Emily Threatening Coast Moves Toward Land
Hurricane Emily steered toward the coast as surfers found little wave action. A hurricane watch stretched from Cape Romain to Fenwick Island while North Carolina ordered 2,500 island residents to evacuate. Officials warned of possible landfall Tuesday, with Ocracoke campers among those advised to leave ferry access areas.
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S.C
National Weather Service
Cape Romain
Fenwick Island
Delaware-Maryland
North Carolina
National Hurricane Center
National Park Service
Ocracoke Island
Dare County
Outer Banks
Late Night War Heats Up In Dave V Jay Showdown
After weeks of jockeying in late-night TV the battle narrows to CBS Late Show with David Letterman against NBC Tonight Show hosted by Jay Leno. The televised duel centers on 1130 PM time slot with other hosts like Ted Koppel and Arsenio Hall in the broader landscape.
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Jay
New York
David Letterman
NBC
Letterman
Jay Leno
Johnny Carson
CBS
Ted Koppel
ABC
Nightline
Arsenio Hall
Criticism of Waco raid cited by internal investigators
Internal investigators fault senior ATF officials for keeping a detached stance during the February raid on the Branch Davidians near Waco Texas. They found planning and execution flaws and said Higgins and others made misleading statements after the operation. The review, due mid September, weighs Higgins’s future as ATF director amid questions of supervision and accountability.
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Washington
Waco
Texas
Stephen E. Higgins
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Treasury Department
Branch
Davidian Cult
Higgins
Rangers raid Mogadishu building before dawn
Elite U S Army Rangers conducted a pre dawn raid on a southern Mogadishu building dropping from helicopters. The mission aimed at Aidid or other targets as part of a broader operation in the city amid clashes and UN peacekeeper casualties.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
U.S. Army
Aidid
Nation studies Clinton health care plan for 3 S goals
The nation readies for President Clinton to outline a broad reform of health care paying and delivery. Aimed at security, savings, and simplicity, the proposal would provide coverage through employers or a health alliance and create regional health plans and a National Health Board to oversee price negotiations and system change.
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Abby
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