Russians Clash With Chechens Over Hostage Hospital Siege
Russian troops battled Chechen rebels who seized about 1,000 hostages at a Dagestan hospital near Kizlyar. The standoff, echoing Budyonnovsk, drew Yeltsin’s Security Council as authorities rushed security and a special commando to resolve the crisis.
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Kizlyar
Republic of
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Gromy
Chechnya
Itar-Tass
Ibragim Ibragimov
Hospi
Leonid Golovnyov
Ministry of Interior
Moscow
Budyonnovsk
Boris Yeltsin
Security Council
Yeltsin
Sergei Medvedev
Golovnyov
Ministry of the Interior
Abdul Musayev
Interior Ministry
Plane crash devastates Kinshasa market killing hundreds
In Kinshasa a mid day crash of a Russian built Antonov 32 into a crowded open air market killed at least 297 with authorities citing lack of authorization and possible overloading. Four pilots survived though one hospitalized. authorities shield pilots from angry crowds.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Ndolo
Angola
UNITA
Njaliena
U.S. shuttle mission aims to calm Mostar clashes
A U.S. shuttle mission moves to halt the violence in Mostar as Croat and Muslim factions clash amid still fragile plans for a joint governance. After deadly attacks last week, the city sees renewed ethnic tension that jeopardizes Bosnia’s power-sharing prospects. Washington and Croatian officials held talks in Zagreb to press for deescalation and stability.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.S
Mostar
Bosnia
Robert Gallucci
Zagreb
Strong 6.1 quake hits Sakhalin Island damages Okha homes
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East damaging 14 apartment buildings in Okha. Thousands were left homeless as residents spent the night in streets after previous quakes. No injuries were reported.
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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Russia
Russian Far East
Sakhalin Island
Okha
Itar-Tass
Guatemalan President-Elect Faces War, Poverty and Crime
Alvaro Arzu begins a four year term amid a divided nation with civil war, poverty, crime and human rights concerns. He won the runoff by 2.44 percent over Alfonso Portillo as his party controls 42 of 80 legislature seats. Arzu pledges maximum effort to secure a peace treaty with leftist guerrillas to end Central America's longest war.
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Guatemala City
Alvaro Arzu
Arzu
Alfonso Portillo
Guatemalan
Republican Front
Central America
Judges debate cameras in courtrooms after Simpson trial
San Francisco AP report shows Los Angeles judges urging policy to keep courts out of entertainment and protect jurors and witnesses from camera exposure while media groups insist cameras inform the public. The discussion follows Gov Wilson’s proposal to ban criminal trial cameras and cites differing views from attorneys and journalists.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Simpson
California
Pete Wilson
State Judicial Council Task Force
Johnnie Cochran
F. Lee Bailey
William Bennett Turner
Society of Professional Journalists
Bus Collides With Semi in Green Bay Killing At Least One
In Green Bay Brown County authorities report a school bus struck a semitrailer on the west side around 8:30 a.m. The bus was full and rescue teams worked to free children trapped in the wreckage. At least one person is dead, identity not released. The medical examiner was summoned to the scene.
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Green Bay
Wis
Brown County Sheriff's
Fire Department
Ted Schultz
Pomona Kansas Adopts Ordinance Repealing 1983 Salary Rule
The city governing body of Pomona Kansas passes Ordinance No 431 providing mayor and council salaries. It repeals Ordinance No 379 approved November 1 1983. Mayor to receive 50 per meeting and councilmembers 40 per meeting. Effective after publication. Gary Stoneking Mayor. Attest Cora Stoneking City Clerk.
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Kansas
Ili
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