ANC wins South Africa’s first multiracial election
Nelson Mandela's ANC secures 62.65 percent of nearly 20 million votes, yielding 252 seats in a 400 seat National Parliament and a government of national unity. President F W de Klerk, Thabo Mbeki named deputy presidents. cabinet to include National Party and Inkatha members as negotiated.
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Clinton sued by former worker over alleged 1991 advance
Paula Corbin Jones, a former state employee, files suit in U.S. District Court charging Barack Clinton with an unwanted sexual advance in a 1991 hotel room in Little Rock while he was governor. Jones seeks 700000 dollars in damages for willful, outrageous, and malicious conduct and defaming her denial.
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U.N. Tightens Haiti Sanctions to Pressure Aristide Return
The Security Council unanimously imposes a May 21 deadline to ban most trade except food medicine relief and cooking fuel while expanding immediate measures including a travel ban on 600 military and police personnel and a possible asset freeze. Albright links these steps to restoring Haiti’s democracy and helping the Haitian people amid fuel shortages and smuggling.
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Vets claim Desert Shield pills damaged nervous system
Two Persian Gulf War veterans testified before a Senate panel that pyridostigmine pills given to protect against nerve gas caused pain fatigue and nerve damage. Defense officials denied the drug harmed soldiers while noting extensive research deemed it safe and widely distributed in deployment kits.
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Lost girl found praying after field trip misadventure
Sari Feldman, 14, was found deep in the woods seven miles from Bigelow Hollow State Park in Connecticut, two days after going missing during a New York City school trip to Old Sturbridge Village. She asked rescuers if they would take her back to Brooklyn.
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Spielberg Receives USC Honorary Doctorate in Alumni Address
Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, who left California State University Long Beach, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts by USC. He joked about finally being out of college after 25 years and urged graduates to cultivate curiosity, noting his films reflect childlike wonder. He cited hits like Jaws ET and Schindler's List and urged genuine interest in the world.
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