Burns Cancels Birthday Show Amid Health Concerns
George Burns will likely not perform his 100th birthday show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Manager Irving Fein said the centennial event on January 20, 1996, is canceled because Burns is not strong enough for an hourlong appearance. The comedian previously suffered a bathtub fall in July 1994 and underwent brain surgery for related complications.
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Burns
Las Vegas
George Burns
Caesars Palace
Irving Fein
Mascenic teacher fired over LGBTQ books distribution
Concord New Hampshire AP report states Penny Culliton was dismissed from Mascenic Regional High School after disobeying an order to withhold books addressing homosexuality. She had been suspended with pay and plans to appeal the firing to an arbitrator. titles included Maurice by E M Forster, The Education of Harriet Hatfield by May Sarton, and The Drowning of Stephan Jones by Bette Greene.
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N.H
Penny Culliton
Mascenic Regional School Board
Culliton
Mascenic Regional High School
E.M. Forster
Maurice
Harriet Hatfield
May Sarton
Stephan Jones
Bette Greene
McVeigh Lawyers Seek Extra Time to Decide Trial Site
Oklahoma City AP report: Timothy McVeigh and co defendant Terry Nichols seek a one month extension to decide on challenging the trial site. Judge Wayne Alley set May 17 in Lawton, though defense contends a fair trial may be impossible anywhere in Oklahoma. McVeigh's attorney Stephen Jones has softened stance on Lawton.
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Oklahoma City
Timothy ‘McVeigh
U.S
Wayne Alley
Lawton
McVeigh
Terry Nichols
Oklahoma
Stephen Jones
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Publication Details
Aiken Standard lists HOME DELIVERY rates 30.00 monthly 25.50 three months 51 six months 102 yearly and COUNTY MAIL 10.75 monthly 82.25 three months 129 yearly plus other options. The paper, ISSN 10893-2557, is published by Aiken Communications Inc. with post office box and address details for subscriptions and changes.
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Alken Standard
Aken Communations Inc
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Alken
S.C
Aiken
P.O
Prosecutor cites road map and letters in Simpson murder trial
Prosecutor Marcia Clark presented letters from Nicole Brown Simpson and photos showing injuries in a closing stage of the O J Simpson murder trial. He said the letters and will were found in a safety deposit box opened with a search warrant as jurors viewed images of Nicole Brown Simpson. He argued Simpson killed Nicole and Ronald Goldman, noting Goldman was killed after an unexpected encounter.
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Ury
O.J. Simpson
Ms. Simpson
Darden
Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Marcia Clark
Goldman
Closing arguments resume in Simpson trial
Clark delivers emotional closing remarks as eight month presentation ends with a jury shown a projected image of Simpson’s face. She rebukes a defense theory and emphasizes shoe prints hair fibers and bloodstains as key evidence.
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Clark
Simpson
Smoking At Workplaces Hazardous Nicotine Levels Revealed
A large study of 25 sites across Massachusetts finds nicotine levels in workplaces where smoking is allowed exceed hazardous standards by more than threefold. Lead researcher Katharine Hammond of UC Berkeley notes the result challenges industry claims that home exposure is the main risk.
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Chicago
U.S
Katharine Hammond
University of California, Berkeley
Journal of the American Medical Association
Massachusetts
Hammond
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester
Peace Accord Leaves Questions Open
Factions in Bosnia Croatia and Serb dominated Yugoslavia reach a formula for power sharing after war ends but no cease fire and dispute central government role. President Clinton says agreement moves toward true peace as Bosnia operates under Muslim Croat federation and Serb republic with a joint government to be formed after elections.
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Bosnia
Clinton
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Geneva
Football Feud Turns Deadly After Kansas City Area Rivalry
In Olatha Kansas, a feud between Shawnee Mission North and Olathe North high schools escalated from taunts at a football game to violence. A 17-year-old from Shawnee Mission North, Alfred Williams, was charged with murder in the deaths of a student from Olathe North and another man during a Sunday night dispute after a game won by Olathe North 31 to 6. Prosecutor Paul Morrison called the incident tragically violent, noting a gunman was willing to use lethal force.
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Kan
Alfred Williams
Shawnee Mission North Williams High School
Sopho
Olathe North High
Johnson County
Paul Morrison
Kansas City
Olathe North
Shawnee Mission
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