AOL Negotiating to Buy Netscape Communications
America Online confirms talks to acquire Netscape Communications in a deal valued around four billion dollars. Sun Microsystems would gain Netscape server software and distribution of Java tech to AOL subscribers. The agreement, negotiated over the weekend, remains uncertain with no guarantee of completion.
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Woman dies as plane crashes into Oakland school cafeteria
A Cessna 210 crashed into Castlemont High School in Oakland during a girls basketball game injuring only the woman aboard who died at a hospital. Pilot Jack Reichel was in critical condition. The plane struck the cafeteria wall near a gym where 20 plus girls played.
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King Kong poster fetches 62000 at Skinner sale
A Worcester man bid 62000 for a 1933 King Kong poster at Skinner Auction House, a record for movie posters. The four known copies came from a British collector. expected to sell between 39000 and 50000.
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Youth Riots Strain Jakarta Amid Religious Violence
Eight bodies pulled from a burned gambling parlor as mobs torched churches and attacked Christians in Jakarta. Security forces detained 179. churches and Christian schools closed. Soldiers patrolled areas with no new unrest reported. The violence plus Indonesia’s worst economic crisis in years worsens poverty, inflation, and unemployment. Two peaceful student protests occurred today.
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Kevorkian dares authorities to indict video of assisted death
Dr. Jack Kevorkian on CBS warned he will not back down as prosecutors threaten charges after a videotaped injection of Thomas Youk, a terminally ill man, with a lethal drug combination. Youk died Sept. 17, days after Michigan criminalized assisted death. The tape shows Kevorkian administering the drugs and declaring a lethal dose.
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Clinton Spotlight Shows U S Military Might Across DMZ
President Clinton visited troops near the DMZ and Guam highlighting American military strength amid North Korea's nuclear program. He urged Pyongyang to halt weapons development, while noting U S forces in Korea and on Guam and vowing readiness.
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Livingston Eyes Fast Clinton Impeachment Vote
Rep Bob Livingston says the House could debate and vote on President Clinton impeachment in a few hours if the Judiciary Committee forwards articles. He aims to settle the matter before his January speakership and cautions against extending the process if new evidence emerges. House Republicans' stance and Lindsey Graham’s view suggest the Senate likely would not be reached.
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Yeltsin Hospitalized With Pneumonia In Moscow
Moscow AP report says 67 year old President Boris Yeltsin was rushed to the Central Clinical Hospital with a high fever and pneumonia. Officials noted a third health crisis in recent weeks as Yeltsin cancels foreign trips and stays out of public view. Spokesman Akushkin said the temperature returned to normal after treatment. pneumonia usually requires eight to ten days.
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U N envoy heads back to Baghdad amid Iraq arms row
UN envoy Prakash Shah returned to Baghdad as Iraq criticized chief UNSCOM weapons inspector Richard Butler. Iraqi officials dismissed Butler’s request for more documents as a pretext for a US attack, alleging personal motives and grudge against Iraq. The dispute centers on papers Butler seeks to monitor destruction of Iraq’s most dangerous weapons.
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