Warnings of Islamic threats loom before 1995 Oklahoma attack
Briefs cover pre bombing warnings of Islamic terrorists targeting U.S. government buildings, stressing heightened security but noting no cement barriers, the space shuttle Endeavour’s return with record endurance, NATO Turkey taking over Afghan peacekeeping leadership, and Kandahar reviving quail fighting amid Taliban-era bans.
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Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
U.S
McVeigh
Clinton
Oklahoma
Murrah Building
Kabul
Afghanistan
Turkey
NATO
Hilmi Akin Zorlu
Britain
Zorlu
Hamid Karzai
Arafat calls for halt to bombings as tensions rise in West Bank
Yasser Arafat urged Palestinian militias to stop attacks on Israeli civilians after back to back bombings killed 26 Israelis. Israel redeployed troops in five West Bank towns, while Hamas vowed no halt. Bush paused Palestinian statehood plan, urging action against terror. Arafat warned of possible full occupation if attacks continue. Israeli forces entered Bethlehem Cheisheh camp Beitunia Ramallah area curfews.
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West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Ariel Sharon
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
Labor Party
Jerusalem
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Mideast
Arafat
Hamas
Ismail Abu Shanab
Gaza Strip
Yaacov Ben Yehuda
Bethlehem
Cheisheh
Beitunia
White House Evacuated After Plane Near Richmond
A small Cessna 182 intruded into restricted White House airspace prompting a 15 minute evacuation. FBI officials called it an innocent navigational error with no federal charges, as pilot and passenger cooperated. aircraft diverted to Richmond International Airport after steering away from bad weather.
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White House
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Massachusetts
Raleigh
N.C
Richmond International Airport
Lawrence Barry
Richmond
Bush
Executive Mansion
Secret Service
Brian Marr
Reagan National Airport
Troy Bell
Airport Authority
Federal Aviation Administration
Forest Service worker charged in Colorado's largest fire
U S Forest Service technician Terry Barton, 38, faces federal counts for willfully setting timber and causing the large Pike National Forest blaze. Indicted on arson and related charges, Barton could face up to 65 years and a one million dollar fine if convicted. Investigators dispute her claim the fire started from burning a fetter and say it was staged to look like an escaped campfire. The fire since June 8 has burned 135000 acres, destroyed 25 homes and forced 7500 evacuations. Barton remains jailed without bail pending a Thursday hearing.
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Denver
Terry Barton
U.S. Forest Service
Colorado
Barton
U.S
John Suthers
U.S. District Court
Rick Williamson
Wanda Haddock
Dunlap
Calif
Haddock
Forest Service
Ryan Beyer
Pike National Forest
Balloonist Fossett reports smooth sailing on globe flight
Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett reported smooth sailing early Thursday as he continued his sixth attempt to circle the globe solo in the Bud Light Spirit of Freedom. He slept on the first night and drifted north of Canberra at 50 mph, 21,000 feet, after flying about 1,800 miles since launch in Western Australia.
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Steve Fossett
Fossett
Canberra
Australia
Western Australia
Mission Control
Sydney
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