Mexico probe: prosecutor quits amid PRI hindrance charges
Deputy Attorney General Mario Ruiz Massieu resigns accusing top PRI officials of blocking the murder investigation into his brother Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu. He blasts PRI president Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza as shameless while vowing the probe will continue, as President-elect Ernesto Zedillo faces a political storm. The case follows the earlier Colosio assassination and deep party rifts over reforms.
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Mario Ruiz Massieu
Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu
Ruiz Massieu
Ernesto Zedillo
Zedillo
Humberto Benitez Trevino
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza
United States
Washington
Ruiz Oaniake
Jose Pene Deenie
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Prowlers Support NATO Strike Strikes in the Balkans
NATO forces including six EA-6B Prowler aircraft and 170 Marines from Cherry Point joined operations in Sigonella Italy to support Deny Flight. The raids targeted Serb missile sites in northwest Bosnia and nearby Croatia at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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Croatia
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Marine Corps Transportation
Spirit
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Sigonella
Italy
Attacks highlight peacekeepers perils in the Balkans
The Associated Press reports a NATO airstrike at Serb missile sites in northwestern Bosnia and Croatia underscores the vulnerability of U.N. peacekeepers. The UN faces a dilemma protecting troops without appearing biased as Bosnia’s 31 month war continues. Serb leader warns that all-out war remains possible.
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Bosnia
Croatia
U.N
United Nations
Forgotten American Thanksgiving in a Commercial Era
The Sun Journal notes Thanksgiving slips from spotlight amid Halloween and Christmas glitz. Rev Lee Ray Greene of Temple Baptist Church praises the holiday for heartfelt thanks free of commercial hype as his congregation gathers for a Thanksgiving feast of thanks and fellowship.
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Tommy Phelps
Jerry Stapleford
James Edgerton
Temple Baptist Church
New Bern
Lee Ray Greene
Greene
Court Upheld AZT Patent Rights Amid Disputes
A three judge U S appeals panel affirmed five of six AZT patents held by Burroughs Wellcome Co in a ruling that rejected Barr Laboratories and Novopharm claims of shared inventorship. Novopharm’s challenge to one patent was deemed premature with evidence to follow at trial.
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Burroughs
Research Triangle Park
N.C
National Institutes of Health
U.S. District Court
Federal District Court
New Bern
Greenville
Barr
NIH
Federal Health Research Center
Novopharm
Leslie Dan
Novopharm Unlimited
Comed
Bruce Downey
U.S. Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Downey
Clinton and Dole Reach Pact on World Trade GATT
President Clinton and Senate leader Dole announced a bipartisan accord on the 123 nation GATT pact. They pledged swift action next week in a lame duck session with Treasury backing a capital gains tax cut. The agreement aims to ease passage in both chambers despite budget-rule questions and GOP resistance.
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