Gene Rayburn dies at 81 in New York City
Gene Rayburn, host of the Match Game, died of congestive heart failure at his daughter's home in Gloucester Massachusetts at age 81. He helped popularize a cheeky daytime game show persona and was a five time Daytime Emmy nominee.
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Fears of impasse grow at world trade meet
SEATTLE The World Trade Organization summit heads toward a finale amid fears of an impasse that would embarrass U S officials. U S negotiators seek to avert a fiasco as angry delegates complain of being shut out of key deliberations. President Clinton proposal on workplace standards provokes backlash from emerging nations. Police ease emergency as curfew remains near convention center and officials pass only with WTO credentials.
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Clinton signs Seattle child labor treaty to bridge trade rifts
President Clinton signed a treaty in Seattle banning abusive child labor and urging it as a model for bridging business and labor in international trade talks. Delegates from 135 nations voiced concerns over U S tactics as the week of negotiations intensified amid tear gas and protests.
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Site for King memorial OK'd near Lincoln and Jefferson
The National Capital Planning Commission approved a four acre site at the northwest Tidal Basin for a Martin Luther King Jr memorial. It will sit between Lincoln and Jefferson, with Roosevelt nearby. The panel set height limits and tree removal caps and plans an international design competition. Funds will be raised later, Carter says, with a multi million dollar goal.
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Trains crash near Sydney kills seven. rescue in wreckage continues
Rescuers work through the night in the tangled wreckage near Glenbrook after two trains collided in the Blue Mountains region. At least seven people die and more than 50 are injured as a commuter train slammed into the Indian Pacific, with 450 and 159 passengers respectively aboard. Survivors describe chaos as bodies are recovered and investigators examine a possible signal fault.
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Judds to tour again and a TV quiz boost take stage
The Judds announce a 2000 reunion tour their first large outing in nine years beginning Feb 4 in Denver with about 20 dates including Las Vegas Atlanta Detroit Houston and Chicago. Na omi Judd reports hepatitis C cleared two years ago and jokes about their comeback. ABCs Who Wants to Be a Millionaire becomes a regular prime time show starting Jan 11 Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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