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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1996
Page
2
Richard Jewell, the Atlanta Olympic Park bombing suspect, was offered a job as a bodyguard and possible on air spots by WKLS 96 Rock after photos showed a bumper sticker on his truck. Station officials said the offer hinges on his clearance, with potential TV ads if cleared.
Yale University leads the U S News and World Report ranking with Princeton close behind and Harvard dropping from No 1 after six years. Swarthmore tops liberal arts list as critics debate reliance on statistics versus school quality.
The Clinton administration proposed that the federal government assume major costs and responsibility for airline security. A new profiling system would screen travelers and rules would bar domestic flights if a passenger checks a bag and does not board. The plan includes multimillion-dollar bomb detectors funded publicly and a $300 million supplemental budget to begin security measures next year.
U S News and World Report lists the top ten institutions led by Yale Princeton Harvard and Duke The group includes MIT Stanford Dartmouth Brown California Institute of Technology and Northwestern with ties noted among Caltech and Northwestern
A federal jury convicts Ramzi Yousef Abdul Hakim Murad and Wali Khan Amin Shah of plotting to blow up 12 U S jetliners in a two day campaign. The trio faces life sentences with Yousef also found guilty of murder in a separate count.
President Boris Yeltsin announced he will undergo heart surgery by month’s end in Moscow after months of illness and seclusion. The 65 year old said doctors offered surgery or passive work and that successful operation would restore his health, with months of rehabilitation ahead. The state broadcaster framed the news as stabilizing for Russia.
During an appearance on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Whoopi Goldberg endorsed Rosie O'Donnell to host next year’s Academy Awards. Goldberg urged viewers to write the Academy in support. O'Donnell expressed appreciation for the praise.
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