Tidal waves kill over thirty in Nicaragua quake surge
A 7.0 magnitude quake off Managua triggered 30+ deaths and many missing as 30 foot waves flooded Masachapa and other coastal towns along 200 miles of Nicaragua’s west coast. Officials evacuated low-lying areas. President Chamorro sent aid and troops as Red Cross reports confirmed casualties and extensive injuries.
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Socorro Lopez
Managua
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Violeta Chamorro
Corinto
San Juan del Sur
Costa Rica
Red Cross
Iraqi governor says forces ordered not to shoot allied planes
Taher Jalil Habush, governor of Zakhar province in southern Iraq, confirms orders prevent Iraqi forces from firing on U S British and French warplanes enforcing the no fly zone. He denies plans for a ground attack on Shiites in marshlands and says no invasion is planned.
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Close encounter reported under United 747 near Edwards AFB
United Airlines Flight 934 crews reported a supersonic unidentified aircraft passing beneath their 747 at about 23 000 feet near George AFB, 50 miles northeast of Los Angeles. ATC radar found no trace of the craft and Edwards AFB radar data showed no military activity in the area.
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Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine
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Edwards Air Force Base
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Aviation Week
Moderate quake rattles Utah with minor damage
A moderate earthquake struck southwestern Utah early today causing minor building damage and objects to fall from shelves. No injuries were reported. Police Lt. Jim Raburn cited one water line break and two rockslides. Dozens reported cracks, lit windows, and fallen goods. two supermarkets closed. Sidewalks cracked and asphalt buckled in Hurricane area per Morgan Skinner.
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Fischer Defies Travel Ban At Yugoslavia Chess Match
American chess great Bobby Fischer announced plans to defy a U.S. warning by playing a 5 million dollar match in Yugoslavia, denouncing officials and various entities at his first news conference in two decades. The remark followed by other brief AP briefs on QE2 repairs, Dubcek’s car crash, and the baboon liver transplant patient in Pittsburgh.
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Yugoslavia
Bobby Fischer
U.S
Israel
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Pittsburgh
Presbyterian University Hospital
Airline Fares Rise as Discounts Expire Across U S
Air fares jump after discounting ends as airlines push prices higher to curb heavy summer losses. Analysts warn demand may falter, and fare hikes alone unlikely to restore profitability. Full price reductions expired Tuesday boosting continental U S rates about 30 percent. Northwest coupons of 35 to 50 dollars started a second round expiring Saturday.
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United States
Northwest Airlines
Bosnian Serb leader signs heavy weapons deal under UN
Bosnian Serb commander Radovan Karadzic signed an agreement placing heavy weapons in Sarajevo Jajce and Bihac under UN supervision. Government forces began withdrawing from Gorazde after a 30 month siege while Serbs argued the war may continue. The deal limited to mortars per UN sources.
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Radovan Karadzic
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Mustafa Hajrulahovic
Clifford may be spared federal trial in BCCI case
Superlawyer Clark Clifford could escape federal prosecution over the BCCI banking scandal due to a serious heart condition. A cardiologist's evaluation for the Justice Department found a trial could trigger a heart attack, supporting Clifford's request for a court-appointed physician to review his case. If excused from federal proceedings, the 61-year-old Clifford would still face New York state charges.
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