Friday, March 29, 1996




They haven't shot anybody, but they've held people at gunpoint. They've threatened me. I've had two calls in the past week threatening my life. --- Lynn Davis, the Montana Human Rights Network



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A judgment is expected today in the Johannesburg trial of 18 South African whites accused of carrying out a bombing spree intended to disrupt the 1994 election.

On the economic front, the U.S. Commerce Department today is scheduled to data on international trade in January. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Katharine Abraham is also scheduled to hold a briefing on changes in calculating the Consumer Price Index which will become effective soon.

In Oklahoma City today, teen-age survivors of a Hamas bus bombing in Israel will be visiting with victims of last year's bomb blast there.

In New York today, the Christie's East auction house begins its annual free appraisal weekend. The public can, through Saturday, bring in up to three pieces of property for appraisal by a Christie's expert.

In Manila today, officials have tentatively scheduled a memorial service for the mass burial of 23 unidentified people killed in the disco fire in the Philippines.

A wake is scheduled today in Houston, Texas, for Pfc. Floyd Bright of Houston, who was killed in a traffic accident in Bosnia last week. The funeral is set for 11 a.m. Saturday.





On Saturday, March 30, the Olympic torch relay begins in Olympia, Greece. The relay winds through Greece for a week, then begins its long trek to the opening ceremonies in Atlanta on July 19.

On Sunday, March 31, summer time starts in Europe. Clocks will be moved forward one hour, putting the continent two and three hours ahead of GMT.

Monday, April 1, is opening day in the U.S. baseball season.

On Tuesday, April 2, U.S. President Bill Clinton is tentatively scheduled to meet with President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro of Italy. They will discuss the peace effort in Bosnia, as well as security, human rights and economic and trade issues.





  • In 1638, colonists from Sweden first settled in present-day Delaware.
  • In 1792, Sweden's King Gustav III died, two weeks after being mortally wounded at a masquerade party.
  • In 1867, the British parliament passed the North America Act to create the Dominion of Canada.
  • In 1886, Coca-Cola was introduced. In 1947, Madagascar rebelled against French colonization.
  • In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the United States. They were executed two years later.
  • In 1971, a jury in Los Angeles recommended that Charles Manson and three of his female followers be put to death for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders.
  • In 1973, the last of the U.S. troops left South Vietnam, formally ending the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.
  • In 1974, eight Ohio National Guardsmen were indicted on charged stemming from the shooting deaths of four students at Kent State University. They were later acquitted of the charges.
  • In 1989, junk bond king Michael Milken was indicted on charges of securities fraud.




  • Tennessee state legislators have inexplicably revived the 70-year-old evolution-vs.-creationism argument in recent days, bringing to the floor of that state legislature a bill that would fire public school teachers who teach evolution as fact rather than theory. The debate has been around for a while, but for the latest on it turn to the Talk.Origins Archive, the official repository of the always-lively discussion that takes place on the talk.origins newsgroup. Hear what the creationists and the evolutionists -- not the mention the abiogenesists, catastrophists, cosmologists, and theologists -- are saying to each other these days. In addition to the searchable archives, there are links to other origins-related pages on the Web, a collection of fossil images, and the University of Ediacara, which is billed as a virtual university where students can drop in for a lecture anytime.





    Today is the anniversary of President Boganda's death in the Central African Republic.

    Madagascar celebrates Memorial Day today.

    Today is Youth Day in Taiwan.

    Devotes of the Yoruba Orishas in Brazil today celebrate the festival of Oxala, or Obatala.

    Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day in the United States.

    In Yellowknife, Canada, the annual Canada Championship Dog Derby, the richest event on the Canadian dog racing circuits, kicks off today. Mushers from across the country will tackle 50-mile courses for three days.




    Sources: Associated Press, Chase's Calendar of Events 1996, J.P. Morgan


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