Jackson hospitalized with bronchial asthma in Chicago
Jesse Jackson, 56, is resting comfortably at Doctors Hospital of Hyde Park in Chicago after a Saturday night admission for bronchial asthma. A hospital spokesman said his condition is better than fair but not good, noting past treatments for the ailment and a recent illness after returning from Africa. Separately, Census data released today show unwed couples in the United States rose to 4.13 million in March 1997, the first time surpassing four million.
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Africa
Jonathan Jackson
Washington
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Census Bureau
United States
Carrier sailors punished for Orgy on Hong Kong visit
SEATTLE AP Seven male and three female sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln were punished after a group sex incident in a Hong Kong hotel. They were reduced in rank restricted to the ship for 60 days fined 50 percent of pay for two months and processed for administrative separation. The incident occurred July 6 during a port visit as the ship began a six month deployment after leaving Everett June 11.
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Hong Kong
Navy
Dave Oates
Pacific Fleet Naval Air Forces
Oates
Everett
Western Pacific
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Memorial services set for slain Capitol police officers
Two Capitol officers Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson were shot and killed as Russell Weston Jr. opened fire in the Capitol. Plans call for their coffins to lie in the Capitol Rotunda with an afternoon service to follow. Weston’s condition improved to serious as investigators continued to assess the incident.
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Senate
Trent Lott
Clinton
al Gore
Aspen
Colo
White House
Barry Torv
Gibson
Chestnut
Air Force
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Weston
Rimini
Mont
Cammermeyer, War Vet, Runs for Congress in Washington
Grethe Cammermeyer, 56, a decorated Vietnam veteran and former National Guard nurse who fought to stay in the military, launches a bid for Congress as a Democrat in Washington. She is one of four openly lesbian candidates, supported by figures like Barbra Streisand and Glenn Close, with a race against incumbent Republican Jack Metcalf looming.
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Barbra Streisand
Jack Metcalf
Metcalf
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Wisconsin
Christine Kehoe
California
Susan Tracy
Massachusetts
Ed Murray
Seattle
Washington National Guard
National Guard
Diane Divelbess
Whidbey Island
Guard
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Tacoma
Skagit County
Associated Press
Vietnam
Oslo
Medics Provide Soothing Aid in Haiti Slums
In Port au Prince, U S Army medics treat Pele residents with a wide range of ailments under a Missionary Brothers of Charity school. The U S Support Group, including 250 to 300 soldiers and engineers, supports wells, schools, and security while Haiti’s hospitals remain underfunded.
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Haiti
U.S
Pele
Brothers of Charity School
Raymonde Pierre-Gustave
State University Hospital
Army Medical Task Force
Fort Hood
Texas
Kevin Duffy
Gilbert, Minn
BT and AT&T Form $10 Billion Internet Alliance
British Telecommunications and AT&T announce a joint Internet system in a $10 billion alliance. The deal follows BT’s $24 billion bid for MCI, outmatched by WorldCom’s $37 billion offer. The venture aims to provide unparalleled global capability for international e commerce and web hosting.
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British Telecommunications
At&t
U.S
MCI
WorldCom
U.S. Embassy Hostage Meets Iranian Leader At Paris Forum
Barry Rosen, former U.S. Embassy press officer, will meet Abbas Abdi, an Iranian student leader, at UNESCO in Paris. The dialogue forum, chaired by Eric Rouleau, aims to discuss perspectives on future Iran United States relations and recount past experiences.
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Iran
U.S
Paris
Unesco
Centre For World Dialogue
Iran News
Barry Rosen
Abbas Abdi
Eric Rouleau
Middle East
le Monde
Rosen
Abdi
United States
Nicosia
Cyprus
Miner Communicates From Landslide Buried 9 Days In Austrian Mine
In Lassing, Austria, a miner identified as Georg Hainzl, trapped nine days by a July 17 landslide, spoke via microphone to rescuers saying he is alright except his feet are cold. APA reported a doctor at the scene quoted the remark. Rescuers hoped to reach him before Sunday night.
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Austria
APA
Fritz Sartory
Georg Hainzl
Hainzl
Lassing
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