Body Found in Looted Los Angeles Department Store
A charred body discovered by a construction worker in the ruins of a looted department store raises the death toll from Los Angeles riots to 53. Investigators planned to identify the victim while looters fled the blaze seen on April 29. No charges were filed against Rodney King in his recent drunken driving arrest.
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Marine launches light penalty for harassment case
Marine Maj. John Walsh demoted two ranks to sergeant and fined $750 after convicting Gunny Wallace of romantic advances and touching Navy women cadets at Pensacola Naval Air Station. Prosecutor had urged two years in prison and $2,000 forfeiture. Wallace had faced harsher possible discipline.
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Has the press crossed a line or erased one in 1992
The Bush affair question marks a shift in political reporting as private conduct enters campaign scrutiny. NBC's Stone Phillips challenged Bush in the Oval Office, drawing praise and criticism about ethics, standards, and the boundary between public and private life.
Bush to give Baker broad power in campaign shake-up
President Bush planned to bring James A. Baker II back to the White House with wide political and policy influence as chief of staff overseeing the re election effort. Deputy Lawrence Eagleburger would replace Baker as secretary of state, with officials noting Baker’s expanded role before Camp David and the Republican National Convention.
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Jackson meets Clinton backers but offers muted support
Rev. Jesse Jackson met with four black House members who backed Clinton but said he has no campaign ties and hasn't spoken with Clinton since the Democratic National Convention. The meeting included Rep. William Jefferson, Rep. Mike Espy, Rep. John Lewis, and Rep. Harold Ford. Clinton leads Bush by 26 points in a national poll, with Clinton at 60 and Bush at 34, a shift of five points since the last ABC News Washington Post poll. In Albany, Perot supporters say they hired over 100 people in New York to aid placement on the state ballot, including about 20 in Syracuse.
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It Ain’t Over Yet for Rockefeller Ballot Fight
Laurance Rockefeller, blocked from the ballot by state election officials for missing 10,000 signatures, sought federal court action to compel Senator Alfonso D Amato into a Republican primary. The Associated Press reports.
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GE Managers Escorted From Plant Over Egypt Radar Deals
Two GE managers, Howard Burris and James Bass, were escorted from a Salina plant amid an investigation into the sale of transportable radar systems to Egypt. Burris oversees radar work in Egypt. Bass confirms he is a target. GE faces prior fraud penalties related to Israel jet engine sales.
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