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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1996
Page
3
A lightning bolt hit a Shell Oil storage tank at a Woodbridge plant, triggering a blaze that endangered nearby tanks and led to evacuations. No injuries. employees safe as smoke plume rose.
Seagram begins a monthlong 30 second Crown Royal TV campaign on an NBC affiliate in Corpus Christi, the first major U.S. liquor company to test advertising on TV since the voluntary ban started. Industry officials argue for fair access as liquor sales fall from 190 million in 1980 to 135 million last year.
The Senate Whitewater Panel wrapped 14 months of hearings on a partisan note voting against granting immunity to David Hale. GOP hopes for televised testimony were blocked as Democrats shot down the immunity measure and signaled possible prosecutions of several administration figures.
Strom Thurmond, at 93, cruised to an eighth term in South Carolina, defeating Harold Worley as Thurmond claimed 62 percent of 74 percent turnout. In Virginia, John Warner led James Miller 66 to 34 percent with 96 percent of precincts reporting. Maine saw Joseph Brennan win the Democratic primary while Susan Collins led the Republican race. Arkansas held a runoff where Winston Bryant led Lu Hardin as Huckabee prepares to seek the governor’s seat.
Snow melt swelled the Yellowstone River beyond flood stage forcing more than 100 residents from homes in Livingston Montana. Gov Marc Racicot declared a statewide emergency as multiple rivers remained on flood alert amid threatened utilities and island evacuations.
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