McVeigh sought Oklahoma City revenge over Waco raid
A key witness says Timothy McVeigh bombed the Oklahoma City federal building to avenge the 1993 Waco raid. Michael Fortier told investigators McVeigh wanted to wake America to government intrusion and chose Oklahoma City because federal agents were responsible for Waco. Fortier faces 23 years after pleading guilty to aiding the plot.
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Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
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Waco
Tex
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CBS
Fort Worth
Michael Fortier
America
Fortier
Nichols
Chicago Rape Case of Girl X Shocks Cabrini-Green
The unnamed 9-year-old girl, injured and unconscious for a month after being raped choked and burned, lies in a hospital guarded by police. Investigators probe gang markings, with few solid leads as Cabrini-Green housing raises fear and calls for reform. Community fundraising, including $80,000 raised by WGCI and Beverly Reed, supports psychiatric care and relocation.
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Chicago
Maxine Walker
Cabrini-Green
Gangster Disciples Street
Chicago Sun-Times
Lee Bey
Colorado
JonBenet Ramsey
WGCI
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Beverly Reed
Girl X
Cabrini Green
AP Proto
Clinton and Hillary lament cynicism at prayer breakfast
President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned Washington cynicism at the National Prayer Breakfast. He recalled self-pity and trying to get even while praising bipartisanship and a Mexico bailout. she urged repair of the breach and emphasized helping the poor. The event drew nearly 4,000 attendees from politics, diplomacy, and military.
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National Prayer Breakfast
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al Gore
House
Newt Gingrich
Clintons
Congress
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Gingrich
Mexico
Washington Hilton
Lawyers Clash Over O J Simpsons Wealth and Earning Power
In Santa Monica California the O J Simpson civil case pits figures of wealth against deep debt. Plaintiffs claim a $15.7 million net worth at 1996 year end, plus $25 million in projected lifetime earnings. The defense counters with $880,000 debt and no assets beyond Simpson, who has sold assets to cover taxes and costs.
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Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
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Skip” Taft
Taft
Orenthal Productions
Da Vinci Codex manuscript sold for 30.8 million dollars
Paris reports Bill Gates promotes a 500 year old manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci on how titles affect the Earth. The Leicester Codex explores water movement and bridge physics, with Gates calling for face to face meetings and travel to unknown places.
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Bill Gates
Microsoft
Leonardo da Vinci
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da Vinci
Mona
Lisa
Leicester
Indian class action suit lets Indians sue federal government
A U S district judge ruled that Native Americans can jointly sue the federal government for mishandling tribal trust funds and resource payments. The decision expands the Cobell case to as many as 300 000 beneficiaries, making it the largest Native American class action against the government.
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U.S. District Court
Royce Lamberth
Elouise Cobell
Black Feet Tribe
Montana
Cobell
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
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