1995 Top World News Stories Voted by AP Editors
The year 1995 saw Oklahoma City bombing and Bosnia dispatching 20,000 US troops to Europe as top events. The Simpson acquittal ranked third, with Rabin’s assassination and Kobe earthquake among the next ten. NATO’s Joint Endeavor mission marked a major postwar Western operation.
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Kobe
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Newt Gingrich
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Scott O’grady
Chicago
Susan Smith
Balkans
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Or. Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Oklahoma City bombing and state politics top year in 1995
The year featured tense ties between Republican powers over taxes and social issues. The Hospital Closure Commission urged shutting Topeka and Winfield state hospitals by end of 1997. KU and Kansas State tied for second in bowl bids, while wheat and cattle markets sagged and freshmen Brownback and Tiahrt pushed a plan to cut federal departments. Tax reform and high school association court cases also marked 1995. Parimutuel tracks faced declines due to Missouri riverboat casinos. Camptown Greyhound closed.
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Sam Brownback
Todd Tiahrt
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Cult leader admits role in Tokyo subway gas attack
Touo Hayashi, top doctor in the Aum Shinji Kyo cult, told Tokyo District Court there is no room for excuse as he admits involvement in the crimes. He pled guilty and provided police with a detailed account of the March 20 attack, with trial on murder, illegal confinement and production charges to begin later.
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Touo Hayashi
Tokyo District Court
Hayashi
Aum Shinji Kyo
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