U S aircraft carrier and troops arrive in Kuwait
A second U S aircraft carrier and ground troops reach Kuwait as part of a U S military buildup to deter Saddam Hussein. The USS Enterprise with about 75 warplanes and 8,000 personnel joins the USS Carl Vinson. 200 Fort Hood troops landed, joining 1,200 others conducting war games near the Iraqi border.
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Kuwait
U.S
Persian Gulf
Saddam Hussein
Enterprise
Gulf
Cmdr. T. McCreary
U.S. Navy
Carl Vinson
Iraq
Fort Hood
Texas
Shannon Lucid Homeward Dream After Record In Orbit
Space Center Houston reports astronaut Shannon Lucid ecstatic about returning after a record six months aboard Mir. Atlantis crewman John Blaha helped move her belongings to Mir as Lucid becomes Atlantis astronaut. Docking occurred 11:13 p.m. EDT above Eastern Europe. Lucid to reunite with family after 188 days in space.
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Houston
Shannon Lucid
Atlantis
Mir
Ms. Lucid
John Blaha
Mr. Blaha
Mission Control
Carpathian Mountains
Europe
Earth
Space
Massive lobbying drives to sway late term abortion vote
Washington AP report notes massive media campaigns by both sides as Congress considers overriding Clinton veto on partial birth abortion ban. Activists deploy full page ads, TV spots, and millions of postcards while House eyes today’s override vote amid elections.
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Washington
Congress
Clinton
House
James Watkins
Children’s Protection Fund
Food and Drug Administration
Margaret Conway
Planned Parenthood
Mr. Clinton
Senate
Speedy execution in Texas ends 10 month murder case
In Huntsville Texas Joe Gonzales 36 was executed by injection seven minutes after the drugs were given the fastest death sentence in the United States since 1977 He waived all appeals saying he felt lucky in a handwritten final statement He killed his former boss William Veader 50 a building contractor in November 1992 claiming he was owed 200 dollars and shot him in the head
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Huntsville
Texas
Gary Gilmore
Joe Gonzales
Gonzales
William Veader
Veader
Global effort to determine TWA 800 blast terrorist links
Federal investigators enlist intelligence agencies worldwide including Great Britain France Kuwait Saudi Arabia Jordan and Israel to probe possible terrorist involvement in the TWA 800 explosion. FBI teams in Greece and in two dozen countries cooperate on the major coordinated inquiry.
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Smithtown
N.Y
TWA
Great Britain
France
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Israel
Associated Press
FBI
Greece
Dole gas tax cut stalls in Congress
Washington AP reports that Bob Dole's proposal to cut the federal gasoline tax has stalled in Congress. House Minority Leader Tom Daschle says there is no interest from the public, and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott notes the outlook is not encouraging. Dole had proposed shaving the 18.3 cent tax by 4.3 cents through year end.
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Washington
Bob Dole
Congress
House
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Mr. Dole
Senate
Airport uses pigeon LSD in Denver parking garages
Denver International Airport dispenses corn soaked in Avitrol, an avian deterrent dubbed pigeon LSD, to disrupt pigeons and drive them from garages. Officials report about 100 pigeons died after disorientation, while airport spokesman Chuck Cannon notes some birds are lost but the goal is to reduce droppings on cars.
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Denver
Denver International
Chuck Cannon
Lawmakers unveil Colt smart gun for police use
House members disclosed a 40-caliber semiautomatic pistol that only fires for its owner using radio frequency tech. Colt's Manufacturing, Sandia Lab and NIJ funded research with aims to reduce officer fatalities from weapon thefts. Colt expects police deployment in about three years with private sales to the public still under study.
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Washington
Colt’s Manufacturing Co. Inc
Steven Schiff
RN M
Patricia Schroeder
Dcole
James Bond
Mr. Schiff
Ms. Schroeder
House Judiciary Committee
Sam Gejdenson
Barbara Kennelly
Connecticut
Colt’s
West Hartford
Conn
Sandia National Laboratories
National Institute of Justice
Justice Department
Doug Weiss
Doug Overbury
Colt
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