Families Of Missing Victims Try To Cope
In Oklahoma City, the families of Christy Rosas and Virginia Thompson faced the bombing tragedy with funerals planned after weeks of awaiting remains. They learned the bodies could not be recovered from the rubble, a development described as an awful ordeal by Thompson’s priest. Memorial Masses proceeded with photos on altars as survivors sought solace and closure.
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White House Would Curb Traffic On Pennsylvania Avenue
A security panel urged closing Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House to motor traffic while President Clinton favored keeping the street open. The draft, prepared before the Oklahoma City bombing, warned a truck bomb could injure people inside the residence. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he would prefer the avenue remain open.
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Unabomber targets Nobel winners in mass letters
FBI and Boston Herald report the Unabomber mailed four letters on April 20 from Oakland. Richard J. Roberts of New England Biolabs and Phillip A. Sharp of MIT Cambridge received warnings to halt their work. Letters also went to The New York Times and Yale scientist David Gelernter.
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