Green laser experiment aboard Discovery studies tropical storm
Cape Canaveral reports bright green lasers from space shuttle Discovery as it orbited 160 miles above Tropical Storm Deb in the Caribbean. Ground controllers aimed at the storm. reflections off thick clouds were collected in the shuttle's cargo bay to determine cloud altitude for meteorologists tracking Deb.
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Minneapolis minister freed after church complaints rise
Rev. Robert Wesley Hill, jailed briefly over noisy worship, says praising God should not incur prosecution. Linden Hills residents filed 72 complaints since August 1992 about the True Apostolic Assembly Church, whose 150 members use amplified music, electric guitar, and drums during services.
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True Apostolic Assembly Church
Perot attacks Clinton over Haiti invasion stance in St Louis
Ross Perot accused President Clinton of lacking understanding of warfare and warned against invading Haiti to bolster crime bill support. He claimed Clinton would seek a war poll bump and urged opposition to any military action to restore Aristide, labeling Aristide a dictator with torture records.
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Ross Perot
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Haiti
Congress
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Perot
St. Louis
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Jean Bertrande Aristide
Cubans hasten boat departures after refugee deal
In Havana, rafters hurried to assemble boats fearing a police crackdown after Cuba and the United States reached a refugee accord. The pact requires the U.S. to admit at least 20,000 Cubans yearly while Cuba ends the exodus, prompting a rush of departures as authorities warned of imminent action.
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Cuba
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Felipe Rivera Matos
New York
Cojimar
Old foes meet in peace in Hanoi after decades
Two old battlefield foes greet in Hanoi, Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap and Adm. Elmo Zumwalt Jr., sharing a moment of reconciliation two decades after the war. Zumwalt, visiting Vietnam for a week in memory of his son Elmo Zumwalt III, seeks Hanoi's help on Agent Orange research.
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Agent Orange
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Fayetteville
N.C
Last Chance for Health Reform Amid Busy Congressional Week
Congress returns for a brief session aiming for limited health reform amid a crowded agenda. Senate and House Dems face pressure for quick adjournment to campaign, while Republicans anticipate gains in a new Congress. AIT Trade Agreement and environmental bills also populate the schedule as universal coverage fades from Clinton's push.
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Clinton shifts to family values in health reform pause
President Clinton, unsure on next health reform steps, shifts focus to family values and personal responsibility. Conservative skeptics question whether his moral stance resonates, while Dan Quayle offers a tepid nod as Clinton tours a two month stretch before Election Day.
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Clinton
Dan Quayle
Martha’s Vineyard
White House
Two Die In Ford Plant Shooting At Union Meeting
In Dearborn Michigan two Ford workers were killed and two injured when a gunman opened fire during a United Auto Workers committee meeting at the Ford Dearborn plant complex. The suspect surrendered to police and was questioned. motive unknown. All victims and the suspect were UAW representatives at a regularly scheduled session.
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Ronald Deziel
UAW
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