Espy case may get special counsel to continue inquiry
Justice Department officials disputed a New York Times report that Janet Reno would ask for a special independent counsel to oversee the Espy investigation into ties with Tyson Foods. The matter concerns possible Meat Inspection Act violations linked to gifts from the poultry company. Tropical Storm Alberto strengthens toward Gulf Coast with warnings from Mississippi to Florida. landfall expected midday today. Gover nor Chiles urges residents to monitor progress and prepare for worst. Alberto centered about 225 miles south of Pensacola with winds near 50 mph.
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Ol An
Agriculture
Mike Espy
Justice Department
New York Times
Reno
Robert J. Fiske Jr
Clinton
Ae Savings and Loan Asseshe
Independent Counsel
Espy
Tyson Foods
Agriculture Department
Miami
Alberto
Gulf Coast
Alberta
National Hurricane Center
Lixion Avila
Gulfport
Miss
Cedar Key
Fla
Florida
Lawton Chiles
Pensacola
Simpson case echoes Sheppard trial forty years on
Cleveland AP reports that celebrity defendants provoke media storms as F Lee Bailey defends a suspect in a high profile murder. The piece recalls Dr Sam Sheppard, acquitted after pretrial publicity tainted his chances, and notes Sam Reese Sheppard and journalist Cynthia Cooper unveiling new evidence and a forthcoming book.
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F. Lee Bailey
O.J. Simpson
Sam Sheppard
Sheppard
Bailey
Simpson
Sheppards
Sam Reese Sheppard
Cambridge
Mass
New York
Cynthia Cooper
Cooper
Marilyn Sheppard
Terry Gilbert
Man sails solo to Ireland to aid sick kids fundraiser
Conor Tierney, 12, supports his father Patrick Tierney on a 27 foot C and C Encounter voyage from Mystic to Ireland. The 3,200 mile trip starts in Mystic and will take about 35 days with limited supplies and a radio for safety. Proceeds raise money for Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, Connecticut. Tierney plans to reach Kinsale around August 5 to meet Irish camp children.
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Ireland
Patrick Tierney
Dublin
United States
Rye
Mystic
Conn
Tierney
Ashford
Group of Seven leaders to tackle dollar's slide
Washington AP reports the G7 summit in Naples will address global unemployment and the dollar's decline. Attending for the first time as leaders are Japan's Murayama Canada’s Chrétien and Italy's Berlusconi, while U.S. President Clinton seeks momentum amid improving recovery and political headwinds.
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Naples
Boris Yeltsin
Bosnia
North Korea
United States
Japan
Germany
Britain
France
Canada
Italy
Tomiichi Murayama
Jean Chretien
Silvio Berlusconi
Clinton
U.S
Office of Alternative Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Northwestern College of Chiropractic
Bloomington
Minnesota
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