Four Americans shot to death in Karachi attack
Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying four American auditors from Union Texas Petroleum in downtown Karachi, killing all four Americans and their Pakistani driver. Police linked the attack to a Monday U.S. conviction in Langley, Virginia, and a State Department warning had preceded the killings.
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Houston
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Unabomber trial centers on Kaczynski mind and motive
Sacramento report notes the trial will hinge on whether Theodore Kaczynski acted with a mental defect or was a rational killer. Prosecutors cite 16 bombings over 18 years killing three and injuring 23, with letters and journals used as key evidence. The defendant, once a brilliant student turned recluse, faces charges in multiple states.
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Public reaction shifts on Louie Woodward case
Boston polls show many Americans think Judge Zobel was too lenient in freeing the English au pair Louie Woodward after nine months. Amy Trouble of Newton says Woodward should serve longer. Woodward issues a statement from a hotel, thanking supporters and denying harming the baby Matthew Eappen.
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Zobel
Moderate fat cuts beat drastic reductions for heart risk
A Chicago study finds reducing fat moderately is better than drastic cuts for men with high cholesterol. Participants consuming 26 percent of calories from fat lowered LDL by 13.4 percent, while reducing fat to 22 percent did not improve LDL and lowered HDL while raising triglycerides.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Former death row inmate Kerry Cook freed on bond
Kerry Max Cook, once on death row for a secretary’s murder, walked free in Tyler Texas on a 100900 bond to await a fourth trial. He hugged his crying mother and thanked his lawyer as Centurion Ministries praised the release and supported the bond filing.
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Kerry Max Cook
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Evelyn Cook
Centurion Ministries Inc
Princeton, N.J
Oregon doctors wary of assisting suicide after ballot vote
Oregon voters reaffirmed a three year old law allowing doctors to dispense lethal drugs for death by own action but some physicians fear federal action. DEA warns physicians could lose their licenses to prescribe narcotics for assisted suicide, potentially ending their practice.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Peter Rasmussen
Thomas Constantine
Divers die in underwater cave near Torroella de Montgrí
Three French divers visiting Spain died after entering an underwater cave off Torroella de Montgrí. Louis Fabrice 27 Hugues Alain Magnaud 40 and Nelly Boudineau 27 died when they could not find an exit as air ran out. Coast guard spokesperson Rosa Diaz said their bodies were found Tuesday after a Monday dive organized by a local sports club.
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Spain
Spanish Red Cross
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Rosa Diaz
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Barcelona
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Clinton Gore questioned by investigators
President Clinton and Vice President Gore were interviewed by Justice Department officials about 1994 and 1996 fund-raising practices. They were questioned separately with lawyers present, with no immediate statement on content. The inquiry may seek an independent prosecutor. both deny illegal solicitation.
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Clinton
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Justice Department
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George T Frampton
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Kendall
Notice of Maryland PSC merger investigation and prehearing
The Public Service Commission of Maryland instigates an inquiry into the Allegheny Power System and DQE merger effects on Maryland customers of Potomac Edison. A prehearing conference is set for November 24, 1997 at 11:00 a.m. in Baltimore. Interested parties must file a Petition for Intervention by November 21, 1997 with the Executive Secretary, including party name and intervention purpose.
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Allegheny Power System, Inc
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DQE, Inc
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Potomac Edison Company
Commission
William Donald Schaefer
St. Paul Street
Baltimore
Daniel P. Gahagan
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