Canada Could Lead International Force in Zaire Aid Effort
United Nations officials welcomed Canada's offer to head a multinational mission to deliver food to about 1 million refugees in eastern Zaire, but US participation remains undecided. A 37 member US team arrived in Uganda to assess needs as France signaled support for a neutral, multinational operation.
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Italy
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France
Rwanda
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Schmitz guilty of murder on Jenny Jones case
Jonathan Schmitz, 26, convicted of second degree murder for the 1995 slaying of Scott Amedure, 32, after a Jenny Jones Show episode where Amedure revealed a crush. Jurors found no premeditation and sentenced him to 8 years to life with possible parole. first degree murder carried no parole.
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Mich
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Scott Amedure
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Amedure
Joyce O’brien
Clinton softens stance on balanced budget amendment
President Clinton signaled a shift as he met with returning congressional leaders to discuss a potential balanced budget amendment. Senate leaders and Republicans indicated passage is likely, while Clinton warned any amendment must be workable and recession ready, with further talks planned.
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EPA loses 200 confidential chemical trade secret documents
Washington AP report says the Environmental Protection Agency misplaced 200 confidential documents containing sensitive chemical data from 1994 and 1995. An internal memo blamed faulty record keeping and warned the public may not be notified. Industry officials fear trade secrets could reach competitors.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Associated Press
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Department
Weapons cache found in Brooklyn rowhouse by police
Police raided a Crown Heights home on a child abuse complaint and arrested thirty people from a group calling themselves superintendents. A viola case contained assault rifles shotguns and a submachine gun. Neighbors described cultlike conduct while officials said the group’s ties to any radical organization were unclear. A resident linked the group to the Communist Workers Party though others denied knowledge of their politics.
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Brooklyn
Crown Heights
William Allee
Communist Workers Party
NASA Countdown For Columbia Launch Amid Severe Wind Forecast
NASA began the countdown for a liftoff of the shuttle Columbia despite an 80 percent chance high winds will delay the Friday launch. The crew of five includes Story Musgrave, 61, the oldest in space, to deploy two satellites and conduct two spacewalks amid weather concerns.
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Fla
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Columbia
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Court blocks telecom reform setback at high court
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court refused to overturn an appeals court stay on new federal telecom rules intended to open local markets to competition. Justice Thomas had earlier denied similar requests from the FCC and others, with Ginsburg and Stevens referring the matter to the full court.
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Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Clarence Thomas
Federal Communications Commission
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
John Paul Stevens
Mistrial in fugitive rape case in Stamford
In Stamford Connecticut AP reports a mistrial was declared in the first rape trial of Alex Kelly who had lived as a fugitive in Europe with parental help after being accused of raping two teens. The jury of six deadlocked 4-2 for conviction on day five as the accuser was led away with her husband.
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Independence Day Demonstrations by Skinheads in Poland
Hundreds of skinheads and right wing activists gathered in Warsaw Krakow and Gdansk as Poland marked independence from World War I. Police estimated 1200 in Warsaw with protests against Jews and foreigners.
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Poland
Krakow
Gdansk
Aleksander Kwasniewski
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