Prayer in Public Schools Sparks Legal Debate Across States
Public school prayer mirrors earlier generations as students quietly pray or read the Bible during school days. Courts disallow state sponsored prayer, while lawmakers push for a constitutional amendment allowing voluntary prayer in schools with varied local responses and teacher involvement debated by the ACLU and educators.
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Washington
Perry Lansing
Jackson, Miss
Supreme Court
Newt Gingrich
House
Congress
Clinton
Georgia
Berney Kirkland
Gwinnett County
South Gwinnett High School
Rabin Clinton talk peace in Gaza tensions rise
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin opened two days of talks with President Clinton and congressional leaders as Gaza violence mars efforts for self-rule on the West Bank and stalled Syria peace prospects. He urged quick U S aid per Arafat’s appeal and considered a multinational force for the Golan Heights while meeting Dole Thurmond and other leaders.
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Washington
Gaza
Yitzhak Rabin
Clinton
PLO
Rabin
Warren Christopher
White House
Asia
Middle East
Bosnia
West Bank
Jericho
Syria
Christopher
Golan Heights
Sinai
Israel
Egypt
Yasser Arafat
U.S
Congress
Senate
Bob Dole
Kansas
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Senate Armed Services Committee
GOP Leaders Push Welfare Reform Ahead of 1995
Texas Governor elect George W Bush said the GOP wants minimal federal meddling and funding to accompany state autonomy. Newt Gingrich backs an early welfare reform vote proposing two year work requirements and child bearing limits for aid recipients. Governors urge states to decide work rules, with Leavitt urging lawmakers to give states the ball and step aside.
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Texas
George W. Bush
Washington
GOP
Newt Gingrich
House
Utah
Arafat warns Gaza crowds to avert civil war
Yasser Arafat urged thousands of supporters in Gaza City to back stability and democracy while opposing factional violence that could endanger a Palestinian state. He spoke after Friday's deadly clashes that left 14 dead and about 200 Hamas marchers at a funeral, as rival PLO police and Islamic activists held rallies amid a tenuous truce.
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Gaza City
Gaza Strip
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Hamas
Ata Kanan
Mohammed
Palestinian Autonomy
Noises and fatal USAir flight crash raised safety questions
USAir foreman George Fox heard a passenger complaint about an unexplained noise before the Sept 8 takeoff of a Boeing 737. Captain Germano and the crew said the plane was fine, but the jet crashed near Pittsburgh killing all 132 aboard. Investigators seek cause amid ongoing safety concerns. USAir hires a retired general and independent auditors to bolster safety in full-page newspaper ads.
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Chcaco
Usair
George Fox
Chicago
Fox
Peter Germano
Pittsburgh
Charlotte
N.C
Seth Schofield
Travelers
Wife of judge may testify in OJ Simpson case
Peggy York, wife of Superior Court Judge Lance Ito, may testify about her relationship with detective Mark Fuhrman who said he found a bloody glove at Simpson estate. Defense alleges possible bias or planted evidence while jurors and alternates continue to be selected. a decision by Judge Curtis Rappe is pending.
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Los Angeles
OJ. Simpson
Lance Ito
Peggy York
Mark Fuhrman
Simpson
Fuhrman
York
Ito
Men Against Women
Associated Press
Tourtelot
NBC
AP Phota
Margaret York
Dr. Simpson
Russians Pumping Nuclear Waste Into Ground Revealed
Russian scientists disclosed that for decades billions of gallons of atomic waste were pumped directly into the earth, a practice defended as safe by officials but condemned by many experts as a major environmental risk. The injections, reportedly under layers of shale and clay, may have leaked beyond expected ranges, with decades or centuries needed to assess impact on Russia and the world. Some see potential for favorable outcomes with study, others call it one of the deadliest assaults on the environment.
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Soviet Union
Russia
Clyde W. Frank
Energy Department
Henry W. Kerndall
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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