Rebels Close In On Kinshasa Amid Zaire Civil War
Rebels advanced toward Kinshasa as Mobutu Sese Seko traveled to Libreville for talks. Heavy fighting raged in Kenge with reports of hundreds killed, including up to 200 civilians. Rebels accused Mobutu of hiring mercenaries from Rwanda, Angola and France. government denied it. Mobutu appeared with Gabon’s Omar Bongo at the palace during talks with regional leaders.
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Angola
France
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Libreville
Gabon
Kabila
Omar Bongo
Congo
Chad
Central African Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Clinton Seeks Trade Deals at Central American Summit
President Clinton arrives at the Costa Rican summit amid a peaceful region after Guatemala's 1996 peace treaty. He promotes tariff reductions for Central American goods and an open skies accord, framing the gathering as a marker of peace and cooperation following years of conflict.
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Clinton
Mexico
U.S
Guatemala
Bush
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega
Americas
Central America
U S envoy Dennis Ross tours Mideast sites for peace push
Dennis Ross shuttled between Jerusalem and Gaza to revive the Mideast peace process. Israeli security chief Ami Ayalon and Palestinian intelligence chief Mohammed Dahlan planned to restore security cooperation, though Palestinians demand U S presence at meetings. President Weizman reported Arafat agreed to resume talks between senior officials, with conditions on U S participation.
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Ezer Weizman
Weizman
Arafat
USDA aids winter wheat farmers in CRP adjustments
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman announced that winter wheat growers can begin preparing land held in the Conservation Reserve Program for fall planting without losing CRP payments. The move, praised by Senator Patty Murray, avoids a one year extension bill and promises partial replanting costs if land is later accepted back into CRP. Eligible farmers will be notified by end of May, with later signup opportunities planned.
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Dick Lugar
R-Ind
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Clinton
Glickman
Million Woman March Planned in Philadelphia This Fall
A Philadelphia group promotes a Million Woman March modeled on Washington's event with an Oct 25 rally to spotlight education and health care in black communities and aid a Waters probe into CIA crack cocaine allegations. Organizers emphasize collective leadership over a single figure.
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National Organizing Committee
Maxine Waters
D-Calif
CIA
California
Bassymah Muhammad
Alia Rashied
Natio
Talati
Louie Farrakhan
Farrakhan
New York
Tiger Kills Trainer Before Cubs At Pennsylvania Circus
A 400 pound Bengal tiger fatally attacked Wayne Franzen, owner of Franzen Bros Circus, in front of about 200 children and families in Arrottown. The tiger, one of three in the ring, dragged him by the neck after Franzen turned away. Authorities quarantined the animal. no disposal decision made.
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Franzen Bros. Circus
Blane Resko
St. Benedict Catholic School
Resko
Cambria County
Dennis Kwiatkowski
Art Deckard
Oklahoma City
Princeton Kansas passes charter ordinance exempting tax limits
First published May 8 1997 and last published May 15 1997 the city of Princeton Kansas adopts Charter Ordinance No 965 exempting it from K S A 1996 Supp 79 5028 and removing aggregate tax levy limits The ordinance provides substitute provisions and sets publication and referendum conditions and takes effect 61 days after final publication unless a referendum is filed and approved by voters.
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Duchovny and Leoni Marry in Greenwich Village Ceremony
David Duchovny and Tea Leoni wed Tuesday evening at Grace Church School in Greenwich Village. The private ceremony, conducted by Rev. Craig Townsend, drew only close family as Duchovny's alma mater and his mother’s teacher reside nearby, per Daily News columnists.
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Naked Truth
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Greenwich Village
Craig Townsend
Daily News
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Joanna Molloy
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