Teen surrenders in baby's death in Newark motel case
An 18 year old college freshman Brian Peterson Jr surrendered to the FBI in Wilmington amid shouts from onlookers. He and Amy Grossberg are charged with murdering a newborn boy and could face the death penalty if convicted. The two from affluent New Jersey families allegedly dumped the infant in a Newark motel trash bin after birth.
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Wilmington
Del
Brian Peterson Jr
FBI
Peterson
Gettysburg College
Pennsylvania
Amy Grossberg
New Jersey
Newark
Family Court
Brian
Barbara
Tim Munson
Gander Hill
Grossberg
New York
Joseph A. Hurley
Hurley
University of Delaware
Explosion at shoe store wrecks six story building in Puerto Rico
An 8:35 am blast at Humberto Vidal shoe store in Rio Piedras San Juan left at least 15 dead and 50 injured. Authorities suspect a natural gas leak caused the explosion that ripped a 50 foot hole through the building, exposing offices and apartments. Rescue crews used a nearby church as a medical center and airlifted the seriously injured to Centro Medico Hospital. Cardinal Luis Aponte Martinez prayed with survivors as police and fire officials investigated the leak and gas main work nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Iglesia Milagros Catholic Church
Luis Aponte Martinez
Centro Medico Hospital
Vidal Shoe Store
Rio Piedras
Toledo
Ramon Rios Rivera
AES Eyes Buyout Fight Over 1999 Rate Hikes
AES and Allegheny Power officials traded threats over terminating a long term contract affecting 1999 rates. If the deal ends, residential and commercial bills could rise 13 percent in October. Eastalco Aluminum threatens to self-supply, urging competition and customer choice instead of regulated franchises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Hase
AES
Noia
Allegheny Power
Greene County
Hase
Warrior Run
Cumberland
Eastalco Aluminum Co
Buckeystown
Eastalco
Noja
Rhode Island
South African woman jailed for 12 years in infant kidnapping case
Sonja Combrink masqueraded as a Red Cross worker to abduct 1 hour old Micaela Hunter from Marymount Maternity Hospital in Johannesburg in May 1994. She raised the child 21 months, faked a pregnancy, and misled Alison Hunter and lover Charles MacDonald before the truth emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Sonja Combrink
Red Cross
Micaela Hunter
Marymount Maternity Hospital
Combrink
Micaela
Alison Hunter
Charles MacDonald
Mr. MacDonald
Shannon
Scientists fix alignment of ultraviolet telescope behind shuttle
Space Center Houston reports scientists work to correct misalignment in an ultraviolet telescope flying 35 miles behind space shuttle Columbia. Astrophysicist Peter Vedder notes teams are double and triple checking to align three instruments and plan corrective computer commands after launch vibrations.
Fire in 16 story Hong Kong building kills firefighter
A Hong Kong fire tore through a 16 story commercial and residential building injuring 69 and trapping two. Flames erupted from top floors as residents crawled onto air conditioners and shouted for help while a helicopter rescued others.
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Hong Kong
K.Y. Tsang
Fire Services
Boutros-Ghali refuses to bow out at U N
Boutros-Ghali vows to stay a candidate after the United States vetoed his re election as secretary general. The 74 year old Egyptian diplomat said he will continue per U N rules while African diplomats discuss renewed backing and a fresh vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
United States
U.N
Boutros- Ghali
Security Council
Council
Nugroho Wisnumurti
Boutros-Ghali
Yeltsin Makes First TV Walk After Heart Bypass
Boris Yeltsin appeared on Kremlin grounds in a thin, bundled form after quintuple bypass surgery. He told reporters he is in a fighting mood as he recovers, supported by his wife Naina and granddaughter Masha, with plans to leave hospital soon and continue recuperation at a country home or health resort.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Kremlin Hospital
Masha
Naina
Tatyana Dyachenko
Mr. Yeltsin
Kremlin
Yeltsin
Sergei Mironov
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Villanova
Pedro Toledo
Humberto
Eustalco
NEW Market Vol. Fire CO
Elizabeth 0. Segal, M.D
Iphive
Shamrock Restaurant
Thurmont
Histone Park Alley
E Patrick Street
Steve Chafitz
Farrings
American Southwest
Santa FE Navatio
Fredericktowne
North Market St
Frederick
The
Professional
Teleflora Florist
Teleflora
Damascus
Beali’s Florist
Damascus Ctr
W. Patrick St
Antietam Village
Florist
Rosemont Ave
Forget-Me-Not Florist
Mount Airy Ltd
Opossumtown Pl
Rockville
Janet’s Florist
Zimmerman’s Florist
College Ave
Middletown
Ann's Florist
W. Main St
America
Hungerford Dr
Anne
Roy, Ltd
Frederick Rd
Walkersville
N. Main St
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