Gerry Mulligan Dies at 68 in Darien Conn
New York City jazz figure Gerry Mulligan baritone saxophonist and bandleader died Saturday morning at his Darien Connecticut home from knee infection complications. He collaborated with Dave Brubeck Miles Davis and Duke Ellington and helped pioneer cool jazz while also excelling in big band bebop and Dixieland.
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Mourners Pack Arlington Church for Amber Hager Funeral
Thousands fill First United Methodist Church in Arlington to mourn Amber Hager nine who was abducted and killed New body found in a creek throat cut no arrests announced Reverend Ann Stevens calls Amber a child of the nation Arlington police blocked street crowd estimated 2500 George Burns marks 100th birthday at home with private family audience manager says no party planned Burns in wheelchair recovering from fall and flu earlier this year
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Palestinians vote endorses Arafat in first election
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians turned out for a festive weekend vote solidly backing Yasser Arafat. With 60 percent of ballots counted he won about 85 percent to 10 percent for Samiha Khalil, amid strong turnout in Gaza and the West Bank and lower turnout in Jerusalem due to security.
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NATO to guard suspected graves in Bosnia
NATO plans guard around two suspected mass grave sites in Prijedor and Bratunac as investigators fear evidence could be tainted. NATO aids aim to create a safe environment for war crimes probes, marking a shift beyond a purely military role in Bosnia.
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Dignitaries eulogize Barbara Jordan in state funeral
Texas icon Barbara Jordan was buried after a day of tributes that began in Houston and ended near Stephen F. Austin’s grave in Austin. President Clinton, Ann Richards and Cicely Tyson spoke as thousands gathered in Houston and Austin to honor her life and moral clarity. Jordan died in Austin on Wednesday of pneumonia.
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Floods threaten mid-Atlantic and Northeast as towns evacuate
Flooding from cold rain and rapid snowmelt sent thousands to high ground in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and prompted mass evacuations along the Delaware and Ohio rivers. Dozens killed, five missing, roads and utilities shut. In Tompkins New York five family members died when a road collapsed into a reservoir after flooding. Pennsylvania Governor Ridge's mansion was flooded forcing his family to flee. The New Jersey Statehouse annex and parking garage flooded as arctic air ended a warm spell.
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