Jackie Robinson Football Days Revealed by Evy
Forest Evashevski recalls Jackie Robinson as a standout UCLA football halfback and a reserved teammate in the 1941 College All-Star game. He notes Robinson’s overlooked football prowess compared to his later baseball fame and discusses Robinson’s impact on a pro career and racial barriers in sports.
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Jackie Robinson
Robinson
UCLA
Forest Evashevski
University of Iowa
Evy
Chicago
Jackie
KRNT
Des Moines
Dodgers
Tom Harmon
Michigan
Soldier Field
Carl Snavely
Cornell University
Snavely
Bears
Kenny Washington
Washington
Branch Rickey
Protesters confront Mari lyn Manson concert in Richmond
About 75 Christian protesters gathered near the Richmond Coliseum to oppose the Marilyn Manson show amid an aborted City Council bid to cancel the weekend event. Church groups denounced the concert and city decision as fans, mostly teenagers, arrived for the performance.
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Richmond
Marilyn Manson
Richmond Coliseum
The Gazette Promotes Soybean Ink and Recycling
The Gazette highlights use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St SW or via the nearest recycling location.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Burton warns of contempt charges over White House documents
House investigator Rep. Dan Burton says he will seek contempt citations this week if the White House does not provide requested campaign finance documents. Democrats accuse him of grandstanding as he presses Charles Ruff to testify on hearings about Asian contributions and possible Chinese fund-raising. The White House claims privilege but offers document access with confidentiality safeguards.
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Washington
House
White House
Dan Burton
Government Reform and Oversight Committee
Charles Ruff
Ruff
Justice Department
Burton
R-Ind
ABC
China
U.S
Henry Waxman
California
Prosecutors push McVeigh trial toward Memorial Day finish
The Oklahoma City bombing case speeds ahead as the government calls its 94th witness on day 12, aiming to complete by Memorial Day weekend. Defense suggests a conspiracy defense to divert jurors from the prosecution’s tightly honed two hour presentation. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols face charges for the 1995 bombing that killed 168.
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Knight-Ridder
Denver
Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
World Trade Center
Robert Precht
McVeigh
Precht
Office of Public Service
University of Michigan Law School
Stephen Jones
Jones
Terry Nichols
Federal Building
Nichols
Fire injures 29 in Miami Beach high rise blaze
A 17 story Triton Tower Condominium fire in Miami Beach injured 29 people and forced evacuation of over 300 residents. Firefighters used ladders to rescue occupants as heavy smoke and an electrical outage hindered escapes from the third floor parking garage. One person remained serious at Mount Sinai Medical Center while nine others were hospitalized and 19 treated on scene. The blaze started from an electrical malfunction and raised questions about sprinkler requirements in older buildings.
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Iowa
Iowa State
Evashevski
Hawkeyes
Evy
Howard Bowen
Cyclones
Curt Merz
Merz
New Jersey
Curt
von Richtoven
Red Baron
Tiger Woods
Tiger
Miami Beach
Fla
Garcia
Triton Tower
Luis Garcia
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Bombs Kill Six in Algeria as Elections Near
Bombs exploded at a discotheque and in three booby trapped cars in Algiers killing six and wounding 71. Islamic militants blamed for recent bloodshed strike weeks before Algeria's parliamentary elections, with no claim of responsibility.
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Algiers
Algeria
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