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...DIED. HAMILTON FISH, 70, New York Republican elected to Congress 13 times; of cancer; in Washington. The fourth generation in his family to serve in Congress--and to bear the name Hamilton--Fish helped pass the Fair Housing Act of 1988 and the Americans with Disabilities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Aug. 5, 1996 | 8/5/1996 | See Source »

...ultimately couldn't survive the bombing of its Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. The disaster cost Pan Am hundreds of millions in canceled bookings, which helped put it out of business in 1991. Even before last week, some observers were questioning TWA's long-term outlook. Scott Hamilton, editor of the trade publication Commercial Aviation Report, told Bloomberg Business News earlier this month, "If anything goes wrong of significant consequence, like another Iraq invading Kuwait or another round of terrorist bombings, I don't think TWA has built the kind of foundation that would enable them to survive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TERROR ON FLIGHT 800: MORE TROUBLE FOR RESURGENT TWA | 7/29/1996 | See Source »

...military dictatorship," says TIME's Bruce Nelan. "That is the probably the only way they can stay in power, since Tutsis make up about 12 percent of the population. The situation is extremely unstable, and raises the possibility of Tutsi retribution, a Hutu uprising and civil war." -->