Word: atlanta
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Richard Jewell was not the Atlanta bomber. The cause of the explosion of TWA Flight 800 was not determined. A senior executive at Texaco was found not to have referred to African-American employees as "niggers," as had been reported. The burning of black churches in the South was found not to have been the work of organized bigots, as had been reported. The arrest of a militia group in Montana did not end in a shoot...
...even that moment was soon overtaken by the hyped and sodden Summer Olympics in Atlanta, in which heroism and tragedy were defined by a small female gymnast with a twisted ankle...
...81/2-year tenure in Detroit will come to an end, which will bring to eight the coaching changes in the NFL since the start of the 1996 season. White joins Rich Kotite of the Jets, Dan Reeves of the Giants, Rich Brooks of St. Louis and June Jones of Atlanta as coaches who have lost their jobs since last Friday. Add in Dave Shula, who was fired in October after going 1-6 with Cincinnati, and Jim Mora, who quit the same week in New Orleans, and seven coaches who started the season are now out. Bruce Coslet replaced Shula, went...
...Down Under. At a press conference in Canberra, Australia, last month, Clinton was asked about the allegations of illegal campaign contributions solicited by former Democratic party fund raiser John Huang. The Chief Executive responded, "One of the things I would urge you to do--remembering Mr. Richard Jewell in Atlanta... we ought to just get the facts out, and they should be reported." Perhaps the President and Jewell, whose life was ruined through no fault of his own, can get together in Atlanta and empathize over slaw dogs at the Varsity...
...Linford Christie Has anybody checked to see if Christie has actually left Olympic Stadium yet? The British sprinter refused to leave the track after being disqualified for two false starts in the 100-m finals in Atlanta. Christie had to be physically removed from the premises before the runners could line up for another start. After Donovan Bailey of Canada won in the world-record time of 9.84 sec., Christie was back on the track, taking his own, delusional victory lap. Then he went after fellow sprinter Ato Boldon, who had called Christie's act "unprofessional." Two false starts revealed...