Indicted LA Officers Face Felony Charges in King Beating
Four Los Angeles police officers including Sgt. Stacey Koon and Officers Powell Wind and Briseno are charged with felonies for the March 3 beating of Rodney King. King suffered a fractured skull and the case has spurred a federal probe into police brutality nationwide. The grand jury indicted them after four days of testimony. bonds were set at 30000 for three officers and 5000 for Briseno.
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Los Angeles
Ira Reiner
Daryl F. Gates
Stacey Koon
Laurence Powell
Timothy Wind
Theodore Briseno
Rodney G. King
Altadena
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
King
Sgt
Koon
Powell
Wind
Officr Briseno
Steve Lerman
Robert D. Rentzer
Lerman
Rodney
Grand’ Jury
Mr. Rentzer
Study says aspirin aids women too in heart attack risk drop
A Brigham and Women's Hospital study of 87,678 nurses shows regular aspirin use, one to six tablets weekly, cuts by about 30 percent the risk of heart attacks in women aged 34 to 59. Data from 1980 to 1986 presented at an Orlando epidemiology conference.
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Boston
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Orlando
Fla
American Heart Association
Charles Hennekens
Terry Anderson ends seventh hostage year in Lebanon
American journalist Terry Anderson, AP chief Middle East correspondent, marks seven years held by pro Iran Shiite extremists in west Beirut. Sister Peggy Say pleads for his release as diplomacy continues with no imminent freedom for Anderson and 12 other Western captives.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Terry Anderson
Peggy Say
Anderon
Anderson
Lorain
Ohio
Middle East
Associated Press
West Beirut
Washington
Bush
Ms. Say
Swenson wins fifth Iditarod in brutal Nome sprint
Rick Swenson defeated Susan Butcher amid a whiteout to claim his fifth Iditarod title. The 1,163 mile route finished at 1:34 a.m. in Nome after 12 days, 16 hours, 34 minutes, 39 seconds.
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Nome
Alaska
Rick Swenson
Susan Butcher
Mr. Swenson
Bering Sea
Ms. Butcher
White Mountain
Donnan Town Votes to Lose Name in Disfranchisement
In Donnan Iowa retired rail worker Elwood Gage was the sole holdout as the town of Donnan lost its name amid municipal consolidation. He will keep using Donnan as his mailing address while Margaret Gage laments the burden of running a nearly empty town. The settlement founded as Donnan Junction in 1878 and incorporated in 1922 declined to 51 residents by 1940. London charity drives kicked off Red Nose Day with millions invited to wear red noses to raise over 48 million dollars for Africa and domestic projects, as Comic Relief organized 24 hours of fund-raising and a BBC TV finale.
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Donnan
Iowa
Elwood Gage
Gage
Margaret
Donnan Junction
London
Africa
British Broadcasting Corp
Kevin Carhill
Walesa warns of refugee flood and debt relief talks
President Walesa warned Eastern Europe faces a potential refugee surge if aid is delayed while Paris Club negotiates debt relief for Poland. He said debt relief is political more than economic and warned reforms could stall, risking an Albanization if relief doesn't come and economic losses persist.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lech Walesa
Europe
United States
Mr. Walesa
Bush
Washington
Walesa
Paris Club
Gorbachev appeals for support on vote in referendum
Gorbachev urged Soviet citizens to vote yes to preserve the union promising renewal through reforms. He warned defeat would bring misfortunes and urged people to set aside factional interests. Yeltsin accused the Kremlin of scaring voters while pledging the union would not greatly split. Voting began on bases in boycotting republics amid contested balloting plans.
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Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Boris N. Yeltsin
Russian Federation
Mr. Gorbachev
Kremlin
Mr. Yeltsin
Radio Russia
Leningrad
Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics
Mr. Yeltson
Crisis as Yugoslavia head resigns amid constitutional battle
Belgrade reports Borisav Jovic resigns as chairman of Yugoslavia's collective presidency. His departure follows failure to win approval for a nationwide state of emergency amid secessionist pressure and anti Communist protests. Jovic cited unwillingness to back moves risking breakup and catastrophe for the country.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Borisav Jovic
Jovic
Serbia
Slobodan Milosevic
Jovie
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