Supernova 1572 May Have Shaped Hamlet Scene
Southwest Texas State University researchers link the 1572 Cassiopeia supernova to Hamlet Act I. Don Olson notes the star’s daytime brightness and foreboding glare seen for 16 months near Polaris, with parallels to Elsinore Castle guards. The study appears in Sky & Telescope.
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Shakespeare
Hamlet
Olson
Marilynn Olson
Russell L. Doescher
Sky & Telescope Magazine
Bush pledges education funding during Odessa visit
Gov. George W. Bush announced a $3.6 billion public education plan for the next two years with $2 billion for property tax relief during an Odessa American interview. He touted an $8 billion surplus, criticized rival Garry Mauro for alleged overspending, and defended allies Sibley Jowell Ratliff and the comptroller.
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George W. Bush
Bush
Odessa
Garry Mauro
Mauro
David Sibley
Robert Jowell
Bill Ratliff
Comptroller’s Office
Clinton faces broad legal perils beyond impeachment inquiry
President Clinton’s legal worries extend beyond the House inquiry as prosecutor Kenneth Starr remains active and a possible independent counsel could probe campaign fundraising. Monica Lewinsky’s affidavit dispute and settlement talks in Paula Jones’s sexual harassment suit heighten judicial scrutiny, with Judge Susan Webber Wright signaling potential contempt risk and an appeals court to hear arguments on reinstating the case.
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Clinton
House
Kenneth Starr
Paula Jones
Robert Bennett
Jones
Bennett
Monica Lewinsky
Lewinsky
U.S
Susan
Webber Wright
John Douglass
Douglass
University of Richmond
Wright
Bill limits homestead exemption at federal bankruptcy law
The House passed a bankruptcy bill 300 to 125 imposing new limits on homestead protections. It preserves some Texas shielding but imposes a two year residency rule before assets can be shielded, falling short of a $100,000 cap debated in the Senate. Texas lawmakers praised the measure as better than the Senate plan.
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House
Texas
Senate
Ken Bentsen
Houston
Bentsen
European cowboys recreate Old Texas Town in Berlin
In Berlin a section called Old Texas Town blends Texan Saloon culture with European setting. Cowboys wear Wranglers and belt buckles as German visitors watch staged gun battles and Western music echo across 13 000 square yards. Locals transform into cowboys on weekends while speaking Goethe and Schiller.
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Lone Star
Texas
Bank of Texas
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Europe
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Waylon
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Schiller
Louis L'Amour
Zane Grey
Clinton presses Congress on education spending drive
With elections near, President Clinton urged Congress to fund his plans for hiring teachers and building schools while House Republicans push back, arguing against more spending. Clinton and Democratic leaders accuse Republicans of blocking a tobacco settlement and a higher minimum wage amid a budget fight.
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Clinton
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Tom DeLay
White House
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