Coup Tops Sierra Leone President After Tasteless Coup
Maj Johnny Paul Koroma seized control in Sierra Leone, forcing elected president Ahmed Tejan Kabbah to flee to Guinea. This marks the third coup in five years as conservatives face June 1 parliamentary runoffs amid a shifting political landscape. North Korea and South Korea Red Cross talks yield 50,000 tons of food aid to the hunger-stricken North by July.
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Chirac Conservatives Face Parliaments Loss Risk
In the first-round parliamentary vote France, Chirac's conservatives trail the leftist opposition led by Socialists, Communists and allies. With 98 percent counted, the left bloc had 43.1 percent to 36.5 percent for Chirac's coalition, while the far-right National Front stood at 15 percent and eyed seats for the first time since 1993.
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Poles approve new post-communist constitution
Exit polls indicate 57 percent of voters endorsed the charter while 43 percent opposed it. The constitution commits Poland to a market economy and private ownership, guarantees personal freedoms for EU entry, and ensures civilian military control, replacing the 1952 communist-era framework.
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Three Supreme Court cases could reshape presidency
Three Supreme Court cases could affect President Clinton's work and personal life. The Court will hear whether to uphold the line-item veto law, allow Paula Jones's sexual harassment suit to proceed, and whether Whitewater notes from Hillary Rodham Clinton should be accessible to investigators. Experten say these actions could influence presidential power and accountability. Clinton also plans a three country European tour to push open NATO to former Soviet satellites.
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Mom on Long Island seeks babysitting help and lodging funds
Tracy Turner-Schaefer, a single mother with six children, needs babysitting for her 22 month old twins Chloe and Maya and lodging money for a trip to Long Island Jewish Medical Center for their 5-year-old daughter Kelsey. She relies on neighbors Tammy Louise and Nancy Lell but needs extended care in the afternoon and evening. Call Louise at 451-9974 to help.
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Friends rally for girl facing multiple surgeries
Five year old Kelsey prepares for a June 3 operation at Schneider Children’s Hospital to address complex intestinal issues. Her mother and neighbor describe hopeful progress, while friends Sissy and Tammy Louise express longing to play and support during recovery.
Skydiving Student Survives As Six Die In Plane Crash
Carol OConnell, a skydiving student with twenty two jumps, watched a single engine Cessna 10 stall and corkscrew into a field of sweet potatoes. Six colleagues aboard died while she parachuted to safety. Investigators consider overloading as the plane carried seven people and gear on a six seat craft.
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N D flood victims graduate amid flood efforts
GRAND FORKS N D Flood victims graduate from high school as classes were canceled to fight the Red River surge. Supt Mark Sanford hailed a spring of service as 271 seniors at Red River High and 262 at Central High received diplomas in the University of North Dakota gymnasium, the building also serving as a flood shelter.
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GM workers In Oklahoma free to return to work
Oklahoma City unions ended a seven week strike at a General Motors assembly plant with 3,500 workers returning to production. DAW Local 1999 members resumed shifts as UAW Local 594 in Pontiac, Michigan, remained on strike over staffing levels, with talks expected Tuesday.
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First ceremony rebukes remains of Native ancestors
Tribal leaders and federal officials held a ceremony at the Fernald site to rebury up to 25 Indian remains found during a 1994 95 federal construction project. The 11th century remains were unearthed on private land and drivers of the reburial included Shawnee Miami Seneca Delaware Wyandot delegates, and Native American Alliance of Ohio members.
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