Queen Elizabeth Records Radio Hoax Call From Canadian DJ
A taped hoax in which DJ Pierre Brassard posed as Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and speak to Queen Elizabeth II. The queen stayed composed, urging the host to hang on and switching between French and English as stations aired extracts from the 17 minute call. Buckingham Palace and CBC noted the breach kept the queen calm and unembarrassed.
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London
Elizabeth I
Quebec
Jean Chretien
Sunday Mirror
Pierre Brassard
Brassard
Mr. Chretien
British Broadcasting Corp
Buckingham Palace
Canada
Chretien
Whitewater committee subpoenas 49 documents in inquiry
Senate Whitewater Committee moves to issue 49 subpoenas to the White House regulatory agencies and witnesses with material on Whitewater. Chair Alfonso D’Amato says Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff and a Clinton ally will be recalled for questioning next Thursday.
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Washington
Senate Whitewater Committee
White House
Whitewater
Alfonso D'Amato
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton
Vincent Foster
Yory Redden
Betsy Wright
Arkansas
D’amato
R-N.y
Senate
Sniper under psychological strain linked to Fort Bragg shooting
Washington Post reports Fort Bragg sniper Sgt. William J. Kreutzer, 26, of Clinton Maryland, had psychological problems and recent hostility. Acquaintances say he was close to his father, a retired Prince George's County police officer, as Army psychiatrists had treated him in the past.
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Washington
Fort Bragg
Washington Post
Army
William J. Kreutzer
Clinton
Kreutzer
the Post
William Kreutzer
Prince George’s County
Big charities get big bucks in 1994 donations
Americans boosted gifts to the nations 400 largest charities by 6.3 percent. The Salvation Army remained the top recipient for a third straight year, pulling in 726 million dollars in 1994, from individuals, businesses and foundations as total giving reached 22.4 billion.
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Washington
Salvation Army
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Columbia prepares for landing at Space Center Houston
Space shuttle Columbia, boiling off solar warmth, faces eight hours of sunward orientation to heat its belly for a planned next weekend touchdown. Commander Kenneth Bowersox ordered the move to check tire pressure as flight directors monitor the reentry readiness. Meanwhile Gaza City sees protests after the killing of Dr. Fathi Shakaki, with students urging retaliation against Israel and its Mossad.
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Gaza City
Gaza Strip
Fathi Shakaki
Radical
Islamic Jihad
Israel
The
Islamic University
Mossad Intelligence Agency
Powell Nomination Could Ignite GOP Civil War
Retired Gen Colin Powell’s potential White House bid draws warnings of a party split. Conservative William Bennett praises Powell as a unifying figure, while Pat Buchanan warns of a Christian conservative backlash if Powell shift toward pro choice abortion stance.
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Buchanan
Powell
Washington
Colin Powell
Republican Party
GOP
Pat Buchanan
William J. Bennett
Repub
David Brinkley
Tragedy in Baku Subways After Deadly Fire
A subway fire in central Baku killed hundreds with carbon monoxide poisoning and left at least 200 injured. Officials blamed outdated Soviet equipment and a tunnel crash caused by an electrical malfunction. Death toll figures varied, with authorities listing 289 to 337 dead and 269 injured.
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Baku
Azerbaijan
Tabil Guseinov
Ulduz
Ramil Usubov
Associated Press
Turan
Ali Insanov
Insanov
Moscow
Anatoly Reznik
Moscow Subway
Itar-Tass
Valentin Ageyev
Moscow Metro
Fire Department
Ageyev
Reenactment Clarifies Fox River Grove Train Bus Crash
Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board staged two simulations at the Fox River Grove intersection to measure factors in the deadly collision between a commuter train and a school bus. The tests showed insufficient clearance between the bus and the tracks behind the stoplight, and the train could not stop in time even with emergency brakes.
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Fox River Grove
Ill
National Transportation Safety Board
Gloria Crossley
Cary
Cary Grove High School
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