Betty White donates 10000 to University of Charleston endowment
Actress Betty White gave 10000 to start the Betty White Luden Endowed Scholarship at the University of Charleston. The scholarship funds one needy student annually who performs community service. White, famed for playing a ditzy retiree on The Golden Girls, received an honorary degree in 1991 for acting and animal welfare.
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Betty White
University of Charleston
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Fake doctor in Spain faced trial over botched surgeries
Juan Miguel Sanchez Romer admitted he never completed medical training after performing 2878 operations at a Red Cross hospital in Hospitalet. Former patients testified severe harm followed including blindness in one eye and hearing loss. He used a colleague’s license and may face up to 11 years jail and a fine.
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Barcelona
Spain
Juan Miguel Sanchez Romer
Mursury
Sanchez
Red Cross
Hospitalet
la Vanguardia
New Clashes In Grozny Leave Three Russians Dead
Clashes erupted in Grozny as peace negotiators prepared for a fresh round of talks on Chechnya's future status. Three Russians were killed early Friday, with officials blaming rebel gangs infiltrating from southern mountains. Talks resume Saturday amid cautious mood and stalled questions of independence versus unity. Chechen casualty details remain unreported. Russian negotiator Arkady Volsky warned of more surprises ahead.
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Russia
Chechnya
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Grozny
Arkady Volsky
Justice Officials Defend Gassing At Waco Siege Hearings
Federal officials said President Clinton did not pressure them to use tear gas to end the Waco siege. GOP lawmakers failed to obtain contradicting answers as hearings continued. Survivor Slive Doyle challenged the FBI narrative, claiming ATF agents fired first and questioning the mass death theory. Four ATF agents died, while Koresh and about 80 Davidians perished in the April 19 fire.
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Clinton
Waco
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Koresh
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Ple
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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Judge blocks subpoena on Fuhrman credibility in Simpson case
In Winston-Salem a judge limited O J Simp son defense efforts to compel screenwriter Laura Hart McKinny to testify about taped interviews with Detective Mark Fuhrman. McKinny testified Fuhrman used racial epithets during interviews for a Los Angeles police script.
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N.C
O.J. Simpson
Mark Fuhrman
William 2. Wood
Fuhrman
Los Angeles
Simpson
Johnnie Cochran Jr
North Carolina
Lance Ito
Wood
Cochran
Laura Hart McKinny
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Economy slows with weakest gain in four years
The economy expanded only 0.5 percent at an annual rate in Q2, the Commerce Department said, with home building down sharply and auto output falling. Consumer spending remained resilient, suggesting a nascent recovery while experts see little risk of recession and expect the Fed to hold rates steady for now. The Dow slipped while Treasuries rose, as markets weighed slower growth against other factors.
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Clinton
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Croats Cut Key Route Through Grahovo Amid War
Croatian troops and Bosnian Croat militia swept into Grahovo near the western border cutting the main supply road from Knin to Serb‑held areas in Bosnia. Bosnian Serbs mobilized all men 18 to 60 as rebel tensions threaten a wider conflict across the region.
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