Avalanche kills forty climbers on Lenin Peak in Pamirs
Soviet mountain disaster reported by Tass and Interfax says at least 40 climbers died when an earthquake triggered avalanche at Lenin Peak base camp. Thirteen victims were foreigners with three survivors among the group. The event occurred at about 15,900 feet at the Frying Pan base camp, 1,800 miles southeast of Moscow.
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Artillery accident kills five Israeli soldiers near Tzeelim
An off target 155mm shell during a training exercise near Tzeelim in southern Israel struck reserve troops, killing five soldiers and wounding ten, with three of the injured in critical condition. The base lies in the Negev desert about 15 miles from the Egyptian border.
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Sri Lankan Troops Kill 150 Rebels Free 200 Soldiers
Sri Lankan security forces reported killing nearly 150 Tamil guerrillas and freeing about 200 besieged soldiers in the north and east over the past two days. The conflict has raised the death toll past 2,500 since renewed fighting began a month ago between Tamil separatists and the government.
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Sri Lanka
Orlando Bosch Freed After 14 Years In Prison
Anti Castro extremist Orlando Bosch, 63, smiles in Miami as his release ends a 14 year sentence for the 1968 bazooka attack on a Polish freighter in the port of Miami. The Justice Department says he will be deported once a host country is found. He left the country without parole permission.
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Justice Department
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NTSB Faults Driver in Texas School Bus Crash
The NTSB blamed the soft-drink delivery driver Ruben Perez for failing to brake properly in the Alton Texas crash that killed 21 students en route to Mission. Investigators found some brakes not properly adjusted but no major malfunctions.
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Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Texas
Alton
Mission
Ruben Perez
Perez
NTSB
James L. Kolstad
Prostitute Mikel Derrick Executed for 1980 Houston Slaying
Mikel Derrick, 33, with a long criminal record since age 12, was executed by injection in Huntsville for the October 10 1980 killing of 32 year old Edward Sonnier. Sonnier was stabbed 19 times in his Houston apartment with a 16 wound fatality possible by any single stab. Derrick said he was provoked by a homosexual attack.
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Woman Delivers Baby on Picnic Table at Geauga Lake Park
Parma mother Barbara Myers-Thomas went into labor Monday night while riding roller coasters at Geauga Lake. At 9:46 p.m. she gave birth to Victoria a 6 pound 4 ounce girl on a picnic table with help from a Geauga Lake EMT and Bainbridge Township crew. Father assisted, birth was natural, and park director Kevin Kirby presented a lifetime pass to the baby.
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Celeste signs bill aiding retarded housing funding
Governor Richard Celeste signed an emergency measure to help counties back low interest loans for non profit groups building or renovating homes for the mentally retarded. The program mirrors linked deposits used with farmers and could cut interest costs by about five percent.
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Richard Celeste
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Body found in woods identified as missing Logan man
The Hocking county coroner confirms the body unearthed in a wooded area is Richard Timmons, 25, of Logan, who had been missing since March 21. Identification followed an autopsy at the Franklin County coroner's office and a suspect is named by the county prosecutor.
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Jack Rauch
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Diamond Industry Dinner Highlights At Waldorf Astoria
Models display diamond jewelry valued at sixty million dollars during a Diamond Industry dinner in New York at the Waldorf Astoria. Attendees include Hidetaka Kato of the Japan Jewelers Association and Eli Izahkoff of the New York Diamond Club.
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Tyson Buys Two Luxury Cars After Road Grumble
The New York Post reports Mike Tyson tired of his new Ferrari Mondial Cabriolet and bought a white Rolls Royce Corniche convertible for 180000. A gofer later retrieved the Ferrari and drove it to Tyson’s Cleveland home after a drive with Suzette Charles to Atlantic City.
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Meat protest at McCartney concert in Iowa state fair stand
A protest by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals plans a booth at Paul McCartney's Iowa State University show in Ames. The event draws an estimated 55 000 attendees as cattlemen say they will ignore the demonstrations. McCartney and Linda are vegetarians and have a hotline message.
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Schwarzenegger to Represent Bush at Goodwill Games
Arnold Schwarzenegger will represent President Bush at Saturday's opening of the Goodwill Games in Seattle. The actor and chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness is linked to the event, an international athletics competition. The first Games were held in Moscow four years ago.
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President's Council On Physical Fitness
Moscow
Pauley declines co anchor role on Nightly News
Jane Pauley says she is not a candidate to co anchor NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. She notes NBC News President Michael Gartner has never asked her, and Brokaw has not invited her to join him on the program.
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Weather outlook with warm temperatures and approaching storms
Clear tonight with Lows in the 60s. Mostly sunny Thursday and highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. From Friday to Sunday a chance of thunderstorms daily with highs in the mid to upper 80s and upper 70s to mid 80s. Lows in the mid to upper 60s each night.
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Lake Erie Forecast Near Cleveland
Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Clear skies and waves two feet or less. Thursday mostly sunny with winds 5 to 15 knots and waves under two feet. Water temperature off Cleveland is 71 degrees.
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Don’t Blame Cher For Bon Jovi Split Rumors
An insider told Liz Smith that Cher is miscast as the Yoko Ono figure in Bon Jovi split rumors. Smith reports fans and insiders see no link between personal relationships and the band’s status and insist Cher’s influence is not to blame for possible breakup.
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New York Daily News
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Ohio Lottery Earnings and Jackpot Figures
The Ohio Lottery reports Pick 3 earnings of 739,979 from 1,133,782.50 in sales with 393,803.50 paid to winners. Pick 4 earnings total 155,176 on 224,783 in sales with 69,613 paid. Tonight's Super Lotto jackpot stands at 3 million dollars.
Pa numbers Wild Card and Daily Big 4 listed
The text lists Pennsylvania lottery numbers with a wild card set of 7 14 21 26 28 30 and a wild card 40 plus daily 2 0 4 and a Big 4 sequence 6 5 1 8.
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