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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1996
Page
3
A military jury acquitted Maj. Debra Meeks of sodomy charges related to a two year alleged lesbian relationship with Pamela Dillard. The defense argued the accuser was dishonest and bent on ruining a career.
White House aides closely tracked investigations into Whitewater and planned countermeasures. Documents reveal worry over Foster files, concerns about Republican shadowing, and advice to witnesses to stick to facts and govern America. Clinton released records to Clinger panel to avoid a fight and prove transparency.
The National Science Foundation announced 15 thousand dollar grants to 13 institutions including Iowa State University to build a high speed supernet. The network will speed up science education and multimedia communication and may reshape the public Internet with remote data access and distant collaboration.
Cleveland judge Shirley Strickland Safford told 19 year old Katie Nemeth to dump her boyfriend and use provocative tactics to attract men while fining her 200 dollars for credit card misuse. The remarks drew criticism from two national groups as sexist and insulting to both men and women. Nemeth pleaded guilty after her boyfriend used a stolen card. The judge, elected in 1994, is married to a doctor.
A 91,000 acre blaze on the Warm Springs reservation destroyed nine homes and forced 150 evacuations, leaving about 300 people stranded at Kah-Nee-Ta while Highway 26 was closed. Fire officials reported hundreds of new blazes across the West as lightning sparked fires in Oregon and neighboring states.
Delta says fragments from a Flight 801 Pratt & Whitney engine broke away during an emergency landing at Kennedy Airport after a 7:20 p.m. takeoff from LaGuardia to Tampa. No injuries on board or on the ground were reported among 132 passengers.
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