Ethics panel names James Cole special counsel in Gingrich probe
The House ethics committee appoints former Justice Department prosecutor James M. Cole as special counsel to oversee the Gingrich ethics investigation. In a separate vote lawmakers gained unlimited royalties from book contracts tied to Gingrich, overruling the ethics panel on book advance limits.
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Panel urges suspension after death of Moises DeJesus
The Police Advisory Commission recommended suspending six of nine officers who arrested Moises DeJesus for alleged excessive force and deception. It attributed death to excited delirium influenced by seizure medication and cocaine, noting head injuries including a 24 inch forehead gash from the struggle.
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NYPIRG to sue EPA over New York air rules
The New York Public Interest Research Group issued 60 days notice to the U.S. EPA, planning to sue for New York’s failure to submit updated clean air regulations under the 1960 Clean Air Act. NYPIRG cites delays in implementing clearer pollution permit language. Department of Environmental Conservation officials say they are coordinating with federal authorities to ensure state rules meet federal standards.
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Flee Sarajevo as Serbs move to bosnia safe zones
Serbs flee Sarajevo suburbs as fear of Muslim Croat rule grows. In Ibdza Serb families loaded belongings onto tractors headed for Lukavica and beyond toward Serb-held Bosnia. Coffins were carried as some mourners feared desecration by a new coalition after the Paris peace accord.
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South Korea to spend 113 billion on arms buildup
Seoul officials announce a five year plan to double defense spending by 2001 aiming to counter North Korea. The budget includes two AWACS aircraft, two 4,000 ton destroyers, missile systems and attack helicopters totaling about 113 billion dollars.
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White House notes in Whitewater probe raise alarms
Republicans seize on Kennedy notes alleging hints of obstruction but White House says entries show no wrongdoing. The November 5 1993 meeting with Clinton aides and David Kendall prompted Kennedy to state the term vacuum referred to an information gap, not a plan to destroy Rose Law Firm files.
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Investigators seek flight recorder clues in Cali crash
In southwestern Colombia near Cali a Boeing 727 crashed on a mountain slope killing 160 to 164 people. Rescue teams and relatives swarmed the makeshift morgue as a flight data recorder was recovered to determine why Flight 965 from Miami plunged into the mountainside.
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Couple adopts Vietnamese triplets to keep roots alive
Mrs. DeGroff and a friend flew to Ho Chi Minh City on December 2 to collect the triplets from an orphanage. Vietnamese officials said no other foreign adoptions in the country’s two largest cities. Frank DeGroff stayed home and makes cribs. The couple plans a scrapbook of memories to link the girls to their homeland and parents.
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Butterfly McQueen Dies From Burns At Augusta Home
Actress Butterfly McQueen known for Prissy in Gone With The Wind died after clothes caught fire while lighting kerosene, found outside her Augusta Georgia cottage with burns. She was 70 percent burned and died ten hours later at Augusta Regional Medical Center.
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Notes Hint at Mass Suicide by Cult Members in Geneva
Geneva police say notes found in four homes hint at another mass suicide. Spokesman Baekswyl noted the missing may have chosen the longest night of the year to end their lives, after departures in a hurry left radios on. The Order of the Solar Temple has ties across Switzerland France Canada and Australia.
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