U.S. and U.N. Strike Back At Aidid Forces in Mogadishu
U.S. and United Nations troops launched a dawn counterattack on Aidid's forces in Mogadishu following last week's ambush that killed 23 Pakistani troops and hindered relief efforts. Helicopters, rockets, tracer fire, and AC-130 gunships lit the city as explosions rocked the capital. Casualties were not yet confirmed. The operation was among the largest since the international mission began in December to speed aid and restore order.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
U.S
United Nations
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
International
Aidid
Pentagon
Defense
Les Aspin
U.N
Hutchison Office Under Investigation in Texas
In Austin, district attorney Ronnie Earle leads a grand jury probe into alleged misuse of state funds and authority connected to Kay Bailey Hutchison as she prepares to leave the treasurer role for the Senate. More than a dozen staffers were subpoenaed and records removed amid political tensions.
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Houston
Washington
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Austin
Hutchison
Senate
Ronnie Earle
U.S
State Treasury
Washington, D.C
Treasury Office
Davis returns to job amid court order standoff in Ector County
Ector County officials reinstated former district attorney Jerry Davis to his post Friday after a federal court order and delays sought by visiting Judge Walter Smith. District Attorney John Smith said Davis returned to work pending a hearing, insisting he had received no official postponement. The move continues a high profile dispute over Davis’s firing in 1991 tied to letters urging county officials to probe harassment claims involving the sheriff’s department.
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Ector County
Jerry Davis
Walter Smith
Souiel
Davis
John Smith
Basin leaders set trade mission to Chihuahua for NAFTA hopes
A group of about 25 Permian Basin business leaders and Midland Odessa mayors travel to Chihuahua City for a two day visit. The trip aims to foster cross border trade and prepare steps for NAFTA ratification with Mexican officials and local firms.
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Midland
Odessa
Chihuahua
West Texas
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Neil MacDonald
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Ex-topless dancer loses breast implant lawsuit
Tammy Turner McCartney, a former topless dancer, loses a $7 million suit against Dow Corning and surgeon Stephen Goldstein. Jurors, offended by her lifestyle, find no proven link between implants and health issues. McCartney to appeal as Dow Corning faces about 5,400 pending cases.
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Denver
Don Corning
Dow Corning
U.S
Cal
Tammy Turner McCartney
Dowing
Stephen Goldstein
Famey Turner McCartney
Poor districts seek relief against new education funding plan
In Austin, 75 poor districts including MALDEF clients filed motions asking a judge to declare the new education funding law unconstitutional and to require a new aid distribution method before fall. Attorneys label the measure a life and death issue for poor districts as they seek a hearing by month’s end. The groups say $165 million of $7 billion in annual state aid shifts from poor to rich districts.
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Austin
al Kauffman
State District Court
Rick Gray
Texas Supreme Court
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Clinton
Hutchison’s Office
Treasury
New York Times News Service
Texas
John
Israel Tercero
Jose Ochoa
McKinney Park
McKinney
Floyd Gwin Park
Sherwood
Park
Border
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