Kassebaum Reflects After Senate Victory
Nancy Landon Kassebaum, 46, says she proved critics wrong after defeating Bill Roy and becoming Kansas’s first woman U.S. senator. She recalls family priorities, talks with her separated husband, and hopes other women will follow by running as qualified candidates in future campaigns.
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Washington
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Senate
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Maine
U.S
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Tanker Explodes and Sinks in Manila Bay After Unloading
An oil tanker exploded in Manila Bay shortly after unloading crude oil. The coast guard reported 33 dead or missing, with 57 aboard and 26 survivors found. Crewmembers were Indonesian and Hong Kong Chinese, with Filipino guards among those feared dead.
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Coast Guard
Hong Kong
Fixed races at Aqueduct pull Eddie Kay into scam
In a sunlit day at Aqueduct Eddie Kay insists the track is rigged and jockeys fix races. Moishe and others push theories of theft as crowds rush the mutuel windows. A 7 9 exacta nets $299 while Moonie papers claim a winner undermining Kay's tale of open-air larceny and lost fortune.
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Moishe
Smith
Long Island University
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Assassinations panel reopens probe into King killing
The House Assassinations Committee renews its inquiry into James Earl Ray and his shifting statements about the April 4, 1968, murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Public hearings aim to resolve conflicts in Ray’s accounts amid new disclosures from a former Scotland Yard detective who alleged Ray boasted of the crime.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Church of England keeps ban on women priests
London AP report says the General Synod rejected a proposal to allow women to become priests. Despite backing from the Archbishop of Canterbury and most bishops, the clergy majority voted against the historic change, maintaining the men-only rule.
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