Record 1996 Welcomed In Times Square Ball Drop
About 500000 revelers in Times Square welcomed 1996 as the new ball descended amid lasers, fireworks, and confetti. Crowds celebrated across the U S with First Night events in Boston and large gatherings on the Las Vegas Strip and in Seattle. In Sarajevo and Moscow crowds braved cold to mark the moment while the Philippines faced deadly gunfire and firecrackers.
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Seattle
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Atlanta
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Moscow
Red Square
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Spassky Tower
Debate over sale of Elk Hills oil field in California
Washington faces a clash over selling the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve, a 48000 acre state asset in the San Joaquin Valley that has earned the government hundreds of millions yearly. Supporters cite budget cash while critics warn of taxpayer losses and windfalls to oil firms led by Chevron.
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Chevron Corp
Michael Stay
Chevron USA Production Co
Warren G Hardimen
Albert Falr
Wyoming
Teapot Dome
Smclair Oil Co
Jatt
Parody figure poses as political leaders in Middletown parade
In Middletown Delaware a spoof act dubbed At Force One features a person posing as Bill Clinton and another as House Speaker Newt Gingrich, pulling a child in a wagon during the Hummers Parade a parody of Philadelphia's Mummers Parade.
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Newt Gingach
Middletown
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