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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1997
Page
3
Ramzi Yousef, accused of mixing the bomb and orchestrating the Feb 26 1993 attack that killed six, tells a jury he aimed to topple the twin towers to send a message that Americans are at war. Aides say a self proclaimed army of terrorists sought a mass grave.
President Clinton signed the budget and tax bills promising a balanced budget by 2002. Speaker Gingrich praised bipartisan cooperation as the Marine Band played at the White House with about 1,000 observers. The package includes $152 billion in tax cuts and $56 billion in tax increases with line item veto power first used.
The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse finds 9 percent of 12 to 17 year olds used drugs in 1996, down from 10.9 percent in 1995, the first drop since 1992. Adult use held steady at about 13 million nationwide with marijuana unchanged after 1992–95 surge.
Raymond Maestas, 36, of West Covina California, tried to enter the Pentagon with a loaded 9 mm handgun and a sack of ammunition. Two Defense Protective Services guards wrestled him to the ground near the mall entrance after he gained access to the lobby while seeking to see the admiral in charge.
Clarence Kelley, who succeeded J Edgar Hoover as FBI director and guided the agency through post Watergate turmoil, died at age 85 in Kansas City. He joined the FBI in 1940, led the force as chief of police in 1961, and headed the agency from 1973 to 1978, modernizing crime fighting with new computer tracking methods.
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