Clinton Addresses Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visit Provokes Mixed Reaction
President Clinton visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day, drawing boos from some veterans while others applaud. He vows to aid POW MIAs declassification and to honor service members, walking with Jan Scruggs and touching the wall to honor a classmate.
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Tragic Train Run Ends In Three Deaths At Bridge
In Joplin Missouri two children Melissa 13 and William 9 died after stepping onto a Turkey Creek bridge as a 116 car coal train approached at 40 mph. Their 5 year old brother Austin died later at a hospital. Witnesses cited the danger of the bare bridge with no railing or catwalk.
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Memorial Day parade and travel mark start of summer
Americans observed Memorial Day with parades, graveside ceremonies, and family gatherings. Across coastlines crowds filled hotels and beaches while traffic snarled in Maryland and Delaware. President Clinton attended the Vietnam Memorial service amid criticism over his service record. Local ceremonies honored veterans including Sgt James R McCoy Sr in Delaware and a Los Angeles ceremony welcomed gay and lesbian veterans with a wreath. Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell swam in the citys memorial pool race, finishing near last.
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Tragic NY couple weds in funeral rite
Hema Sakhrani and Sha leen Wadhwani, both 20, united in a symbolic Hindu wedding hours before cremation after one died from a crime of passion and the other took her own life. NYU classmates and soon-to-be spouses were mourned by hundreds in Queens as a priest officiated.
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Husband torches estranged wife in Niagara Falls tragedy
Douglas Korzan forced his family into a van, doused them with gasoline, then tossed a cigarette lighter at his wife. He and his wife Kelly Korzan died from the fire, while their two children escaped unharmed as neighbors rescued them. The incident began Sunday night and Mrs. Korzan died Monday.
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