Tradeoffs of power and risk at UN anniversary in New York
In New York for the UN’s 50th anniversary, federal agents guard a high profile celebration while hotel guests face full occupancy and security restrictions. The writer muses that prestige and danger are intertwined, noting gridlock alerts and the toll of a city on alert for dignitaries.
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Veteran Fred Pepper Walks Across America for Veterans Reform
Oregon-born Navy veteran Fred Pepper, 45, left Olympia, Washington, to walk to Washington, D.C. He aims to deliver Fred Pepper's Contract With America's Veterans on Veterans Day and fund VA programs with a tariff on war-making nations. Pepper has covered about 1500 miles, sleeping in VFW halls and other sparsely provided shelters, facing heat and now cold as he tries to reach Capitol Hill by November 11.
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Clinton should veto crack cocaine sentencing reform
The Washington Post argues the U S Sentencing Commission seeks equal sentences for crack and powder cocaine while Congress blocks change. It notes racial disparities in prosecutions and urges President Clinton to veto the congressional bill, calling current penalties unjust and counterproductive to law and order.
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On This Day 1938 War of the Worlds Panic in New Jersey
The 1938 Orson Welles radio broadcast sparked widespread panic as listeners believed Martians had landed in New Jersey. The event showcased the power of radio to simulate a real invasion and draw nationwide attention to broadcast fiction.
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