Marine with AIDS sues government for 55 million
Martin Gaffney a 38 year old chief warrant officer in the U S Marine Corps sues the federal government seeking 55 million claiming his AIDS diagnosis will leave his 34 year old wife Mutsuko and their 13 month old son John orphaned and blaming Navy hospitals for their deaths last week and last summer respectively and for causing his own illness
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Boston
Martin Gaffney
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Navy
Mutsuko
John
Teenager Driver Slams Car Onto Sidewalk Hits 5YearOld
A 17-year-old driver ran onto the sidewalk and struck 5-year-old Merk Anthony Comac, dragging him six blocks before bystanders stopped the vehicle. Police say the incident followed a failed left turn as neighbors chased the car and urged officials to intervene.
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Ladelphia
Martin Kelly
Merk Anthony Comac
Group seeks removal of Falwell from PTL in Georgia
About 150 members of two groups gathered in Decatur to press for ousting Rev. Jerry Falwell from control of PTL. They vowed legal action and demanded accountability saying PTL belongs to its donors and partners. Joe Haviland, head of the Association of PTL Partners, spoke at the session.
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Decatur
PTL
Jerry Falwell
Joe Haviland
Association of
PTL Partners
Georgia
Four more in line for electric chair in Louisiana
Angola Louisiana Sunday execution of Benjamin Berry 31, first in 242 years, eighth since 1983. Five more executions scheduled this month raise concerns over death penalty fees. Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young says he could be a serious candidate for Georgia governor, stating race relations allow a strong black bid.
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Angola
Benjamin Berry
Louisiana
Young
Georgia
Atlanta
Andrew Young
The
Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Constitution
Dog and man rescue 9-year-old girl from Scioto River
In Chillicothe Ohio a golden retriever named Pete guided its owner Mike Halsey to Becky McNichols a 9-year-old girl clinging to a tree end of a 25 foot reach in a fast river after a flat bottom boat capsized. Halsey and the dog pulled Becky to shore as authorities continued searching for the two men who were aboard.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Becky McNichols
Scioto
Mike Halsey
Pete
Halsey
Becky
Rewards raised for teen killer in Los Angeles
In Stella Coco's yard a bake and garage sale drew crowds to fund a reward for the killer of her 17 year old son Michael Coco a Kennedy High student. Mrs Coco said the money would help remove the killer from the street and save other children.
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Los Angeles
Stella Coco
Mrs. Coco
Michael
Michael Coco
Kennedy High School
Fore
Fay
Mild earthquake rattles Long Beach residents early
A mild quake woke Long Beach Calif residents with no damage reported by officials. At Edwards Air Force Base Calif the Titan rocket test firing was rescheduled due to weather delays. Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen spoke at a Trident missile base rally in Bangor Washington urging renewed anti-nuclear action.
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Long Beach
Calif
Titan
Edwards Air Force Base
Hunthausen
Bangor
Wash
Vatican
Raymond G. Hunthausen
Trident
Seattle
Assadels
Unpredictable Kirkpatrick Keeps VP Ambitions Open
Jeane Kirkpatrick, 60, a former U N ambassador and Georgetown professor, says a presidential run is unpredictable though she would consider campaigning and public service. She commands high speaking fees, writes a weekly foreign affairs column, and weighs a possible ticket with Laxalt or Kemp while noting the challenging, harsh nature of national campaigns.
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Washington
Jeane Kirkpatrick
White House
Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick
Reagan
United Nations
Kirkpatrick
Georgetown University
American Enterprise Institute
Nevada
Paul Laxalt
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
Hall to testify on Iran-Contra aid and North actions
Hall, North's former NSC secretary, is to be questioned about her possible role in altering critical documents in the Iran-Contra affair. Other reports note memos from 1985 about securing more munition funds, and investigators seek details on North’s covert arms sales to Iran and Contra fundraising networks.
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White House
North
Sciaroni
NSC
Miss Hall
Hall
National Security Council
Iran
Lebanon
David C. Fischer
Reagan
Lawrence H. Walsh
New York Times
Fischer
Charles FggWork
Nicaragua
the Times
Fraucs
CIA
Newsweek
Sand
Tiue
Miguel Obando Y Bravo
Managua
Richard Miller
Iran-Contra hearings may delegate interview work
Congressional Iran-Contra probes, overwhelmed by testimony, consider outsourcing key interviews to intelligence committees. Sen. Cohen and Sen. Boren propose private CIA official interviews during a recess to review Contra resupply and drug gun allegations while Foreign Relations weighs related hearings. Kerry notes ongoing cross committee collaboration on informant leads.
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Washington
Iran-Contra
Intelligence
CIA
U.S
William Cohen
R-Maine
Senate Intelligence Panel
David Boren
D-Okla
Cohen
Boren
Senate
Ah Intelligence Committee
Stnate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations
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Kerry
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