One-Two U.S. Air Strikes Hit Iraqi Air Defense
U S Air Force warplanes launched a two-wave strike on an Iraqi surface to air missile site near Mosul after Iraq fired on U S planes patrolling a United Nations no fly zone. Pentagon and State Department officials called the attack among the most serious provocation yet.
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Beal Dismisses Murder Charge Over Missing Police Records
Superior Court Judge Beverly Beal dismissed the murder charge against Shedd after Belmont Police files potentially favorable to the defense were not shared by prosecutors as required by law. Beal noted no proven intent and said the state must accept responsibility. Court officials recalled few similar cases.
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Bank Robber Turns Fugitive in Bessemer City Heist
A man robbed First Citizens Bank near the police station as 400 students started class. He fled a citywide pursuit, crying and asking to call his mother while a police dog tracked him to a drainage pipe. Fraver Ezekiel Clay, 22, of Gastonia, was captured and turned over to the FBI on federal robbery charges.
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Protecting boss means big business
The piece highlights how corporate security has grown into a major industry from lobby sign-ins to full protective Details. It notes rising kidnap risks for high profile executives like Harvey Weinstein, with FBI kidnapping reports up 22 percent in 1992, and quotes Control Risks Group about privatized public safety and the 8 percent annual growth in security services.
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Harvey Weinstein
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Edward Grubb
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Control Risks Group Ltd
Control Risks
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Wage hike sought sparks debate on indexing minimum wage
In a memo to President Clinton, Reich calls for raising the minimum to 4.50 and indexing it to inflation to lift four-person families out of poverty. Opponents warn higher wages reduce jobs for low skilled workers. Congress last raised the rate in 1990, from 3.35 to 4.25.
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