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...Hawthorne, 44, of Albany, Georgia, was killed by the bomb; Melih Uzunyol, a 37-year-old Turkish cameraman, died of a heart attack while rushing to the park to cover the story; and 111 people were wounded, most by shrapnel that flew as far as 100 yards from the blast. Everyone else was simply stunned. "The Olympics have been going so well," said Sultan Muhammad, an Atlantan who came to watch the Games. "It's such a shame, a shame to ruin them...
...protest that was denied an hour later. Devers, who thus becomes the first man or woman since Wyomia Tyus in '64 and '68 to repeat in the 100, was quick to bank her joy with concern for the loved ones of the people injured and killed in the blast at Olympic Park. "It's hard to enjoy this," said Devers, "knowing that someone is trying to destroy the Olympic spirit. But they won't be able to do that unless we let them...
...becomes the last of the five known nuclear powers to end live testing of nuclear devices. Reports TIME's Robert Kroon from Geneva: "China is more or less in line now with the rest of the world and theoretically, if we're lucky, this could be the last test blast in the world." It's a tantalizingly realistic hope. China has voiced reservations about the treaty's strict inspection language, but Beijing may well decide it's not worth risking the integrity of the carefully constructed document over the issue. Kroon notes that the current treaty was written during...
...becomes the last of the five known nuclear powers to end live testing of nuclear devices. Reports TIME's Robert Kroon from Geneva: "China is more or less in line now with the rest of the world and theoretically, if we're lucky, this could be the last test blast in the world." It's a tantalizingly realistic hope. China has voiced reservations about the treaty's strict inspection language, but Beijing may well decide it's not worth risking the integrity of the carefully constructed document over the issue. Kroon notes that the current treaty was written during...
ATLANTA: A man hailed as a hero for saving lives at the site of the Olympics Centennial Park blast may have planted the bomb. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported today in a special edition that Richard Jewell is an FBI suspect in the bombing. Jewell has basked in minor celebrity since the bombing, volunteering interviews to many news organizations. Talking to the Journal- Constitution on Monday, Jewell said, "I'm feeling bad about the victims that did occur. If I had one wish, it would be that all the people who were victims were not victims." He has not been...