Oklahoma bombing suspect to provide handwriting sample
Timothy McVeigh was ordered to give a handwriting sample to the grand jury probing the Oklahoma City bombing. A subpoena issued last week seeks the sample to compare with the Ryder truck rental agreement sketches used in the investigation. McVeigh’s attorney, Stephen Jones, questions eyewitness identifications and said the order may be challenged.
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Oklahoma City
Grand
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Jones
McVeigh
FBI
Billy Graham lauds Southern Baptists for slavery apology
The Rev. Billy Graham praised the Southern Baptist Convention on Thursday for adopting a resolution apologizing for slavery and condemning racism. He credited the move with aiding his ministry worldwide. Graham, 76, noted he attends First Baptist Church in Dallas but lives in Montreal, North Carolina.
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Southern Baptist Convention
Graham
Georgia Dome
First Baptist Church
Dallas
Montreal
N.C
Toronto
Arkansas Governor Tucker pleads innocent in Whitewater case
Gov. Jim Guy Tucker pleaded innocent on charges of lying to obtain a $300,000 federally backed loan and tax dodging on a cable TV sale. He accused Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr of pursuing him to gain a Supreme Court appointment, while Starr declined to comment. Starr leads the Clinton Whitewater probe into Arkansas affairs and Madison Guaranty.
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Jim Guy Tucker
Whitewater
U.S. Supreme Court
Tucker
Whitewater Grand Jury
Kenneth Starr
Clinton
Starr
United States Supreme Court
Arkansas
Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan
Senate passes highway bill amid land rights dispute
The Senate approved a 13 billion dollar highway bill on a voice vote after a daylong delay over rights of way across federal land. The measure would allocate 6.5 billion annually for 1996 and 1997 to improve about 16,000 miles of National Highway System roads and leaves state decisions on speed limits helmet use and open alcohol containers.
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Senate
Alaska
America
John Warner
R-Va
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Ted Stevens
Frank Murkowski
Interior Department
Medical group backs mandatory music rating system
Chicago AP The American Medical Association urged a compulsory, movie style rating scheme for recorded music to help parents monitor what children hear. Delegates at the AMA policy meeting supported working with the music industry to create a mandatory rating, potentially modeled after film ratings, arguing voluntary labels are insufficient. Dr John Nelson AMA trustee said the plan is not censorship.
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The
American Medical Association
AMA
John Nelson
Pentagon panel votes to close two air maintenance bases
The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission rejected the Air Force plan and voted 6-2 to close Kelly Air Force Base in Texas and McClellan Air Force Base in California. The move would cost about 25,000 jobs and shift work to Hill Utah Robins Georgia and Tinker Oklahoma depots. Commission Chair Alan Dixon said deeper cuts were needed amid shrinking military strength and defense spending.
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Base Closure Commission
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California
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Kelly
San Antonio
McClellan
Sacramento
Air Wings
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Utah
Robins Air Force Base
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklo
Commission
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Illinois
Clinton
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Alexander Julian
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