Clinton pays last respects at memorials for Saudi attack dead
President Clinton spoke at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and Patrick Air Force Base in Florida thanking mourners. He honored 19 Americans killed in a Dhahran complex bombing with 12 from Eglin and five from Patrick, urging a relentless pursuit of those responsible. He stressed that terrorism is an enemy of peace and freedom as about 700 attended services.
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Eglin
Patrick
Nebraska
Ohio
Clinton
Eglin Air Force Base
Saudi Arabia
Chelsea
White House
David Johnson
Dhahran
Eglin. P Freedom
Texans Face Varying Finances Across Income Levels
A Texas poll shows nearly half of residents struggle to pay monthly bills with 21 percent of those earning 60,000 or more reporting difficulty versus 76 percent of those under 10,000. Bernard Weinstein cites credit access and living costs as factors and notes income growth not matching job growth.
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Bernard Weinstein
Center For Economic Development and Research
University of North Texas
Texas
Weinstein
Applied Economics
Dallas
Doldrums lift as Democrats show policy progress
In Chicago AP report Democrats recover from the 1994 sweep with rising polls and renewed energy. Roy Romer’s earlier outburst at Harold Ickes is recalled as a contrast to current staff briefings. Don Fowler says morale is up as Democrats gain momentum.
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Chicago
White House
Colorado
Roy Romer
Harold Ickes
Harold
Romer
West Virginia
Greenbrier
House
Senate
Democratic National Committee
Don Fowler
Class of 66 Makes Good at Permian High School
Four 1966 Permian graduates recall early school days in Odessa prior to MOJO chants and off campus meals. They describe a close town with strong working class values and discipline that shaped their paths into local government roles including Mayor Mike Atkins and Judge Tryon Lewis.
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Permian High School
Phil Fouche
Permian
Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
West Side
Fouche
Odessa
Ector County
Mike Atkins
Frank Deaderick
Tryon Lewis
ECISD
Abortion Debate Shapes GOP Delegates at Conventions
AP survey finds 17 states' GOP delegations dominated by hard line anti abortion activists while Doles camp calls for tolerance of abortion rights. In Iowa the state platform declares opposition to abortion.
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Washington
Frank White
Polly Logan
White
Arkansas
Logan
GOP
Massachusetts
Clinton
Associated Press
Dole
Iowa
New State Platform
NASA picks X-33 design for reusable spaceflight race
NASA officials pick the X-33 as the leading concept to replace the aging shuttle fleet. The winner, chosen amid an industry contest, will receive about 900 million dollars to develop the rocket and conduct unmanned tests through 1999.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASAS
Gore
Rockwell International
McDonnell Oeull Coats
NASA
New Space Transportation System
Paul Klevatt
McDonnell Douglas
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Thomas Lowell
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