Feds Cleared in Waco Case
A five member jury found federal officials not liable in the 1993 Waco siege deaths of nearly 80 Branch Davidians and four agents. The ruling sides with the Justice Department, delaying final verdicts as Judge Walter Smith weighs remaining claims in the $675 million suit.
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Texas
Janet Reno
David Ko- Tesh
Branch Davidians
Justice Department
Walter 5. Smith
Smith
Mount Carmel
Branch
Weather outlook brief with scattered showers
Tonight showers and a thunderstorm. SENBAY mostly cloudy with showers possible and a low around 60. MONDAY limited sun and a chance of a shower with a high near 78 and a low around 62. THESBAY expects partly cloudy skies with a high 80 and a low 62. WEDNESDAY brings clouds and sun with a high 76 and a low 62.
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Thesbay
Tornado kills six at campground near Pine Lake Alberta
A tornado struck Green Acres campground near Pine Lake Alberta, killing six people and injuring seventy nine. The twister tossed trailers into a lake, damaged about a dozen homes nearby, and halted searches until daybreak. Victims were flown to hospitals in Red Deer, Edmonton, and Calgary as officials revised the toll downward from seven to six. The storm hit around 6 30 p m local time lasting about twenty minutes with hail and strong winds.
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Pine Lake
Alberta
Green Acres
Calgary
Cpl
Patrick Webb
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Webb
Red Deer
Edmonton
Jim Squire
Red Deer County
Andrew Schultz
Craig Douce
Felicia Cacace
Traiter
Pat Yakes
Blair Morrow
Environment Canada
Ralph Klein
Gordon Turtle
Canada
Jury Awards Smokers Record 145 Billion in Damages
A Miami-Dade County jury ordered tobacco firms to pay 144.8 billion dollars in punitive damages to about 500,000 Florida smokers, the largest U.S. award of its kind. Companies plan appeals, while bond limits and bankruptcy safeguards may restrain payment.
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Miami
U.S
Miami-Dade County
Florida
America
Dan Webb
Philip Morris
Clinton pushes Mideast settlement talks at Camp David
President Clinton leads uphill attempts to broker a Palestinian Israeli settlement with Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat at Camp David. Spokesman Joe Lockhart said no progress or breakthroughs were evident at mid summit, while Madeleine Albright briefed Palestinian officials and warned neither side would win all demands.
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Clinton
Israel
Asia
Ehud Barak
Laurel Lodge
Camp David
Yasser Arafat
Jerusalem
Joe
Lockhart
Madeleine Albright
Camal Helal
Nabant Abu Rudeina
Arafat
Mideast
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