Belfast mourns as Kevin McCracken laid to rest
In Belfast streets on St Patrick's Day a funeral for IRA sniper Kevin McCracken drew a large, somber procession. Gunfire and grenades at another IRA funeral left four dead and 68 wounded, fueling calls for calm amid escalating sectarian violence.
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Northern Ireland
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McCracken
Irish Republican Army
Gibraltar
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IRA
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Alliance Crescent
Anna McErlean
Thomas
Michigan Man Falls From Empire State Building
A 24 year old man from Birmingham Michigan Steven Markey died after a five story plunge from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building. EMS pulled him inside from a window and he died about an hour later at Bellevue Hospital. Police are interviewing observers who saw the jump.
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Michigan
Empire State Building
Steven Markey
Birmingham
Mich
Bellevue Hospital
Robert Frazier
Markey
Don Rothschild
Glenn fails in bid to form nuclear safety board
The Senate rejected by 46 to 44 an amendment by Sen. John Glenn to create an independent three member board to review health and safety at U S nuclear weapons plants. Glenn argued the move would improve safety while opponents warned it would clutter the Price Anderson Act.
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Senate
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Johnston
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
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