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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Goetz, who has admitted to using angel dust (PCP), suggested, in court, that his victim's mother should have had an abortion, and has never expressed any regret for the incident...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: SIZZLE THE BACON | 4/27/1996 | See Source »

After you've swept up the dust bunnies and done all your laundry, though, keep in mind that your computer needs some attention as well...

Author: By Kevin S. Davis, | Title: tech TALK | 4/16/1996 | See Source »

...same time, says Keating, the bombing and its aftermath have "changed the way Oklahoma looks at itself. All Oklahomans take great pride in the way we handled the tragedy.'' The magnificent rescue mission by Oklahoma, the nation's sixth poorest state, with a public image stuck somewhere in the Dust Bowl era, "showed how people should care for one another,'' he says. "Out of this unbelievable evil, good flowed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OKLAHOMA CITY: LIVING WITH THE NIGHTMARES | 4/15/1996 | See Source »

...back late in a rally that was the highlight of the race, says TIME's Sam Allis. "People had written off Pippig when she fell behind Kenya's Tegla Loroupe," says Allis, "But right near Fenway Park, she came through with a breathtaking comeback and left Loroupe in her dust." On wheels, Switzerland's Heinz Frei was first to cross the finish line in the men's wheelchair division with a time of 1:30:14 and American Jean Driscoll won an unprecedented seventh consecutive race on the women's side. Joining the winners were 38,706 official entrants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kenyan Upsets Champ; Pippig Wins Sixth Race | 4/15/1996 | See Source »

...shape of Hyakutake's orbit tells astronomers that it has been here before, perhaps 9,000 years ago. That's crucial: the only reason a comet is visible at all is that its tiny core, just a few miles across, is surrounded by a giant cloud of gas and dust that can spread over a million miles. The cloud spews from the comet itself, as the sun's heat turns its dirty, icy surface into dirty water vapor mixed with other gases. If a comet is on its maiden voyage to the inner solar system, though, its surface is encrusted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEAVENLY VAGABOND | 4/1/1996 | See Source »

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