Ship slams riverfront mall damag es three levels in New Orleans
A 735 foot freighter struck the Riverwalk mall in New Orleans causing a three level collapse and evacuation. About 1,000 people were inside. no deaths were reported though 116 were treated for injuries. The Bright Field from Hong Kong tore a 200 foot section, halted by tugs. NTSB investigators arrived as the hotel and condominiums suffered damage and power failures.
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Debate over controversial abortion procedure heats up
Three women who had late term abortions appeal to lawmakers to hear their side before a proposed ban. The measure, framed as partial birth abortion, could become crime in New York. Planned Parenthood urges hearings. Governor Pataki supports if it reaches him.
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Electoral College prepares as votes count toward Clinton victory
Electors assembled in state capitals and the District of Columbia to cast ballots for the 1996 presidential election. Clinton leads in popular votes and is set for an Electoral College tally around 379 to 159, with Gore presiding at a January 9 joint session.
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NEA Backers Prepare for Fight Over Agency Future
Supporters and opponents of the National Endowment for the Arts gear up for a major battle next spring over the agency’s future. After Republicans won control, social conservatives sought to kill the NEA, criticizing grants to offensive projects. A 1995 compromise cut funding from 162 million to 99.5 million for 1996 and 1997, with dissolution slated for 1998 as conservatives push the Appropriations Committee to honor the pledge.
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Smithsonian immigrants show portrays memory and people
The Smithsonian exhibition Points of Entry presents over 200 immigrant photographs, including five mature de mure and war brides aboard the Mt Vernon on April 4 1919. Curator Denorah vilis notes the personal experiences shape both subjects and photographers, tracing roots from 1526 with African slaves in a Spanish colony near Georgetown to later arrivals.
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Hidden Hurston early works found in college box
Three undiscovered early writings by Zora Neale Hurston, hidden for decades in a college memorabilia box, are being published. The first piece, a short story titled Under the Bridge, appears in American Visions, an academic journal. Hurston rose to acclaim with Their Eyes Were Watching God before dying in 1960.
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Schedule for Att Communications of New York Tariff Change
AT&T Communications of New York filed a tariff with the New York Public Service Commission to become effective January 17, 1967. The filing proposes a separate rate for certain services and notes interLATA rates remain unchanged. Details list pre-existing rates and the new pricing structure under the CustomNet framework.
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