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...about 5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon in August 1996, when a dense gray cloud descended over Route 73, a two-lane road near Geismar, La., cutting visibility to zero and triggering a rear-end collision. As State Trooper Ross Johnson, a fresh-faced, 25-year-old Marine Corps veteran, drove toward the accident, he noted that every car headed his way had headlights on and windshield wipers flapping. When Johnson got out of his patrol car, he suddenly got hit by the heavy smell of ammonia. He ushered the drivers of the two cars out of the cloud...
...from lobbyists, journalists and contributors. Another reform: Gingrich placed six-year term limits on all committee chairmen. But in the days since Newt announced his resignation, his presumptive heir, BOB LIVINGSTON of Louisiana, has been peppered with furtive requests from fellow Republicans who want to turn back the reform clock. The total gift ban, they argue, is humiliating because it presumes lawmakers can be bought for a pittance. And some current committee chairmen, faced with losing power in just two years, are suddenly seeing the value in accruing the wisdom and effectiveness that only a long tenure can provide. They...
...game well. Harvard was up 14-10, put Yale was driving down the field, going for the winning touchdown. The quarter back pitched the ball to the running back. There was a tackle, then a fumble, Harvard recovered the ball and was able to run out the clock. Harvard won the game and the Ivy League title...
...There was a bit of a delay in getting that work completed and getting the master clock hooked up again," said Heather E. Cole, librarian of Hilles and Lamont libraries...
Signs were hung throughout the building and over each clock to inform students that the clocks were out of order. As of last night, the signs were still covering the clocks throughout the building...