Oral Roberts to take over PTL broadcast system
Okla based university to pay six million dollars to acquire the PTL broadcasting arm. PTL trustee Dennis Shedd signed the pact while hoping to sell the entire PTL complex, including Heritage USA in Fort Mill, satellite network, and 1700 acres in upstate South Carolina. Tammy Faye Bakker is serving a 45 year federal sentence after fraud conviction.
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Oral Roberts
PTL
Columbia
S.C
Oral Roberts University
Jum
Tammy Faye Bakker
Attornney Dennis Shedd
Okla -Based University
Satelite
Heritage USA Cristian
Fort Mill
South Carolina
Bakker
Minnesota
U.S. seeks death penalty for two in drug case
Federal prosecutors will seek the death sentence for Alexander Cooper and Anthony Davis in a case tied to a drug conspiracy and the murder of a federal witness to protect a $50,000-a-day operation. Davis remains at large. Parker, the witness, was shot five times. Lava forces evacuations as Kapoho flows resume near Kalapana Hawaii.
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U.S
Chicago
Andrea L. Zopp
Alexander Cooper
Anthony Davis
Davis
Cooper
Robert Parker
Parker
Cows Evacuated as Floods Surge Through Texas Arkansas
Floodwaters from Texas and Arkansas rivers drive livestock to higher ground after severe storms last week left 13 dead. The scene shows a cow among evacuees as 20 feet of water inundates pastures and crops across Texarkana and surrounding areas. Researchers report a breakthrough in mice toward multiple sclerosis treatment, with long path to human cures.
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Texarkana
Arkansas
Red
Trinity
Texas
Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Caltech
Washington University
St. Louis
Cheers star Kelsey Grammer faces cocaine trial and DUI hearing
Los Angeles police say Cheers actor Kelsey Grammer surrendered on two arrest warrants and posted 17,500 bail after being held on outstanding warrants. He was arrested for cocaine possession and a separate drunken driving case. he missed a May court date while in Mexico.
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Cheers
Los Angeles
Kelsey Grammer
Grammer
van Nuys
San Fernando Valley
Frasier Crane
Jammer
Mexico
White House official fuels tax debate over Bush plans
Washington tale centers on John Sununu denying any preconditions to tax policy while a mystery senior official floated a background remark about possible tax increases. The incident underscores party tensions as the budget summit nears and Sununu seeks to clarify his position and the administration stance.
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Washington
Costa Rica
United States
White House
Bush
Inhn Gan
John Sununu
Sununu
Barbara Bush
Marlin Fitzwater
Olo
Bush Foley clash over budget summit signals tax debate
White House signals mixed on tax increases as Bush and Foley face Democratic ire over Sununu statements. Democrats push for no preconditions while Republicans demand restraint. Sununu defends good faith but hints taxes possible, risking talks' credibility and progress.
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Bush
House
Thomas Foley
White House
John Sununu
Foley
Sununu
Senate
George Mitchell
Robert Teeter
Teeter
Capitol Hill
Tardy New York budget imposes motorist taxes in record delay
Albany lawmakers unveil a $50 billion budget with motorist taxes to fund a widening deficit. Truckers auto renters and gas buyers face levies as Cuomo and the Legislature push a package exceeding $1.1 billion, amid historic tardiness and a May deadline outlook.
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Albany
New York
Assembly
Mel Miller
Mario Cuomo
Cuomo
Hugh Carey
FAA security chief Salazar resigns to lead Florida center
Raymond Salazar, FAA security chief since 1986 after Pan Am 103, leaves to head the Center for Management Development in Palm Coast Florida in mid June. Interim replacement is Monte Berger as criticism over security shortcomings continues. The move follows calls for his resignation and ongoing questions about baggage screening practices after the disaster.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Raymond Salazar
Salazar
Civil Aviation Security
FAA
Center For Management Development
Palm Coast
Fla
Fred Farrar
Syracuse University
Monte Berger
Bert Ammerman
River Vale
N.J
Ammerman
American Airlines
Kcular
Pan Am
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Katadana
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Pate
Hawaii County Civil Defense
Bruce Butts
Kalapana
Irs
Muddies
Tom Baden
Newhouse News Service
The
Associated Press
Miller
Marino
GOV
Frankfurt
West Germany
Ann McLaughlin
President's Commission On Aviation Security and Terrorism
McLaughlin
Berger
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