Floods crest as Willamette overruns Oregon towns
The Willamette River surged through Oregon, flooding Portland’s riverfront and suburbs, with Corvallis, Oregon City, and towns along the Columbia also swamped. Thousands evacuated as Port of Portland shipping halted and water shortages emerged. Federal aid was arranged as the region faced record high waters.
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Oregon
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Montana
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Clinton
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Salem
Willamette
Army Corps of Engineers
Bonneville Dam
Columbia River
Columbia
Corvallis
Oregon City
the Oaks
Chamber of Commerce
Meagan Pavlicek
McDonald's
Kalispell babysitter jailed for toddler's death
A 15-year-old Kalispell babysitter was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison after admitting to poisoning 2-year-old Joshua Norman with cough syrup and Pine Sol. The autopsy found death from large codeine-based syrup doses and household cleaner. Initially denied, she later said she gave one tablespoon as prescribed, then overdosed the boy.
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Kalispell
Joshua Norman
Gauchay
Resnick to be questioned in Simpson wrongful death suit
Faye Resnick arrives in New York to give sworn deposition in the wrongful death case stemming from Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman murders. She fled Beverly Hills after a TV interview tied her to alleged drug links and threats. Resnick planned Europe escape but agreed to testify at John Quinlan Kelly’s Manhattan office for Louis Brown, Nicole Simpson’s father.
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Ronald Goldman
Europe
Midtown Manhattan
John Quinlan Kelly
Nicole
Louis Brown
Fort Lauderdale gunman kills five at former workplace
A former Fort Lauderdale beach cleanup worker, Clifton McCree, 41, returned to a municipal trailer where he previously worked and killed five co workers before killing himself. He had been fired 14 months earlier amid accusations of harassment and drug test evasion. Co workers say he vowed revenge, with race tensions cited by relatives, as police released details of the attack near the Intracoastal.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Clifton McCree
Nancy Ellers
Ellers
McCree
Maj
al Ortenzo
Fort Lauderdale Beach
Doug
Ms. Ellers
Brookins
Alicia Damore
Clinton vows to sign defense bill while pushing HIV repeal
President Clinton said a defense bill provision forcing dismissal of all personnel who test HIV positive is unconstitutional. He will sign the 265 billion authorization, while backing legislation to repeal the measure and ordering DOJ not to defend it. Magic Johnson urged repeal, calling the policy a grave injustice.
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Clinton
U.S
Justice Department
White House
Jack Quinn
Bob Dornan
Calif
Dornan
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William Perry
John Shalikashvili
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Magic Johnson
GOP
AIDS carrier 'executed' two weeks before trial
Robert Warren known as Googie, 24, was shot in the base of the head and shoulder two weeks before a February trial on HIV exposure charges. He had tested positive in 1992 and faced sentencing in an unrelated case. Police call the killing an execution not a robbery.
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Andre Hill
Robert Warren
Warren
David Whitfield
Joseph Moliwa
Whitfield
Googie
Stephen Dougherty
Dougherty
Online schedule of talks and appearances across services
A daily online paper lists multiple events with celebrities, authors, and performers on America Online Prodigy and other networks. Highlights include Roger Caras, John, Susan Conant, Tom Batiuk, E Jean Carroll, Jesse Kornbluth, Jackie Chan, Frances Whittelsey, Jasmine Guy and more with forums, locations, and keywords.
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Roger Caras
ASPCA
America Online
Westminster Kennel Show
Pet Care Forum
Odeon
Dr John
Prodigy
E. Jean Carroll
Elle
Elle Magazine
AOL Live
Jesse Kornbluth
Vanity Fair
NetGirl
Jackie Chan
Rumble In
the Bronx
Extra
Coliseum
Frances Whittelsey
Oprah
Cyberplex
Jasmine Guy
Christ
FripDAY ACCESS POLL RESULTS Cites Small Call Volumes
The Access poll reports that yesterday's question drew few callers, providing an unclear sample of readers' views. To answer, call the Access number at 865-5000 and use category 3500 to vote yes or 3501 to vote no.
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