Huge crowd fills Washington for historic gay rights march
Hundreds of thousands of marchers including gays lesbians and supporters fill the capital in a protest described as the largest civil rights demonstration for gay rights. They urge a gay rights act end to the military ban AIDS funding and reduced discrimination as they march past the White House and National Mall amid peaceful demonstrations and mixed political reactions.
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Long march to acceptance begins in Capitol
Washington saw the nation’s largest march for pay and lesbian rights with about 300000 participants from the Washington Monument to the Capitol. Russ Schinavier and Tim Irwin, a Syracuse couple, share a life as HIV AIDS patients, with Irwin’s diagnosis in 1987 and AIDS in November, reflecting a community facing illness amid advocacy.
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Onondaga County
Money launderer retires after decades at St. Francis
Batliner, 88, specialized in cleaning coins at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Since 1962 he handled more than $17 million in coins, washing pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters to keep guests' hands clean. In youth he cleaned up to $10,000 weekly, but age and cards have cut that to about $3,000.
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San Francisco
Yeltsin Wins Broad Support in Russian Referendum
Russians backed Boris Yeltsin in a nationwide referendum with 63.8 percent approving the vote of confidence and 56 percent supporting his market reforms. Exit poll by the Russian Center for Public Opinion and Market Research surveyed 5,219 respondents across Kamchatka to Kaliningrad.
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Marines in Indian Country Move On In Somalia Mission
U S Marines including Carl Chapman and Jeff proceed with dusty duty in Somalia despite grim conditions. A dying child rests nearby as Charlie Company Marines surge from helicopters into hostile Almadow where locals promise to shoot, Marines authorized to return fire. Marines sign life insurance and prepare for combat with munitions and letters home.
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County jail accused of torture in Syracuse
Physicians for Human Rights says Onondaga County Public Safety Building guards used metal handcuffs and leg irons to suspend inmates with their arms over their heads, forcing body weight onto wrists, while bunks supported parts of their bodies. County officials deny improper suspension, noting banks support inmates. The state Commission on Correction previously found improper shackling but not suspension.
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