Bono Finds New Path From TV to Politics
Sonny Bono recalls his mid career crisis on Fantasy Island as a catalyst for change after Cher split and a job loss. He credits that moment with igniting his drive to enter politics, later becoming Palm Springs mayor and pursuing Congress after losing a Senate bid.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Sonny Bono
Fantasy Island
Bono
Cher
Herve Villechaize
U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate
South Africa opens provincial legislatures for new era
In Johannesburg the first provincial legislatures meet as South Africa begins a multiracial democracy. Dignitaries arrive for Nelson Mandela's inauguration, with ANC set to win premier posts and police reporting a foiled assassination plot against ANC official Tokyo Sexwale. Nadine Gordimer witnessed the colorful ceremony.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Nelson Mandela
Pretoria
Mandela
African National Congress
ANC
F.W. de Klerk
National Party
Inkatha Freedom Party
KwaZulu- Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
Goodwill Zwelithini
Tokyo Sexwale
Nadine Gordimer
Parole Board Chair resigns amid uproar over releases
Ottawa’s National Parole Board chairman Michel Dagenais resigns after outcry over dangerous offenders released and murders. Solicitor General Herb Gray rejects confidence in the board, interim chair Nancy Stableforth to serve, while review continues of Prairie region vice-chairman Ghislain Bellavance and broader calls for reform and accountability.
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Ottawa
National Parole Board
Michel Dagenais
Herb Gray
Dagenais
Gray
Nancy Stableforth
Ghislain Bellavance
Prairie Region
Commons Justice Committee
Bellavance
Alberta
Wanda Lee Woodward
Medicine Hat
Justice Committee
Parole Board
Liberal
Reform
John Nunziata
Herb
Val Meredith
Alberta eye clinic bill faces health department doubts
A senior Alberta official's letter says the Health Department does not support the Gimbel Foundation Act, though officials insist the note was only background information. The private bill would let Dr Howard Gimbel set up a non profit foundation to run private eye clinics in Calgary. Critics warn of two tiered care while federal ministers fear erosion of the Canada Health Act.
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Alberta
Don Philippon
Legislative Assembly
CBC Radio
Calgary
Howard Gimbel
Ralph Klein
Diane Marleau
Philippon
Alberta Health
Health Department
Gordon Turtle
Shirley McClellan
Turtle
Clinton's lawyer blasts Jones suit as tabloid trash
President Clinton's new personal lawyer Robert Bennett condemned the federal lawsuit by Paula Jones as mean-spirited and legally deficient. He accused Jones and her attorneys of pursuing money and publicity, arguing the case aims to paralyze the presidency and derail Clinton's agenda.
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Lisa Hoffman
Scripps
Howard News Service
Washington
Clinton
Robert Bennett
Arkansas
Bennett
White House
Paula Corbin Jones
Little Rock
Jones
Virginia
Canto
Joseph Cammarata
Daniel Traylor
Traylor
Yemen battles flare as north and south clash in air and ground
Fighting rages around Sanaa and Aden as former North and South Yemen clash in a four day political crisis. Western states prepare to airlift trapped citizens while both sides push to topple Baidh's Socialist party amid unclear gains.
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San’a
Yemen
North
South Yemen
Aden
Baidh
Yemen Socialist Party
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Ali Salem al- Baidh
Saleh
North Yemen
Rivalry Surges As Antagonists Dominate The Day
A fragmented report notes rivals clashing amid the opening of a tunnel project. The scene highlights tense competition and a dominant performance by the ant team as the event unfolds.
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Sp Ant
Pas
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