72-year-old woman shot dead in Nebraska home
Newport Nebraska police charged 38 year old Vance Alderman with murder in the shooting death of Eleanor Thompson who was watching TV when he walked in and shot her in the head. Willard Thompson the husband is mentioned as the victim's spouse and Alderman is a second cousin. Deputy sheriff said no motive or family problems were evident.
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Newport
Neb
Vance Alderman
Eleanor Thompson
Alderman
French study uses virus carrier to deliver antiangiogenesis gene
In mice, French researchers report that injecting a modified virus carrying the angstatin gene dramatically inhibits tumor growth. The study, to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows tumors shrinking after treatment with the gene blocking blood vessel formation.
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Washington
Proceedings
National Academy of Sciences
Florida wildfire danger grows near Apalachicola forest
Apalachicola National Forest in Florida faces record heat and dry conditions raising alarm among fire managers. Ranger Andrew Colantano warns a mammoth blaze could consume hundreds of thousands of acres and threaten homes and lives as a new fire expands near the 600,000 acre state forest near Tallahassee.
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Apalachicola National Forest
Fla
Florida
California
Andrew Colantano
Apalachicola State Forest
Tallahassee
Clinton honors unknown soldiers at Arlington ceremony
President Clinton paid tribute to fallen warriors missing from lives yet remembered at Arlington National Cemetery. He welcomed home the remains of two Korean War soldiers, saying they are coming home for Memorial Day as North Korea repatriated two unidentified U.S. soldiers.
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Arlington, Va
Clinton
Arlington National Cemetery
U.S
Disarming Northern Ireland Gangs Faces Delicate Push
Canadian General John de Chastelain presses for immediate disarmament of IRA and pro-British groups as the Belfast peace accord aims for gradual weapon removal. He rejects storage and urges confrontation with commanders to prevent weapons from hiding underground. Sinn Fein calls disarmament a dead end amid parole links and a 2000 deadline.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
John de Chastelain
IRA
de Chastelain
Pat Doherty
Sinn Fein
UDA
UVF
Modern Senegalese wrestling clashes with tradition and cash
In Hathioune Senegal old guard fear profit-driven wrestlers led by Mohammed Ndao known as Mike Tyson. TV stars punch and wear sponsor logos while traditionalists prize village honor. Modern matches attract large crowds. old rituals struggle to survive amid rising prize money and promoters.
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Hathioune
Senegal
Mohammed Ndao
Mike Tyson
Insa Diedhiou
Ha-Choon
Salif Sarni
Ndao
Dakar
Corpo
Indonesia pivots to elections and reform measures
Indonesia's president Habibie pledged to hold elections that could cost him the job but aim at stability. He freed two political prisoners, review Suharto era business ties, and faced calls to quit or set new elections amid protests. The military named 14 soldiers in a fatal crackdown on anti-Suharto demonstrators, with rioting killing at least 500 in Jakarta and dozens missing.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Suharto
B.J. Habibie
North Pole seal found off Vietnam surfaced far from home
A 33-pound North Pole seal captured about 80 miles off central Quang Ngai province was sent to an oceanology institute after being found by a fisherman. Another North Pole seal was caught in Nghe An province in 1989 but died en route to a port city.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
Quang Ngai
Nghe An
Elephants Rampage Injures 30 in Bangladesh Village
In Khagrachari region, 13 wild elephants forced from the forest by fodder shortages stampeded through Paidang village, injuring 30 people, destroying at least 20 homes and crops as residents fled to nearby communities.
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Chittagong
Bangladesh
Khagrachari
Dhaka
Mutallib
Paidang
Haze from Mexican fires drifts across South on Memorial Day
Memorial Day in the South saw crowded beaches and thriving businesses despite smoke from widespread Mexican forest fires. Hotel staff reported strong activity in Gulf Shores while observers noted haze obscuring the Texas South Padre Island bridge and visibility reaching as far north as North Dakota. The smoke first appeared in Alabama on May 13.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mexico
Becky Warner
Gulf Shores
Texas
South Padre Island
North Dakota
Alabama
Dissident barred from Hong Kong entry after Macau meeting
Yan Jiaqi, once an aide to Zhao Ziyang, was refused entry to Hong Kong after attending a gathering in Macau with exiled activists. Immigration officers questioned him for an hour before sending him back to Macau. Hong Kong authorities offered no comment on individual cases.
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Hong Kong
Macau
Yan Jiaqi
Zhao Ziyang
Information Center of Human Rights and Democratic Movement
China
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