Endeavour launches on longest shuttle mission to date
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP Endeavour and seven astronauts began a 154 day orbital mission to study ultraviolet light from stars and quasars at the edge of the universe. The crew prepared to activate three ultraviolet telescopes after launch delays due to weather and a cooling system issue. Meanwhile in Los Angeles prosecutors ousted a black juror from the O J Simpson trial amid ongoing deliberations.
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Leeson Seized In Germany After Bank Collapse
Nicholas Leeson the 28 year old Briton blamed for bringing down Britain's oldest investment bank was taken into custody in Frankfurt as he and his wife Lisa disembarked a flight from Malaysia. German police said he planned to head to London and Singapore requested extradition on fraud charges.
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Doctor shocks himself with defibrillator in office incident
A 40 year old plastic surgeon Dr Jean Cukier felt his heart race to 160 bpm after a lamp repair mishap. He applied conducting jelly and paddles to his chest, endured a first shock that failed, then jogged to his operating room and successfully restarted his heart with a second defibrillator shock.
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Jean Cukier
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NASA to Launch Low Budget Lunar Prospector Mission
NASA announced a $59 million unmanned Lunar Prospector mission to orbit the moon. The craft will map surface chemistry, measure magnetic and gravity fields, and seek evidence of frozen water in polar crater shadows, with a June 1997 launch.
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Ice shelf breaks free as Antarctic iceberg drifts
Cambridge England AP reports a Rhode Island sized iceberg fractured free from the Antarctic Peninsula, with an ice shelf collapse linked to regional warming. The 300 foot thick ice crossed Prince Gustav Channel, connecting James Ross Island to the peninsula, leaving a dense fragment plume extending into the Weddell Sea. Brando dials 911 for two men trapped in a car, praising quick responders after a Mulholland Drive crash. He spoke to Daily Variety’s Archerd about the incident.
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Marines fire on Somali militiamen near Mogadishu airfield
U S Marines guarding the U N withdrawal in Mogadishu fired at least two Somali militiamen who shot at Americans from a pickup near the airport. No Americans were hit. The last U N troops left later, leaving 1 500 Marines to return to ships as Somalia’s collapse deepens since 1991.
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Gingrich Promises $2 Per Read At Moten Elementary
House Speaker Newt Gingrich visited Lucy Ellen Moten Elementary in a poor Washington DC community to promote reading with a $2 reward for every finished book. He handed out hundreds of donated books and urged students to read to improve their future prospects, while teachers supported the plan. A district education aide noted private charity should supplement public funds, and some Democrats attending criticized the rhetoric as hypocritical amid the event.
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