Fourth Street Reopens After Oklahoma City Bombing Barricades
City crews dismantled barriers near the bombed Alfred P Murrah Building reopening Fourth Street, prompting County Commissioner Stuart Earnest to mark a healing moment. Earnest, a former U.S. marshal who lost 32 friends in the April 19 blast, recalled the tragedy that killed 169 and wounded over 500. Bombing suspects Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols could face the death penalty if convicted.
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Washington nude sculpture removed from city hall exhibit
Artist Sharon Rupp's political sculpture "To the Democrats, Republicans and Bipartisans" depicting a mooning woman was pulled from Pasco City Hall exhibit after officials reported numerous complaints. The city removed all three of Rupp's pieces rather than bag the work, despite her request.
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Self-stick stamps draw collectors into sticky debate
In Washington AP report, stamp lovers and the Postal Service clash over self-adhesive stamps. Collectors lament changes while the post office notes a past mishap with no-lick stamps. Modern self-adhesive designs use a water-soluble compound and paper that avoids bleed through. Public demand soars, with production rising from 2 billion to 7.6 billion and now over 20 billion stamps annually.
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U.S. Postal Service
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Postal Service
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Prayer Is Power radio talk honors Afro-American History Month
A KLWN broadcast on February 20 at 9 00 p m features Mrs Shoemake and Mrs Maubane discussing a different kind of praying that defuses violence and disarms racial prejudice. The program promotes biblical prayer as healing and is sponsored by First Church of Christ Scientist and the Christian Science Student Organization at the University of Kansas.
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