Clinton Greeted by Corny Scenery at Iowa Fair Stop
Clinton and Gore visited a Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids and spoke to workers and 4 H members at the fairgrounds. The fair board kept the main stage for officials but allotted a corner area for the campaign. They scheduled stops in Wisconsin and Minnesota to close a day of campaigning in Iowa.
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Clinton-Gore
Fairgrounds
Fair Board
Specht
Bo Gritz
Darin Steva
Monona
Clinton
Steva
al Werges
Branstad backs Bush win as Clinton Gore tour arrives
Des Moines bureau reports Gov. Terry Branstad gave a lukewarm welcome to Bill Clinton and Al Gore during their Iowa bus tour while predicting that President Bush will carry Iowa in November. He credited Bush with aiding Midwest recovery from the farm crisis and said the heartland will be a key battleground. Branstad noted Clinton and Gore would visit Davenport Cedar Rapids and Clayton County and urged Bush to stress an agricultural program at the national convention.
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Cedar Rapids
Clinton-Gore
Quaker Oats
Clinton
Gore
Hillary Clinton
Tipper Gore
Witwer Senior Center
Quaker
Ken Dykes
Ron Hansen
Linn County
Hansen
Jolene Boddicker
Gazette
Des Moines
Bill Clinton
al Gore
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Midwest
Bush
Branstad
Arkansas
Burlington
Four LAPD Officers Face U.S. Civil Rights Charges in King Beating
Indictments unsealed in Los Angeles charge officers Laurence Powell Timothy Wind Theodore Briseno with aiding and abetting beating Rodney King under color of law. Sgt Stacey Koon is charged with failing to prevent an unlawful assault. Prosecutors say the right violated is protection from unreasonable police assault regardless of race. The case follows state verdicts that sparked riots and National Guard deployment. Each count carries up to 10 years and a $250,000 fine.
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Los Angeles
Rodney King
Laurence Powell
Timothy Wind
Theodore Briseno
King
Stacey Koon
U.S
Lourdes Baird
Lifeguards Aid Passenger Aboard Continental Flight 1266
On a San Jose to Philadelphia flight, lifeguards Craig Forrest and Justin Kurtz aided a passenger, Craig Clark, 38, who fainted after brain surgery. They provided oxygen and monitoring until the plane diverted. Clark remained in critical condition at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, treated for respiratory distress.
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San Francisco
Craig Forrest
Justin Kurtz
New Jersey
San Jose
Philadelphia
Iowa
Continental
Forrest
Kurtz
Craig Clark
Walnut
Clark
O’connor Hospital
Kathleen Graham
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America
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L.A
Cian
Gazette Classified
3Rd Ave
Linn
Canon
Bill Wittkowski
Westdale Dr
Canon U.S.A., Inc
Lass
AGFA
Les
Canovision
Fora
Agfa Mini Adorables
Vantara Kentre
Ats Outpost
Talera Timberline
Tequesta Pantera
Karakoram Richter
Bravado
Northtowne
Ee Rd
Linn Photo Limited
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First Avenue
Collins Rd
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