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Heroes and villains define a turbulent 1995 year
The piece surveys 1995 as a clash of heroes and villains from O J Simpson to Timothy McVeigh and Yitzhak Rabin, noting public splits over who deserved praise. It highlights Scott O Grady, Cal Ripken, Steve Fossett, Norman Thagard, and Monica Seles as clear positives, while naming grim figures like Susan Smith, the Unabomber, and Colin Ferguson. It also covers the Oklahoma City bombing, militia backlash, Waco, Ruby Ridge, Rabin's assassination, and political fallout, closing with Powell as a hopeful moderating figure and a look toward 1996.
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O.J. Simpson
Timothy McVeigh
Yitzhak Rabin
Colin Powell
Simpson
Oklahoma City
Rabin
Israel
Air Force
Scott O'Grady
Bosnia
O’grady
Baltimore
Orioles
Cal Ripken
Lou Gehrig
Steve Fossett
Pacific
Norman Thagard
U.S
Susan Smith
South Carolina
Washington Post
Colin Ferguson
Long Island
Baby Killer
Cindy Skinner
McVeigh
Terry Nichols
U.N
America
CBS News
FBI
Waco
Texas
Ruby Ridge
Idaho