Storm Death Toll Rises Amid Blizzard Across Regions
The storm left 171 dead and 32 freighter crewmembers missing after a Nova Scotia sinking, with 16 mariners unaccounted for near Florida. Airports and cities faced widespread outages, and the deep freeze damaged crops in the South while crews searched Great Smoky Mountains for 117 Detroit-area hikers.
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Canada
Nova Scotia
Florida
Mary Francis Fagan
American Airlines
Chicago
O'Hare
Philadelphia
Mark Cotterman
Pennsylvania
A.M. Best Co
Insurance Industry Rating Agency
North Carolina
Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Senate OKs bill on child Slayings
The Texas Senate passed a measure to make murder of a child under six punishable by death. Sen. J.B. Brown said the bill targets killers who harm young children, with Gov. Ann Richards signaling potential support if it passes. The measure would apply to murder of a child born and alive, tightening penalties beyond existing capital offenses.
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Hell
Barrientos
D-Austin
Brown
Ann Richards
Susan Combs
R-Austin
House
Rabin Offers Partial Golan Concession in Mideast Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, after a three hour Oval Office meeting with President Clinton, signaled willingness to surrender parts of the Golan Heights to Syria if peace terms are acceptable. Clinton endorsed the move and urged open borders and full diplomatic ties, with a plan to restart Arab-Israeli talks on April 20. Palestinians press demands to repatriate 396 deportees from Lebanon and accuse Israeli rights abuses, issues not central to the session. Rabin warned militant groups that violence will not drive Israel.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Clinton
Golan Heights
Syria
Rabin
Israel
Oval Office
Lebanon
West Bank
Gaza
U.S
Warren M. Christopher
Clinton pink portrait stirs debate at National Portrait Gallery
At the National Portrait Gallery visitors view Allen Hirsch’s pink oil and encaustic portrait of Bill Clinton unveiled on Inauguration Day. Critics question its presidency-evoking seriousness while a young observer notes its up-close scratchiness.
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National Portrait Gallery
Bill Clinton
New York
Allen Hirsch
Clinton
Leona Adelman
Valley Stream
N.Y
Hirsch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Adelman
Irena Hollowell
Irena
Williamsburg Middle School
Arlington
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