Golden Gate bridge death toll nears 1000 as 1,000th awaits
The Golden Gate Bridge faces a morbid milestone as confirmed deaths by self harm on the span reach 997 by June 5. Officials caution that counts vary, with the California Highway Patrol noting the high 900s and refusing to track a precise total.
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Briefs on Derailment Evacuations and Indian Encephalitis Toll
A Burlington Northern train derailed near Miami Oklahoma forcing about 1000 residents to evacuate. Twelve cars jumped the track while 90 cars carried hazardous chemicals including ethylmethylketone and phenol. No injuries reported. In India, Muzzaferpur district reports eighty child deaths from encephalitis last week with 210 hospitalized.
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Chinese dissident Liu Gang released after six years in prison
Liu Gang, 34, the third on Beijing's most wanted list for 1989 Tiananmen student leaders, completed a six year sentence and left prison unrepentant. He has become known internationally for smuggled reports of beatings and labor camps, calling his imprisonment a honorable ordeal. He helped organize protest networks among Beijing's schools.
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Reichstag wrap halted as winds slow Christo project
Berlin AP reports high winds interrupted Christo's Reichstag cloak project as about 100 climbers and assistants had hung 70 rolls of silver fabric on the building Saturday and briefly resumed Sunday before stopping again. Christo hopes to finish cloaking the Reichstag by Friday.
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Niagara Falls stunt men survive plunge in foam barrel
Steve Trotter of Florida and Leri Martin of Georgia rode a 10-foot Kevlar and foam barrel over Niagara Falls in Ontario. They were rescued after about an hour, treated for minor injuries, and jailed on trespassing criminal mischief and Niagara Parks Act violations. The $25,000 capsule held air tanks and cameras.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
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Atlanta
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Serbs free last 26 hostages in Bosnia
The final 26 of more than 370 U.N. peacekeepers seized by Bosnian Serbs were freed after UN concessions amid calls for unconditional release. A shell killed seven, 12 wounded, as UN withdrew from five posts and four weapon points near Sarajevo.
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Jordan
Gary Coward
Bosnia
Alexander Ivanko
Dobrilla
Dole Signals Foster Vote On Senate Floor
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole said the stalled nomination of Dr. Henry Foster as surgeon general will face a Senate vote. He noted two votes planned and acknowledged Foster backers hold 50 votes, but a 60 vote threshold to end debate may be hard amid expected Republican filibuster from Phil Gramm and others. Dole also said he hopes to meet Foster this week to set a schedule.
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Fracas at immigrant detention center in New Jersey
About 300 detainees at the Elmer Immigration Detention Center in Elizabeth seized two guards Sunday and held them for almost six hours before police stormed the building. A third guard hid and was rescued. No serious injuries or charges were reported. Detainees will be moved to INS facilities in New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
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