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May 2, 1996
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Wife holds out hope for former CIA director
ROCK POINT, Maryland (CNN) -- As the hunt for former CIA Director William Colby entered its fifth day, his wife said she believes he is still alive.
"I think there's a real chance he is on land somewhere, perhaps with a broken leg or stunned, but waiting to be found," Sally Shelton-Colby told the Washington Post.
Authorities at 7 a.m. resumed a scaled back search for Colby, 76, who is presumed dead after his canoe was found capsized earlier this week. On Wednesday, police found a red shirt and life preserver in a remote stretch of Maryland's river banks. Shelton-Colby said neither belonged to her husband.
"Bill survived parachuting into France and Norway to fight the Germans in World War II. He survived two tours of duty in Vietnam and a horrible mugging a few years ago in Georgetown. If he survived all that, he can survive tipping over in a canoe," Shelton-Colby said.
- After stormy weather, search resumes for Colby - May 1, 1996
- Searchers find human scent near Colby's home - April 30, 1996
- Hunt for former CIA director continues - April 29, 1996
- Former CIA Chief missing - April 29, 1996
New York subway fire ignites scare
NEW YORK (CNN) -- New York subways are back to normal Thursday after a fire under a subway train forced a Manhattan station to close.
At least five trains were backed up Wednesday evening due to the fire and some passengers, frightened for their lives, jumped onto the tracks and ran to safety through dark subway tunnels, said Bob Slovak, a Transit Authority spokesman.
Some riders were stuck on the trains for nearly four hours as authorities combed the tunnels for stray passengers, and more than 3,000 people were evacuated from the 51st Street station.
In all, 35 people were treated for smoke inhalation and 17 were hospitalized for minor injuries.
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said the fire apparently started in the train's brakes. Authorities are still investigating.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Teen averts school bus disaster
KNOX, Indiana (CNN) -- After a school-bus driver blacked out and the bus veered down a dirt lane toward an old wooden bridge over a ditch, a teen-ager took the helm and managed to stop it.
John Waldren, 17, is credited with saving the children from serious injury, police said. A surveillance tape shot inside the bus shows Waldren move toward the front of the bus after the bus driver had a seizure. (787K QuickTime movie)
Waldren took the unconscious driver's foot off the accelerator and pressed the brake with his hand. The vehicle stopped in a field after it slammed into the bridge and tossed the children up in the air.
The worst injury reported among the 25 children, mostly of elementary school age, was a tongue bite. The driver, a substitute, was hospitalized briefly.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Diamond fit for a king
OMAHA, Nebraska (CNN) -- You thought Jackie O's rock was big? Check out "The Golden Jubilee," a 545-karat diamond that's the size of a golf ball.
The golden-hued gem went on display Wednesday in Omaha. It's so large it can't fit on a ring and it's too big for a necklace. One woman, observing the stone, suggested it for a belt buckle.
Not quite. The diamond will be placed in a specially designed scepter after its tour of the United States, Europe and Asia. The scepter will be given to Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in honor of his 50th year on the throne.
The gem's display in Omaha, which ends May 11, coincides with a meeting Monday of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders. The investment company -- headed by Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett -- is the majority owner of Borsheim's, the jewelry store that is host to the hard-rock tour.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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