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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1996

Page

3

Two planes collide near Navy golf course. two dead

Two small planes collided during landing near a Navy golf course. one plane crash landed at a construction site with two crew walking away with minor injuries while the other crashed into a tree killing its two occupants. Credit unions win a temporary enrollment stay. MDK recalls 20000 model trains. Pope John Paul II scales back Christmas schedule amid health limits.

San Diego Frank Pelkey Montgomery Field

Clinton budget eyes 130 billion in tax relief

President Clinton's budget plans up to 130 billion in tax relief over five years. It includes a 500 dollar child tax credit and other credits while avoiding Social Security cost of living increases. The plan aims for a balanced budget by 2002 and mirrors reforms touted in his campaign.

Washington Clinton Dole Administration Congress

James Earl Ray Near Death in Coma Amid Deathbed Confession Hopes

James Earl Ray, the 1968 King slaying convict serving 99 years, lay critically ill in a coma with cirrhosis in Nashville. His brother said doctors were told not to resuscitate if his heart stops. Civil rights leaders voiced hope he would confess and reveal whether he acted alone before death. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis.

Nashville Tenn James Earl Ray Martin Luther King Jr Ray Jerry Ray

Education secretary opposes Black English as language standard

Education Secretary Richard Riley says recognizing Black English as a language will not raise academic standards. Oakland School Board voted to recognize Ebonics and train teachers to teach standard English, while Riley maintains federal funds cannot support it. Jesse Jackson urged reversal, calling the district a potential laughingstock.

Washington Richard Riley Oakland Calif Riley Clinton Oakland School Board Jesse Jackson

Bomb at Frankfurt Christmas Eve service kills three

A bomb exploded during a Lutheran Christmas Eve service in Sindlingen Frankfurt killing three people and injuring six others including a child. A masked woman reportedly rushed the church as witnesses described blood and chaos with victims rushed to area hospitals. Police treat the incident as a personal vendetta rather than a political act and continue to investigate how the explosive was carried.

Frankfurt Germany Sindlingen Manfred Feist

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