Esquire names North Dubious Man of the Year in Iran Contra row
Esquire magazine names Lt. Col. Oliver North as Dubious Man of the Year for remarks at Iran Contra hearings. The issue cites his assertion about diverting Iran sales funds to the Contras and other satirical “dubious” awards for figures from Edwin Meese II to Madonna and Spuds MacKenzie.
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New York
Esquire Magazine
Col
Oliver North
North
Esquire
Edwin Meese II
National Security
John Poindexter
Michael Reagan
Elliott Abrams
Congress
Reagan
Iran
Venice
Stark
South Carolina Highway Department
Spuds MacKenzie
Madonna
Hicks Trial Testimony Details Slaying Fight
In a courtroom recap, Michael Hicks describes the chaotic Saddleback Club scene. He recalls being hit, crawling from beneath a booth, and a plan to flee with Tevis as others fought. Hicks denies wielding a knife or using a racial slur, while prosecutors highlight witnesses who saw him strike. The defense questions Burgess credibility as closing arguments wrap.
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Hicks
Tevis
Burgesses
Wills
Saddleback
Burgess
Barker
Mark Gifford
McPherson
Pam Anderson
Topeka
Gifford
Gleason
Sherrell Burgess
Donald Burgess
Mr. Wills
Michael Hicks
New FCS Setback Deepens Bailout Pressure in Mississippi
Washington reports intensified calls for a congressional rescue of the Farm Credit System after a Mississippi Federal Land Bank froze stock and neared zero net worth. Senators Cochran and Leahy urged action as negotiators weighed bailout plans while the system struggles with $4.8 billion in losses and a reduced loan portfolio. The Jackson bank halted regular lending, offered interim credit options, and stated shareholders may redeem certificates later.
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Washington
Mississippi
Thad Cochran
R Miss
House
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Patrick J. Leahy
D-Vt
Reagan
Federal Land Banks
Farm Credit System
Jackson
Miss
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Land Bank
J.A. McDaniel
U.S
Jackson Institution
Frank Naylor
New York
Alan Fass
Farm Credit
Wichita Man Charged In Bizarre Murder Cremation
Randy Pioletti, 29, is jailed on first degree murder charges in the death and cremation of ex wife Karen Baile, whose ashes were found in a five gallon bucket in a south Wichita garage. The case centers on custody disputes and a pending visitation termination motion.
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Wichita
Kan
Lyle Britt
Randy Pioletti
Pioletti
Sedgwick
Paul Clark
Karen
Baile
Ms. Baile
Clark Owens
Britt
East Wichita
First private AIDS hospital in U S closes after 14 months
The Institute for Immunological Disorders in Houston ends operations after losing $8 million, much of it serving indigent patients. 175 workers were cut, 26 laid off, and 75 patients total were treated. Officials say private funds cannot sustain care for the poor, urging greater public health system involvement.
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Houston
Institute For
Anne Wheeler
American Medical International Inc
Peter Mansell
Ms. Wheeler
American Medical
Mansell
Institute
Paul Simmons
Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus
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Rick Peoples
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Sears Financial Network
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Kansas
Dean Witter
Ds Inc
City of Ottawa Department of Utilities
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Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Aula
Franklin Savings Association
Franklin Plaza
Ottawa
Lawrence H. Kramer
Ottawa Herald
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