Penthouse Chief Refuses FBI Talk Over Unabomber Call
Bob Cuccione of General Media International declines FBI cooperation after a caller claiming to be the Unabomber contacted Penthouse. He invites the bomber to publish his manifesto in his magazines to save lives and says he awaits a return call to verify the claimant.
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Penthouse
Bob Cuccione
FBI
Guccione
Funay
New York Times
General Media International
Omni
Cubans Picked Up At Sea To Be Repatriated
Miriam Malpica pleaded with President Clinton for mercy as 13 Cuban men aged 28 to 45 were moved to a Coast Guard cutter in the Old Bahama Channel. The Justice Department announced they will be the first repatriated under a new policy forcing sea pickups back to Cuba. Thousands of Cubans at the Geartanarib Bay Naval Station will later be brought to the United States.
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Miriam Malpica
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Cuba
Justice Department
U.S
Geartanarib Bay Naval Station
United States
Fire causes minor damage during Endeavour thruster removal
In Cape Canaveral NASA said technicians sparked a small fire while removing a space shuttle Endeavour thruster in the hangar. Hydrazine leaked and likely ignited by a technician’s light or a thermal blanket, causing slight damage but no injuries. The fire was quickly extinguished and NASA investigates the leak details.
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Sieck
NASA
Chirac and Jospin face tight race in French election
In a divided France voters pick between Chirac and Jospin with little policy difference and low enthusiasm. Jospin leads narrowly in Paris, while Swiss polls show near parity. First round April 23 saw nine candidates, with Jospin 23.3 percent and Chirac 20.8 percent. fringe parties captured nearly 40 percent.
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Jacques Chirac
Lionel Jospin
France
Jospin
National Front
Chirac
Northern Bosnia battles rage as forces clash near Croatian border
Civilian panic in Sarajevo as mortars and snipers hit areas near the Holiday Inn. UN reports 82 mm shells striking a Ukrainian compound. several vehicles damaged with no casualties. Government troops and Bosnian Croats attack Serb positions along the Breko corridor amid rising peacekeeper attacks.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia
U.N
Holiday Inn
France
Breko
Serbia
GOP Members Clash Over Budget Cuts in Leesburg
Top House Republicans back a plan to balance the budget by 2002 but clash over exact savings. After a three day Leesburg retreat, leaders touted a seven year deficit plan with Medicare and Medicaid cuts, cabinet eliminations, and tax loophole closures. Budget leaders expect approval in two weeks as committee debates begin.
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Leesburg
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
House
House Budget Committee
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Wayne Gilchrest
R-Md
John Kasich
Ohio
Clinton Challenged Militia Claims in Remarks at MSU
President Clinton denounced militia paranoia in a Michigan State University address. He warned that labeling the government a tyranny is incorrect, urged restraint, and noted most militia members are lawful while acknowledging some lawbreakers among supporters. Michigan militia leaders objected to the portrayal as misinformed.
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Clinton
America
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
James
Terry Nichols
Ken Adams
Two Women Entombed in Oklahoma City Bomb Ruins
Two women Rosas aged 22 and Virginia Thompson 56 remained trapped amid unstable concrete in the Murrah Building rubble. Clergy volunteers counseled rescuers as authorities planned a final recovery and demolition to allow closure for 165 families, while investigators prepared to charge Terry Nichols as a material witness in the McVeigh case.
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Ray Blakeney
State Medical Examiner
FBI
Rosas and
Thompson
Credit Union
Blakeney
John Doe 2
Dallas Morning News
Terry Nichols
Timothy McVeigh
Nichols
Kansas
VE Day celebrations sweep Britain with world leaders
Parades and concerts planned across the country as Hyde Park hosts a series of events. Maj. Michael Parker calls preparations a logistical nightmare while the Queen Mother is invited to open the Hyde Park ceremonies. Charles, Diana, and their sons are slated for a rare joint appearance with visiting heads of state. Gore plans a wreath at Cambridge American Cemetery to honor 3812 U.S. war dead and missing. Thousands of U.S. veterans are expected to attend the memorial service.
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Charles
Britain
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John Major
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