Bomb on Air Force plane kills one in Lawton training
A 500 pound bomb dropped from an OA-10 during a training exercise near two Humvees killed Capt. Christopher Williams and injured eight others at Fort Sill area. Marines from Alameda California and soldiers from Fort Sill were among the injured.
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Barksdale Air Force Base
Bossier City
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Houston
Killer executed in Florida after Supreme Court ruling
Bernard Bolander, 42, was put to death by electric chair at Florida State Prison near Starke after being convicted of stabbing and torturing four drug dealers. The U S Supreme Court rejected his claims of being framed. Bolander was the 289th US execution and 34th in Florida since 1976.
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House approves bill to cut arts and humanities funding
The House, voting 244 to 181, approves a measure to slash NEA and NEH budgets by about 40 percent and phase out the agencies in two and three years respectively. NEA would receive 99.5 million and NEH 99.5 million in the coming year, down from 162 and 172 million.
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NEA
Ralph Regula
Ohio
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Congressional Liaison
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Heat wave death toll climbs in Chicago to 376
Chicago officials report 376 deaths linked to a prolonged heat wave with experts forecasting counts exceed 400. Medical Examiner Edmund Donoghue notes the worst may be over but uncertainty remains about final totals as states tally heat related fatalities across the Northeast and Midwest.
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Edmund Donoghue
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Midwest
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Ocean County
N.J
Point Pleasant Beach
Jury views Simpson videotapes in murder trial
Jurors watched prosecutors footage showing O J Simpson joking about spousal abuse and claiming Juice Plus eased arthritis. A separate exercise tape has him joking about space with his wife as he jabs. Defense challenges the tapes' admissibility.
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Ronald Lyle Goldman
Clinton to endorse affirmative action in National Archives address
President Clinton plans a full throated endorsement of minority and women preferences with modest reforms. He will outline steps to curb fraud in set aside programs, expand opportunities for white males, and align policy with the Supreme Court ruling while reaffirming the 30 year Democratic consensus on affirmative action.
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