Judge tosses charge against Ark governor Tucker
U S District Judge Henry Woods dismissed a three count fraud docket against Governor Jim Guy Tucker ruling the Whitewater prosecutor exceeded authority and the charges bore no relation to Starr's investigative scope. Tucker a Democrat faces other unrelated charges brought by Kenneth Starr and remains under scrutiny in the Whitewater probe.
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Whitewater
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Tucker
Kenneth Starr
Henry Woods
Starr
Pensacola to host abortion-rights group conference
Pensacola hosts a national abortion rights conference as three related killings spark security needs. The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, with 38 member groups, plans meetings Sept. 17-18, hiring off duty officers for protection. two doctors and a volunteer worker have been killed in Pensacola and other activists slain in anti abortion violence.
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Teen passenger dies after car swerves to avoid groundhog
Nathan Ostrowski, 16, of South Fayette Township near Pittsburgh, died after the car swerved to avoid a groundhog. He was a high school student returning from football practice when the vehicle hit a roadside mailbox and struck his head on the window ledge.
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Nathan Ostrowski
Escaped Inmates From Frisco Tip Off Police
Two Utah prison escapees Bailey and Fischbeck admitted being from Frisco while sleeping on UC Berkeley campus. Officers fingerprinted them and confirmed they are fugitives from Bluffdale prison, 20 miles south of Salt Lake City, after interrogations.
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Anthony Scott Bailey
Eric Net
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University of California
David Eubanks
Pell retires from Senate after seven terms
Rhode Island Democrat Sen Claiborne Pell who helped draft the UN charter in 1945 and create the National Endowment for the Arts announced he will not seek a seventh term. The 76-year-old liberal lawmaker was diagnosed last year with Parkinsons disease.
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National Endowment For the Arts
Clinton urges activists to turn words into action at Beijing Women’s Forum
Hillary Clinton addressed a packed Huairou theater urging global activists to push the Beijing conference from rhetoric to real gains for women. Security clampdown, visa issues, and harsh crowd control marked the scene as US officials pressed human rights as Madeleine Albright vowed to sustain pressure for change.
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White House Council On Women
Hurricane Luis devastates Caribbean islands and approaches Puerto Rico
Hurricane Luis tore through Antigua Barbuda and Guadeloupe damaging beaches and uprooting palm trees while two deaths were reported. As it neared Puerto Rico, authorities warned of 10 inch rains and 6 to 9 foot storm surges. Airports closed and residents braced for the powerful storm.
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Hurricane Luis devastates Antigua landmarks and hotels
Antigua reports 140 mph winds from Hurricane Luis wash away Queen's Pier Coconut Grove and Spice of Life restaurant. 60 foot Royal Palms toppled, Heritage Quay plaza flooded, McKinnons Swamp cut off by marina work. Prime Minister Bird confirms widespread destruction including hospital and homes. at least two coastal hotels swept into the sea. Puerto Rico authorities note the storm’s northwest advance.
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Islands endure Luis as storms lash Caribbean
Fragmented OCR recounts Montserrat Grenadines and St Maarten impacts with downed power lines, roofs torn from hotels, closed airports, destroyed beaches, and disrupted communications. Describes airborne debris and lingering damage affecting British visitors and infrastructure after the hurricane.
France resumes nuclear tests with deep Pacific blast
France ends a three year moratorium by detonating an underground test at Müruroa atoll in the South Pacific. The 12:30 pm local blast, designed to test nuclear physics for future detonations, triggered lagoon upheaval while a protest flotilla nearby failed to detect the event. Officials praised the test as successful amid international protests and recalls from New Zealand, Chile, Japan, and Australia preparing protests.
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NATO resumes airstrikes over Bosnia over Serb targets
NATO warplanes resumed strikes around Sarajevo after a four day pause, targeting Serb depots and command posts as UN and NATO conditions for ending the campaign remain unmet. Adm Leighton Smith warned of continued targets with no clear timing from Sarajevo.
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