Two Die as Police Raid Jewel Thief Suspect Home
National City police fought a gun battle while attempting to arrest alleged jewel thieves at a house linked to a Saks Fifth Avenue robbery. The house was set ablaze after tear gas was fired. a man and a 17 year old girl were later arrested, and two bodies were found in the garage with causes of death undetermined. Ten others detained for questioning, identities withheld.
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National City
Calif
San Diego
Jim
Death row inmate loses bid to kiss dead mother
Daniel Webb a 34 year old death row inmate filed a suit to kiss his mother goodbye before her burial after she died of a heart attack while en route to visit him in New Haven Connecticut U S District Judge Janet Arterton dismissed the suit ruling there is no legal right to bid a final farewell and noting the state may separate family in death as it does in life
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New Haven. Conn
U.S
Janet Arterton
Daniel Webb
Air Force denies claims on A-10 pilot suicide crash
The Tucson Citizen reported an unidentified military source suggesting Captain Craig Button, 32, crashed an A-10 in Colorado to prevent disclosure of a homosexual affair with another pilot. The Air Force called the allegation unsubstantiated and irresponsible.
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Tucson. Ariz
Tucson
Craig Button
Colorado Mountains
Rover
Air Force
Ex-beau charged in brutal Texas child killing case
Nine-year-old Cody Patterson lay near unconscious after severe head injuries from a beating. He told police to kill Bobby Woods, ex-boyfriend of Cody’s mother, who is charged with attempted murder and faces possible homicide charges in Cody’s sister Sarah’s death. Sarah, 11, was found stabbed after Woods directed investigators to the hillside scene. The siblings disappeared Tuesday. Cody was found wandering in a graveyard the next day.
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Granbury
Texas
Cody Patterson
Bobby Woods
Woods
Cody
Sarah
Zaire peace talks face uncertainty in Congo
In Pointe Noire South Africa tightens security aboard the SAS Outeniqua to lure rebel Laurent Kabila to on board talks with Mobutu Sese Seko. Aziz Pahad says meeting planned for today after Kabila previously refused citing lax security and Mobutu entourage scrutiny.
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Pointe Noire
Congo
Laurent Kabila
Mobutu Sese Seko
Aziz Pahad
Mobutu
SAS Outeniqua
Alleged Sorcerer Confesses to 16 Murders Near Medan
Nasib alias Datuk, a self described sorcerer, confessed to killing 16 women aged 12 to 30 near Medan over seven years to boost his magical powers. He said he planned to kill 11 more.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Medan
Media Indonesia
Nasib
Datuk
NATO Talks Edge Closer With Russia on Charter
Moscow reports progress as Secretary of State Albright wraps a two day visit. An outline of a NATO Russia charter gains shape aiming for a May 27 Paris signing. Kremlin seeks troop and weapons freezes in six Central European states and country by country limits on five weapon categories.
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U.S
Russia
NATO
Madeleine Albright
Paris
Kremlin
Visitors bring FDR memorial to life at opening ceremony
Thousands of visitors, including children of the Roosevelt era, flocked to the four granite rooms of the West Potomac Park memorial. They touched statues, recalled FDR’s leadership, and heard dedicatory speeches as President Clinton praised the wartime leader and chief American statesman.
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Washington
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
West Potomac Park
Virginia Stafford
Winston-Salem, N.C
Prosecutors build case on McVeighs bomb materials
Prosecutors presented evidence of a fall 1994 three week period when Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols allegedly obtained and stored ammonium nitrate and other bomb ingredients. Witnesses tied purchases to Nichols at a Kansas cooperative and described Nichols leaving work, McVeigh at Nichols home, and a moving sale. Authorities testified on the bombing’s impact with survivor accounts.
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Denver
Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
Terry Nichols
McVeigh
Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Nichols
Friday
Robert D. Nattler
Mid-Kansas Cooperative
Mike Havens
McPherson
Kan
Marion
Ken
Nattier
Mr. Havent
Donahue
Timothy Patrick Donahue
Marion Ogden
Ogden
Michigan
Shawn Rivers
Brian Espe
Bruce Alfred Lind
Espe
Department of Agriculture
Weather data and alerts from Syracuse NewsLine services
Syracuse NewsLine provides dial in codes for airborne allergen reports and weather data. Users can access forecasts from WIXT Channel 9, daily trivia, travel advisories, severe weather updates, and Clinton Square time and temperature, plus online links to forecasts and Nexrad images.
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Syracuse
Auburn
Weedsport
Oswego
Pulaski
New York
Enter 9090
Dave Eithorn
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Channel 9
Enter 9091
Mexico
Brian Samson
Clinton Square
Tobacco liability case goes to jury with millions at stake
Jurors in Jacksonville must decide if RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co must pay millions to relatives of Jean Connor who died of lung cancer in 1995. Plaintiffs seek multiple millions in punitive damages while defense argues Connor knowingly smoked. The outcome could affect industry defenses amid states’ tobacco liability settlements.
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Associated Press
Ron Motley
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Jean Connor
Jacksonville
Fla
RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Paul Crist
Melissa Ronan
Wall Street
Norwood Wilner
Connor
Clinton GOP budget plan sparks broad changes across programs
Clinton and Republican leaders endorse a budget package with deep Medicare reductions, new health coverage for up to 5 million uninsured children, and tax cuts totaling 135 billion over five years. The plan includes a per child credit, estate tax relief, higher IRA options, and education tax incentives worth 35 billion, while keeping the cost‑of‑living index intact.
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House
Senate
Treasury
Robert Rubin
Congress
Clinton
Two Syracuse youths face rape charges in family court
Two boys, accused of rape and sexual abuse in Onondaga County Family Court affidavits, faced juvenile delinquency charges after authority reports allege they restrained a 9 year old girl as one assaulted her. A teacher's aide, Adam Brown, resigned amid related endangerment and false statement tickets.
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Syracuse
Thomas Cappa
Cappa
Delaware
Roy Bernardi
William Fitzpatrick
Bernardi
Fitzpatrick
Onondaga County Attorney’s
Adam Brown
Fairfield Ave
Leonard Bersani
Alderman
Brown
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