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...rejecting my request, the University'sjustification was that it would cramp the style ofpresent and future administrators," says YeshivaUniversity historian Ellen W. Schrecker, who wroteabout Diamond's case and others in the 1986 bookNo Ivory Tower, but was denied access torecords less than 50 years...
That committee produced a report andrecommendations, but under the 50-year rule, theywon't be available to the public for nearly 45years. The Corporation has yet to respond to athree-week-old written request from this reporterfor an exception to the rule...
...British-controlled Northern Ireland, asking them to get rid of their weapons. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, visiting the White House along with Irish Prime Minister John Bruton tonight, insisted that the political wing of the Catholic Irish Republican Army lacks the authority to act on Clinton's request. Bruton disagreed. He told reporters that Adams "has tremendous influence" over the anti-British IRA. Bruton and Adams praised Clinton for opening the White House gates for Sinn Fein, a controversial move they hope will accelerate peace talks. TIME White House correspondent James Carney says Protestant politicians from Northern Ireland also...
...board also heard a request from AdamWeinstock, a junior at the school, who asked that$66,000 be designated to fund a multi-culturalprogram. The program would be integrated with theschool's social studies and language artsdepartments, he said...
...miles north of San Francisco, hundreds of people fled their homes as the 30-mile-long Clearlake overflowed. During the past two weeks, flooding throughout the state has forced 7,000 Californians to evacuate their homes and has left at least 14 dead. Gov. Pete Wilson expanded his request for federal disaster funding today, seeking to make 48 of 56 California counties eligible for government relief. The state has estimated $303 million in livestock and agricultural losses so far as a result of the floods. Forecasters are predicting another storm for the Northern California this weekend...