Simpson jury begins deliberations in high profile case
Jurors in the O J Simpson trial prepare to deliberate after weeks of testimony and more than 100 witnesses. Prosecutor Marcia Clark warns against jury nullification while defense attorney Johnnie Cochran urges jurors to consider misconduct by police. The judge has barred cameras during the viewing of crime scene photos.
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Oprah Clings To Billionaire Dream In Forbes Rich List
Forbes 1995 ranking places Oprah Winfrey at No. 399 among the 400 richest Americans valued around 340 million dollars. Bill Gates leads at about 14.8 billion, Warren Buffett at 11.8 billion, boosted by Disney's Capital Cities deal. Winfrey earns extra from The Oprah Winfrey Show deals, Harpo, and King World stock options, with film commitments ahead.
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Odds Las Vegas tops for jobs and housing growth
Washington AP reports Las Vegas leads fastest growth in the nation with a population rise from 852,646 to 1,076,267 as the Census Bureau notes metro areas expanding 26 percent since 1994. Atlanta remains the only other 1 million plus area in top growth. Nevada’s rapid growth highlighted by statistician Edwin Byerly.
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500 Metro tops list as most fuel efficient car
The Environmental Protection Agency says the Geo Metro leads the 1996 model year in fuel efficiency with 46 miles per gallon combined city and highway. Honda Civic hatchback dropped from the list as it’s no longer in production, while Mazda Protege and 626 led their categories.
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France detonates its second nuclear bomb in the Pacific
France defies protests by detonating its second nuclear device in a month at Fangataufa Atoll with a yield under 110 kilotons. Greenpeace calls it a grave affront as Tahiti hosts the test area and protests intensify.
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Postal workers approve new four year contract
A federal arbitration board approved a four year contract between the U S Postal Service and a union affecting about 365000 employees It provides two lump sum payments two 1 2 percent raises annual cost of living adjustments from year two and lowers night shift pay while offering a one time payment to night shift workers represented by the American Postal Workers Union who served in fiscal 1995 Meanwhile a separate Niagara Falls stunt tragedy ends in death as a parachute fails and the jet ski daredevil plunges over the falls
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Quake kills 43 in Turkey and hits the Philippines
In Dinar, Turkey a magnitude six quake wrecked Nedret Goceli s five story building and left at least 43 dead and more than 200 injured as rescue efforts continued amid heavy rain. Separately in the Philippines Tropical Storm Cybil killed at least 13 and raised the toll to 31 with widespread flooding and displacement.
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Alley Oop Stamp Joins Comic Strip Classic Parade
Alley Oop, the long running caveman comic hero, joins 19 other icons on a 20 stamp Comic Strip Classic issue. The set kicks off National Stamp Collecting Month amid tributes to creator W T Hamlin and the strip’s ongoing run by David Graue.
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