Clinton links school shootings to changing culture
President Clinton, in a radio address, tied a string of deadly school shootings to a culture shaped by violent movies and video games. He urged Congress to pass his juvenile crime bill, including a lifelong ban on firearms for violent juveniles, and warned these acts are not isolated incidents but symptoms of broader societal desensitization to violence.
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Clinton
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Congress
Tank truck wreck kills 2 near I-95 closure
A tank truck carrying 8700 gallons of gasoline flipped onto the median on Interstate 95 in Chester, exploding and killing two. The crash blocked a highway section for weeks or months, delaying holiday traffic as flames charred the southbound lanes. Witness Leo Lynch recounted the truck veering into the concrete divider before overturning.
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Leo Lynch
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Wilmington
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Murder trial unfolds in Heather Rich case at Montague County
Heather Rich, a Waurika High School cheerleader, was slain in October 1996. Curtis Gambill testified that Randy Wood fired the headshot while Gambill and Bagwell helped dump the body in Belknap Creek, Texas. Gambill later admitted to shooting nine times, Wood faced possible death penalty at trial after reneging on a plea.
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FBI
Montague County
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Oklahoma
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Blackie
Wood
Red River
Montague
Oklo
Belknap Creek
Josh Bagwell
Pat Morris
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Randy Lee Wood
Sharif vows deterrence against India's nuclear tests
Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif said sanctions threats do not deter Pakistan from testing. He gave no date for a possible Pakistani device as Clinton and Blair urged restraint. An international warning linked a possible Pakistan test to economic sanctions.
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Pakistan
India
Nawaz Sharif
Sharif
Clinton
Tony Blair
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