Three gunmen kill Cortez police officer in traffic stop
In southwestern Colorado three men armed with automatic weapons killed Cortez police officer Dale Claxton during a traffic stop and wounded two others in a running gun battle. National Guard helicopters joined state and federal officers in a manhunt across rugged Cross Canyon near the Utah line. Gov. Romer ordered guard help, saying the search would be intense as authorities pursue fugitives through rough terrain.
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Colo
Colorado
National Guard
Utah
Cross Canyon
Roy Rome
GOP senator warns of juvenile violence
Washington AP Senator Christopher Bond Republican of Missouri says illegal drugs fuel juvenile crime and urges stronger penalties for law breaking youths. He cites rising arrests for murder rape and armed robbery and warns youths are desensitized to violence and devalues human life.
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Washington
Christopher Bond
GOP
Bond
Mir computer shutdown threatens shuttle launch schedule
Cape Canaveral AP reports a critical Mir computer shut down on Saturday three days before Discovery’s ferry flight to the station. The failure disabled motion control and left solar panels misaligned as NASA instructed the crew to power the Soyuz thrusters to realign panels while conserving power by turning off nonessential systems.
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Fla
Mir
Space Shuttle
Discovery
Earth
NASA
Kyle Herring
Moscow
Indonesia Moves Against Suharto Wealth Amid Reform Drive
Indonesia's new government targets Suharto allies with contract terminations and tax breaks ending. Habibie cancels four port service deals tied to Hutomo Putra, reviews Licenses contract with Tutut, while 120 Suharto-linked suppliers are identified. IMF warns of a possible 10 percent 1998 contraction as riots subside and reform pace debates continue.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Suharto
International Monetary Fund
B.J. Habibie
Hutomo
Mandala Putra
PT Timor National Car Company
Bisnis Indonesia
Tutut
Pertamina
Girl fights for right to skip pledge at high school
San Diego AP report on 15 year old Mary Kall Durkee a Fallbrook Union High School sophomore who objects to the Pledge of Allegiance and seeks to sit quietly during the daily patriotic exercise. The student states she does not believe in God distrusts the government and views society as violent. The ACLU has filed a federal suit to protect her First Amendment rights after she was threatened with detention and faced ridicule from classmates following her refusal.
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San Diego
Mary Kall Durkee
U.S
Ment
Fallbrook Union High School
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Lutz Zastrow
Zastrow
Durkee
Ann Durkee
New York's longest held inmate freed after 1973 murder conviction dismissed
Betty Tyson, New York's longest serving female inmate, walked free after 20 years in prison when her 1978 murder conviction for the Timothy Haworth slaying was dismissed due to wrongly suppressed evidence. Judge John Connell praised the outcome as Tyson celebrated outside a Rochester hotel with family and supporters. Tyson, once a prostitute, hoped to rebuild her life and urged continued community good in the wake of the ruling. Her attorney criticized prosecutors for maintaining claims of involvement despite the ruling.
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New York
John Connell
Tyson
Jon Getz
Timothy Haworth
Eastman Kodak Co
Quake in Afghanistan Hits Badakhshan Towns Hard
An AP report from Islamabad says a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan, leveling mountains and burying villages. The opposition alliance fears thousands may be killed, with Shar Basurkh near the epicenter and Faisabad area hardest hit.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Abdullah
Faisabad
Badakhshan
U.S. Geological Survey
Shar Basurkh
anti-Taliban Alliance
Mass DNA testing nets confession in German child murder case
In Frankfurt police say voluntary DNA testing of 16,400 men led to a confession from a 30-year-old mechanic, previously convicted rapist, tied to the rape stabbing and strangling of 11-year-old Christina Nytsch. The girl disappeared March 16. body found five days later near her home in Struecklingen.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Christina Nytsch
Struecklingen
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