Prosector and politician slain in New York city shootings
A prosecutor slain near a Bronx courthouse in a drive by shooting was killed in the wrong place at the wrong time. In Brooklyn a former State Senator and campaign office target was killed by a gunman who walked in and fired, while an assistant district attorney Sean Healey was shot in a Bronx grocery store incident under police inquiry with no charges yet.
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New York City
Sean Healey
Mark Warren
Healy
Bronx County
Michael Philbin
Bronx
Brooklyn
Vander Beatty
Beatty
State Committee
Associated Priced
EPA neglects to test hazardous chemicals
About 60,600 chemicals used in everyday consumer goods have never been tested or regulated by the government. The EPA, 14 years after Congress authorized testing, has full results on only six and has not issued regulations on any. The GAO report notes possible cancer, neurological damage, and other health risks due to delays.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
EPA
General Accounting Office
Researchers identify contaminant in L-tryptophan batches
The CDC says a chemical compound found in chromatography tests of contaminated L-tryptophan has caused a painful blood disorder, killing 27 and sickening hundreds. The finding points to a contaminated food supplement linked to widespread illness and ongoing investigations.
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Atlanta
National Centers For Disease Control
Associa
Man Sent Dead Dog to Playboy Centerfold Model
An Olivehurst California man labeled a local crank by police will not face charges after a dead pit bull puppy was mailed to Playboy Chicago offices. The dog, under six months old, was in a cardboard box addressed to the model who was Playboy's September centerfold, care of 680 N Lake Shore Drive, per postal inspector W Earnest Hills.
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Chicago
Olivehurst
Calif
Playboy Magazine
Playboy
N. Lake Shore Drive
W. Earnest Hills
Three year old shoots toddler with gun in Florida
In Florida a 3-year-old boy found a .32 caliber pistol under a couch cushion and shot his 16-month-old half brother at about 9:30 a.m. The injured child was flown by helicopter to Toarfipa General Hospital in serious but stable condition after surgery. Authorities said the shooting was accidental and involved the mother and a bystander.
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MPA
Fla
Melvin Hamilton
Tarfipa General Hospital
Hostages Release Delays Amid Gulf Crisis Talks In Amman
U N chief Perez de Cuellar met Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz at the Royal Palace in Amman Jordan as efforts to secure hostage releases and Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait continue. Reports say de Cuellar may travel to Baghdad if talks progress within U N resolutions.
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Amman
Jordan
Perez de Cuellar
Baghdad
Iraq
Kuwait
World arms trade feeds Gulf crisis with regional buyers
The Persian Gulf crisis unfolds amid a regional arms boom as Iraq and Saudi Arabia receive large shares of the over 300 million dollars in Third World weapons sold 1982 to 1989. U S and Soviet arms dominate the flow while Britain France Brazil and others supply diverse gear. Talks note that regional powers act on independent agendas beyond Cold War blocs.
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Saudi Arabia
Michael T. Klare
Hampshire College
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Klare
Congressional Research Service
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Saddam Hussein
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Bejing
France
Soviet Union
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Czechoslovakia
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South Africa
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Arab League struggles to settle Gulf crisis at Cairo talks
At a two day emergency session eight of twenty one Arab League members were absent as diplomats pressed for a diplomatic way out of the Persian Gulf crisis. The league urged acceptance of Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait while signaling doubt a viable solution would emerge.
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Egypt
Arab League
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Kuwait
League
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Morocco
U.S
Chradli Klibi
Persian Gulf Weather Snapshot for Regional Cities
Weather data for Mecca Riyadh Jiddah Dhahran Manama. Conditions: partly cloudy in Mecca and Jiddah, clear in Riyadh Dhahran Manama. Highs range from 93 to 109 degrees with lows from 73 to 84. Local time reference covers the 24 hour period ending Thursday midnight.
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Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Jiddah
Dhahran
Manama
Bahrain
Slaying probe expands across Florida in brutal killings
Gainesville police search for a hot suspect in the five student slayings as 600 officers scour the state. Victims Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Tracy Faules, and Manuel Taboada were killed in off campus apartments. four funerals held as authorities chase leads and interview suspects.
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Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
Santa Fe Community College
Christina Powell
Jacksonville
Christa Hoyt
Newberry
Tracy Faules
Coral Gables
Manuel Taboada
Miami
Pompano Beach
Powell
Sonja Larson
Ken Smith
First Baptist Church
Ohio
Sadie Darnell
Spencer Mann
Alachua County
Three Parties Agree to Debate Not Include Rinfret
Cun ningham says three participant parties agree to a Syracuse debate schedule between major league playoffs and the World Series or an off day. They anticipate Rinfret may attend last minute and propose seating him at both debates. Flood argues Cuomo may press for all minor candidates and a one-on-one showdown.
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Syracuse
Rinfret
John Marino
Bryan Flood
Biung
Cuomo
Flood
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