World of hostages and a separate drug cartel payroll find
In Kashmir rebels hold five Westerners with one captive reported in critical condition after clashes with soldiers. Captives include Hutchings Wells Mangan Hasert Ostro and Childs escaped. In Colombia police seize a 2800 name list from the Cali cartel showing broad payroll coverage across judges politicians police and journalists.
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Pope urges broader roles for women in Vatican push
Pope John Paul II urged women to gain greater participation in all life areas including religious callings. He cited Vatican efforts to improve women’s rights, noting a letter apologizing for past discrimination, as a U.N. Beijing conference approach. He stressed motherhood as a key duty while calling for more space in culture economics politics and church life.
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Argentina sets sale conditions on nuclear reactor
Argentina will not sell Syria a nuclear reactor before Damascus signs a peace treaty with Israel. Foreign Minister Guido Di Tella said such a sale would be feasible and desirable only after peace, with a low power medical reactor as a condition for Syria not to use it for weapons.
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Typhoon Faye Kills at Least 14 in South Korea
Typhoon Faye battered South Korea causing ship sinkings and a bus plunge into the sea. At least 14 killed and 21 missing with casualty forecasts rising as remote areas regain contact. TV reports put dead or missing above 50. property damage around 35 million dollars.
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Drownings At Slane Castle R E M Concert
Two teenagers drowned after trouble in the Boyne River during the weekend R E M concert at Slane Castle County Meath near Dublin. About 70 000 fans attended the show featuring Belly and Oasis. An 18 year old Dubliner Derek Kenny died after rescue attempts, and a second teen died later in hospital.
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Endangered scientists stage hunger of Moscow cage display
In Moscow three young science workers reenacted hardship by sitting 11 hours in an orangutan cage at the Moscow Zoo. Yevgeny Spiridonov Vladislav Perlin and Viktor Pekin said the humanitarian action aims to spotlight plummet in science jobs since the 1991 Soviet collapse. Their wages lag the national average of about $110, with many months in arrears.
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Stallone denounces accuser as a liar amid suit
Sylvester Stallone labeled a television cameraman's $550,000 federal suit a nuisance claim from a "dirt bag trying to extract money" saying the man is a liar. The actor, in Puerto Rico filming Assassins, claims Santos trespassed and was never touched.
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Record heat across Texas drives weeklong highs above normal
Meteorologist Francis notes last year’s heat ties this week with normals around 95 degrees and 10 degrees above average. Sunday saw Panhandle to Southeast Texas readings between 92 and 109, with Odessa Midland area 100 to 105. National Weather Service forecasts 95 to 103 midweek, partly cloudy to sunny, and a heat advisory unlikely relief. A hospital reports one heat related ER admission. advice urges fluids and shade breaks.
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Courthouse security debate grows with new gun and building plans
Local officials debate enhanced courthouse security as Texas moves to a concealed weapons regime and a planned sheriff's office relocation. Judge Tryon Lewis and Sheriff Donaldson warn of staffing gaps. commissioners consider hiring a security consultant and installing metal detectors.
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No winner in Texas Lotto drawing. jackpot eyed at $30 million
Austin AP reports no ticket matched all six numbers 5 19 20 29 39 47 from a 50 number field in Saturday Lotto Texas. Officials estimate the Wednesday jackpot at about $30 million, with players hoping for a win this week.
Colleges Push for Texas A&M Style License Plates
UT System campuses and other universities seek funding via new college vanity plates. Texas A&M has sold about 5,500 since 1990, UT Austin and Tech above the minimum. Viesca reports no data yet. TxDOT will review the pilot in six months to gauge continuation or expansion.
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American On Line survey prompts reader input
Odessa American invites readers to participate in a weekly online poll by dialing a toll number, entering four digit question codes, and submitting answers. The questions cover a county tax increase, a Bosnian Serbs ultimatum, funding for legal aid, belief in God, and O J Simpson's guilt. Deadlines are Thursdays at midnight with results in Mondays edition.
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Motorcycle crashes into busy Manhattan sidewalk
A motorcyclist veered onto a crowded sidewalk near Rockefeller Center on 49th Street at Fifth Avenue, injuring six pedestrians, including a 14 year old girl with a broken ankle and a man with a potential head injury. Six were transported to hospitals amid a chaotic scene as tourists scattered.
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