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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1996
Page
3
Investigators concluded race or religious hatred did not drive an April 16 fire that destroyed a black church in Chesterfield Virginia. An ATF agent said the arsonists wanted to burn something and the church was not a factor.
The Supreme Court rules 7 to 2 that the 1989 S&L reform act violated prior government promises to thrift firms, potentially costing taxpayers 10 to 18 billion dollars. The decision upholds lower courts and returns cases to the Court of Federal Claims to determine damages. The ruling also leaves public colleges and universities in three Southern states unable to use race in admissions beyond Bakke guidance.
In a NBC Today appearance Bob Dole said he might pick a pro choice running mate, prompting fury among conservatives. He cited several outstanding Republicans including New Jersey Governor Christie Whitman while noting a ban on late term abortions as a possible issue.
In Dhahran Saudi clerics condemned the bombing as un Islamic as workers use forklifts to lift barriers. Maj Bob Dewald says the security wall will be completed this week 400 feet from the complex while the 25 June blast killed 19 Americans and injured hundreds. The Saudi Council of Senior Islamic Scholars denounced the attack saying it violated Islamic rules and that anyone responsible will not reach heaven.
Three Los Padres Hot Shots work amid flames advancing toward Highway 74 near Idyllwild as nearly 1,000 firefighters mount air and ground assault. No structures burned. two firefighters lightly hurt. Nineteen aircraft drop water and retardant. crews in 100 degree heat clear vegetation. About 4,000 residents live in Idyllwild along the San Jacinto mountains. The 7,600 acre blaze 80 miles east of LA is 30 percent contained with a three mile unburned gap being targeted. Authorities urge evacuations for about 800 residents.
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