Jerry Brown Leaves Democratic Party in California
Jerry Brown, former two time governor and party chairman, switches to nonpartisan voter status in Oakland. He claims the two party system is over and criticizes both major parties as deeply corrupted. The move, long rumored, was disclosed after a San Francisco Chronicle front page report.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Measles decline and Brazil surge noted in Americas
Measles in the United States fell to 135 cases in 1997 from 488 in 1996, the CDC said, while North and South America reported 27 635 cases last year, led by Sao Paulo state in Brazil with 20 186. The report cited improved immunization in the U S but a regional surge, underscoring uneven progress against measles in the Western Hemisphere.
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Brazil
Sao Paulo
Willey story talk sparks Lewinsky probes and tabloid bid
Prosecutors questioned a Clinton ally while Kathleen Willey’s lawyer denied any formal sale talks with Star magazine over a possible $300,000 payment. The Star cited Willey’s lawyer, who said no serious negotiations occurred, with talks satirically suggesting $3 million. The grand jury also heard from Marsha Scott and Natalie Ungvari as the Lewinsky inquiry advances on Capitol Hill.
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Arkansas
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Los Angeles
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Bunton
Gecker
Mrs. Willey
CBS
60 Minutes
Clinton defense plans to introduce sealed sexual history
President Clinton’s defense team seeks to present sealed information about Paula Jones’s past sexual conduct to rebut her claim of emotional trauma from a 1991 encounter in Little Rock. Attorney Robert Bennett argues Jones opened the door by filing an affidavit from a sexual disorders specialist days ago.
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Little Rock
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Robert Bennett
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Washington Post
Mississippi civil rights spy agency tracked famous entertainers
The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission kept secret files on Elvis Presley B B King Harry Belafonte Joan Baez James Brown and others描 to monitor and harass civil rights supporters. Informants noted festival plans in Fayette and New York meetings to raise funds for black candidates.
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Tupelo
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Los Angeles
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Mississippi
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Charles Evers
Medgar Evers
Fayette
James Brown
New York
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Harry Belafonte
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Tougaloo College
A.L. Hopkins
Joan Baez
Hopkins
JFK Auction Draws Strong Bidding On Second Day
A 58 minute black and white JFK campaign film sold for 34500 as the JFK auction ended with livelier bidding than the opening session. Items included a mahogany cigar box with Kennedy plaque 40250 and his wool cane 14950, while some lots were withdrawn for low bids.
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