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An explosion and fire at a southern Kentucky insulation factory injures 26 workers and authorities shut down a 13-mile stretch of nearby Interstate 75 for about an hour because of concerns that smoke from the plant contains hazardous chemicals. |
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Four Morrocan nationals are arrested and accused of plotting to release cyanide into the water supply of Rome's American Embassy. |
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As AP article reports that Douglas Feith, who was to have led the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Influence, has said "We are going to preserve our ability to undertake operations that may, for tactical purposes, mislead an enemy, but we are not going to blow our credibility as an institution in our ... |
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The New York Times reports that a new department has been set up inside the Pentagon with the title of the Office of Strategic Influence. It is well funded and exploring the legalities and possibilities of distributing black propaganda into media outlets of friendly nations. |
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Robert Hanssen, a US FBI agent, is arrested on charges that he spied for the Soviet Union |
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Hussein Kamil Hasan al-Majid and his brother, who were promised a pardon by Saddam Hussein, return to Baghdad. They are killed on 23 February.
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John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth. |
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