Soldier loses leg in friendly fire during Gulf War
Army Staff Sgt. Hilbert Potter of Maryland lost a leg to a mortar fire incident two days before the Gulf War cease fire. At Louisville VA Hospital he awaits a medical board decision on discharge. If discharged he plans work and study for an engineering degree, though he would prefer to remain in the military.
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Hilbert Potter
Louisville Veterans Hospital
Louisville
Maryland
Persian Gulf
Army
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Easton
Potter
2Nd Armored Calvary Regiment
Yeltsin Backers Rally Amid Parliament Clash
The Russian congress voted 532 to 286 with 93 abstentions to reject the three week rally ban as unconstitutional. Police dispersed pro democracy activists outside Moscow as Yeltsin urged deputies to display power and ensure order. An emissary said Gorbachev refused to withdraw troops until Friday.
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Yeltsin
Kremlin
Moscow
Gorbachev
Interior Ministry
Leningrad
Anatoly Sobehak
Amtrak Train Derails After Truck Collision Near Peotone
An Amtrak train carrying 146 people derailed after hitting a steel beam truck at a frosted crossing north of Peotone Illinois. Ten to thirteen people were injured, with officials reporting minor injuries and several treated at Olympia Fields hospital. The five car southbound train from Chicago to Carbondale slowed to about 70 to 75 mph before impact.
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Peotone
Ill
Amtrak
Illinois
Will County
Pat Mather
Chicago
Carbondale
Tracy Davis
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center
Helen Hallman
Clifford Black
Washington, D.C
Fullerton Motor Truck Service
Black
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