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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1993
Page
3
In Moscow President Boris Yeltsin extends the state of emergency for another week and dissolves local councils as security forces arrest 3,803 for curfew violations. Commandant Alexander Kulikov warns against weekend demonstrations and vows to decisively stop any destabilizing actions.
The Defense Department has suspended the ban on homosexuals serving in the military while seeking an emergency stay of Judge Terry Hatter Jr s ruling. General Counsel Jamie Gorelick said a ruling from the Ninth Circuit is expected soon and noted that a delay could push the appeal to the Supreme Court.
The United Nations General Assembly ended three decades of economic and sports sanctions against Pretoria. The 184 nations urged immediate business with South Africa, saying multiracial democracy has begun, while Western states and the OAU had already repealed measures.
In Manila a 5-year-old boy used his father's gun to shoot and kill the family's maid after she changed the channel to Robocop. Police say the child cannot be charged due to age, but the father faces a homicide through reckless imprudence case for unsafe gun handling.
Milken, formerly the junk-bond king, began teaching a free corporate finance class at UCLA this week. He served two years in a minimum security prison after pleading guilty in 1990 to stock manipulation. Milken, 47, must complete three years of community service.
President Clinton used a visit to Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Hospital in New Jersey to tie his health care overhaul to gun control legislation. He urged Congress to act on handgun limits and assault weapons bans while highlighting that many violence victims lack insurance and incur high medical costs. He met gunshot victim Robert Jones, 22, who described delays in Medicaid approval and denial of care.
FBI absolved of wrongdoing after 51 day showdown with Branch Davidian leader David Koresh who allegedly directed his own death and the deaths of many followers. The report cites sham negotiations, children harmed, and Koresh’s intent to martyr himself as the siege concluded with a deadly fire. It also notes limited criticisms of FBI negotiator-tactical agent friction and the use of loud music and power cuts during the standoff.
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