Gunman in Long Island classroom siege ends own life
Brentwood incident saw 24 year old Robert O Wickes, a paranoid schizophrenic, shoot student and principal before taking 18 hostages in Room 201 for about nine hours. He fired on Louis Borgos, then Stephen Howland, and killed himself as police closed in, after threats tied to his firing two weeks earlier.
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Long Island
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Washington Loses Court Battle in Chicago Council Clash
Chicago Mayor Harold Washington plans to appeal a circuit court ruling backing the City Council Old Guard after a ruling that dissident aldermen legally pushed through a reorganization. Judge Murray urged compromise while noting Washington’s veto limits and ongoing deadlock as talks resume with Alderman Vrdolyak’s bloc.
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Evidence links Iran to Beirut embassy bombing
CBS News cites cables from Iran to Damascus before the April 18 attack that killed 17 Americans and 63 total. U S intelligence purportedly intercepted messages outlining a $25,000 payment and help for Iranians en route to Beirut. Officials caution unverified, but some see possible Syrian involvement in allowing passage.
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Assad
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