Package bomb injures 10-year-old girl on Christmas Eve
In Clifton Park New York state police guard the hospital room of 10 year old Jordan Reardon severely burned when a package bomb exploded in her face as she opened it at home. Police said the device appeared aimed at Jude and Mary Reardon though motives are unconfirmed.
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Clifton Park
N.Y
Jude
Mary Reardon
Jeffry Hines
Jordan Reardon
Greyhound
Stanfield
Ore
Denver
Portland
Martha Wyland
Good Shepherd Community Hospital
Hermiston
Joyce Terry
Nunn regrets gulf war opposition vote and its impact
Retiring Sen. Sam Nunn says his 1991 vote against Gulf War authorization harmed his credibility and ended any chance of a 1992 presidential bid. He explains he opposed early force, preferring sanctions, but later supported war once sanctions failed and after discussions with Mitchell and Boren.
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Washington
Sam Nunn
Nunn
Senate
Georgia
Bush
Iraq
Terry
Wong
Kuwait
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S
George Mitchell
David Boren
D-Okla
NLRB orders Caterpillar to compensate strikers for perks
The NLRB ruled Caterpillar discriminated against 9,500 striking workers during the 1994 95 UAW strike by providing free meals T shirts and other benefits to in plant workers. The board says strikers should receive compensation equal to the value of those perks. Caterpillar plans to appeal and schedule a hearing before an administrative law judge.
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Peoria, Ill
Caterpillar Inc
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
UAW
Jerry Baker
Glenn Zipp
Caterpillar
Wayne Zimmerman
Early decision and early action reshape college admissions
Teens increasingly secure college spots through early programs at more than 260 schools with over 46 percent of colleges reporting rising early decision applications. Some acceptances require committing by December or May 1, while early action lets students wait to decide.
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Washington
Laurie Belosa
Emory University
Atlanta
Belosa
Manalapan
N.J
Allison Kaye
Staples High School
Westport
Texas Christian University
Sandra Ware
Alexandria
National Association For College Admission Counseling
Kiss Tops 1996 Concerts With 43.6 Million Take
Kiss reunion tour led 1996 concert revenue at 43.6 million as Pollstar notes overall industry income at 1.05 billion with higher ticket prices masking weaker showings by many veterans. Sex Pistols reunion failed to register any impact.
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New York
Kiss
Garth Brooks
Neil Diamond
Rod Stewart
Pollstar
Gary Bongiovanni
Gene Simmons
Concert circuit fades as seventies acts fail to fill seats
Top names drew large sums but many seventies era acts struggled with empty venues this summer. Promoter Jim Koplik notes the era’s acts underperformed aside from the Eagles and Kiss, suggesting promoters will avoid that niche next year.
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Styx
Kansas
Steely Dan
Steve Miller
Chicago
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Eagles
Kiss
Jim Koplik
Metropolitan Entertainment
Northeast
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Texas
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