Baptist leader admits affair in National Convention
Kansas City AP reports Rev Henry J Lyons acknowledged an affair with a church worker and sought forgiveness. The National Baptist Convention USA board forgave Lyons and his mistress, who face misused convention funds charges. Other ministers urged Lyons to resign, citing damage to the denomination.
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New York
New police expand team in Ryan Harris murder inquiry
Chicago AP says investigators add officers to review the Ryan Harris case after charges against two boys aged 7 and 8 were dropped amid new semen evidence on underpants. Police spokesman Pat Camden says the extra staff provide independent perspective and fresh eyes for the investigation.
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Chicago
Ryan Harris
Pat Camden
Ryan
Oil executive freed after 5 months birthday kidnapping
Donald Lee Cary, a retired Exxon executive, was released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia on his 64th birthday after more than five months in captivity. He was handed to the Red Cross near Medina, about 40 miles southeast of Bogota, and told reporters he felt fine aside from a possible rib injury.
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Central Mountains
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Sheep May Carry Mad Cow Disease Warns Adviser
London AP report quotes Jeff Almond chairing the sheep subcommittee of the BSE advisory group. He says there is a distinct possibility sheep are infected and that research is urgently needed. He warns it would be a national emergency.
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London
Jeff Almond
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British Broadcasting Corp
Real IRA calls for complete cease-fire amid Omagh legacy
The Real IRA declared a complete cessation of all military activity and did not apologize for Omagh, asserting a move toward reconciliation with the mainstream IRA. The statement followed Sinn Fein and other groups signaling steps toward cross community governance at Stormont, as Trimble met unionist leaders to discuss a multiparty administration.
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Northern Ireland
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Ulster Volunteer Force
Ulster Unionists
Sinn Fein
Stormont Parlimentary
Belfast
David Trimble
Sinn
Violent storm kills three at New York State Fair
A violent storm in Syracuse caused at least three deaths and injures, with debris striking people at the New York State Fair. Roofs and windows were blown out, 20 buildings damaged, and 400000 homes lost power. Gov Pataki declared a nine county disaster area as officials probe a possible tornado.
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New Jersey
George Pataki
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Flight 111 wreckage puzzle deepens as black box data gaps surface
Halifax Nova Scotia AP investigators report the recovered flight data recorder lacks data from the crucial final six minutes before Swissair Flight 111 crashed killing 229. A submarine detected the cockpit voice recorder signal, divers search 190 feet down for it while questions persist about electrical power loss and fuselage fragments. Swissair and aviation experts discuss emergency descent timing and landing options.
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Nova Scotia
Swissair
Vic Gorden
Gorden
Boeing Co
Susan Bradley
U.S. Navy
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Kennedy International Airport
Alan Wolk
Flight
Urs Zimmermann
Mr. Wolk
Clinton lawyers seek week to rebut Starr report to Congress
President Clinton’s lawyers ask Kenneth Starr for a one week advance copy of his report to the House on Monica Lewinsky. They want to file a point by point, evidence driven rebuttal and limit Starr to presenting evidence without conclusions. Democratic lawmakers urge Starr to accommodate the request as fair and prudent.
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Kenneth Starr
Congress
Monica Lewinsky
Starr
House
White House
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