Martyr in fight against inner city decay ends in tragedy
Chicago activist Arnold Mireles, 35, who documented decrepit blocks and lobbied for court actions against slumlords, was killed in his South Chicago neighborhood. Investigators tie Roel Salinas and two youths to the shooting. Salinas faces first degree murder and solicitation charges.
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Cook County
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Exhausted Cuban exiles fail to reach homeland
Four Miami based Democracy Movement members led by Ramon Saul Sanchez set sail toward Cuba to press for entry without government permission. Mechanical failure and 7 foot seas capped their attempt, leaving them within 15 miles of Miami. Sanchez vowed to try again, insisting Cubans’ right to return.
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U.S
Human Rights
Matt Drudge rises as cyberspace gatekeeper in Clinton scandal
A profile of Matt Drudge, founder of the Drudge Report, who posted the first Clinton scandal alert and propelled it into national discourse. The piece notes his rise from a lone Hollywood internet operator to a central, controversial figure shaping media narratives.
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Doonesbury
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ABC
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Vanity Fair
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Dollar strength slows U.S. business purchases abroad in 1997
A new KPMG Peat Marwick study shows global cross-border deals reached a record 333 billion dollars in 1997 with U.S. firms remaining top targets while foreign spending on U.S. companies fell 15 percent to 60 billion. The dollar rose against the German mark and yen, boosting U.S. outbound investments by American companies by 21 percent to 79 billion while Latin America surged as the leading developing region for deals.
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Dizziness Forces Pavarotti From Met Benefit
Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sat out the second half of a Metropolitan Opera pension fund benefit after feeling light headed during a Verdi trio. Met general manager Joseph Volpe said he could not continue until a medical check confirmed his condition. The remaining program proceeded with adjustments and no further details on Pavarotti’s health were given.
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Joseph Volpe
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June Anderson
Dwayne Croft
Volpe
Manhattan
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