Security Council OKs East Timor peacekeeping mission
President Clinton proposed immediate joint exercises among contributing nations to ready forces for East Timor. The UN Security Council voted unanimously to authorize use of force to restore order as Australia leads the international mission. Clinton urged Indonesia to curb violence after the Aug 30 independence referendum. Howard warned against delays.
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Christchurch
New Zealand
Clinton
East Timor
U.S
United Nations
Australia
U.N. Security Council
Indonesia
Ex-drug prosecutor found dead in New Jersey apartment
Mario Ruiz Massieu 48, once Mexico’s top drug prosecutor, was found dead in his Palisades Park apartment of an apparent overdose while under house arrest and facing extradition to Mexico on charges of covering up a 1994 murder and laundering millions. His lawyer cited depressive illness and fear of prison without funds.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
New Jersey
Mario Ruiz Massieu
Jose Francisco
Ruis Massieu
Houston
Justice Department
John Russell
Washington
Massieu
Palisades Park
N.J
Ruiz Massieu
Marisela
Russell
NASA backs engineer plan for futuristic air scooter
NASA Ames backs Millennium Jet engineer Michael Moshier in developing SoloTrek Exo-Skeletor, a one person air scooter. The craft could reach 80 mph, 10 000 feet, and 20 mpg, with initial tests hovering a few feet off ground. NASA will provide engineering and testing while Millennium Jet handles build and marketing.
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Santa Clara
Calif
NASA
Silicon Valley
Michael Moshier
Navy
Millennium Jet Inc
Moshier
Solotrek.com
NASA Ames Research Center
Mountain View
Aero- Mechanics Branch
Bill Warmbrodt
Millennium Jet
Testing May Violate Hispanic Kids Rights
Washington AP report says English only tests used to decide promotion or graduation may violate the rights of millions of Hispanic students. Presidential panel urges Education Department probe amid ongoing cases in Nevada and Texas. Civil rights officials note ongoing enforcement, while bilingual opponents argue testing helps accountability and long term success.
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Washington
Education Department
Advisory Commission On
Rodger Murphey
Civil Rights Branch
Jorge Amselle
Center For Equal Opportunity
United States
Amselle
Greek official among six killed in plane crash near Bucharest
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannos Kranidiotis and his 23 year old son were among six killed when their Falcon executive jet encountered heavy turbulence and plunged from 23 000 feet near Giurgiu Romania. Three others were hospitalized with four aboard unharmed. the cause was not immediately clear.
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Romania
Greece
Yiannos Kranidiotis
Nikos
Traian Basescu
Basescu
Kranidiotis
Gabrie Dumitrescu
Giurgiu
Ministe
George Papandreou
Balkans
Cypru
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