racism and cites Robert Guillaume Flip Wilson and Bill Cosby as examples in television history. He questions coincidence in stereotypes of black men in TV.
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CBS
Connie Chung
Gumbel
Evening News
Bryant
Dan Rather
Mr. Gumbel
TV Guide
Ms. Chung
Mr. Rather
NBC
Robert Guillaume
Flip Wilson
Bill Cosby
Arsenio Hall
Ethnic tensions trigger youth violence in Bradford and Lisbon
In Bradford 300 youths from a largely Indian and Pakistani neighborhood hurled firebombs and bricks at police, looted shops, and set cars alight over two nights of unrest injuring 16 and prompting 15 arrests. In Lisbon, about 50 skinheads attacked blocks injuring 12, with a man in a coma.
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England
Britain
Libson
Spok
Lisbon
Medellin Music Festival Bomb Kills 28, Wounds Hundreds
A bomb exploded at an outdoor festival in San Antonio park Medellin killing 28 and injuring more than 200 as crowds fled amid black smoke and chaos. One suspect arrested. a five canister device found. Police offered 625000 reward for more suspects.
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Medellin
Colombia
Pablo Escobar
Guillermo Pardo
Cali
Victor Manuel Paez
Fernando Botero
San Antonio Park
Rescued pilot to meet President Clinton at White House
Air Force Captain Scott O Grady, after six days in Bosnia, will brief President Clinton on his ordeal. Clinton praised his courage and invited him to the White House for a chat and lunch before a Pentagon ceremony. Family members welcomed him home with hugs and flowers as he returned from Europe.
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Scott O’grady
Air Force
Bosnia
Clinton
O'Grady
Armes
O’grady
White House
Pentagon
Europe
Dorothy L. Giustra
Stacey
Scott
U.S. Air Force
Stacy O'Grady
Mary Lou Scardapane
United States
Andrews Air Force Base
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