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A broad coalition of labor, civic and consumer groups today mounted an attack against the compromise national health insurance plan emerging in the Senate Finance Committee. The opponents announced that they would fight any bill that would ultimately put a new requirement on individuals, rather than their employers, to purchase health insurance.
BACK in the 1960's, Brice Marden first made a name for himself painting monochrome gray panels that were spartan, implacable, silent. Today Mr. Marden is waiting at the round information desk in the lobby of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in black jeans, black shirt and black baseball cap. With a nod rather than a hello, followed by a long silence, he is as subdued as his dress. But this impression gives way to another one as time passes and Mr. Marden zigzags through the museum. He talks more and more freely, in a way that's intense and searching. He chuckles occasionally. He listens hard. He says "you" when he means "I," as in, "You start working with the figure and all these things begin to come up in your art."
'Quality of Life' Crackdown A police offensive against nuisance-makers in Greenwich Village has been a success so far, officials say, and the police plan to expand the strategy citywide. Page B1. No More Simpson Tapes The Los Angeles County District Attorney criticized the release of recordings of Nicole Simpson calling 911 for police protection. Page A16. One Korean Crisis Down . . . With the immediate fear of a North Korean nuclear crisis past, Washington moved on to the next challenge, high-level talks with Korea. Page A3.
Conseco Inc., an upstart life insurer, challenged the General Electric Company to a bidding war for the Kemper Corporation yesterday, but General Electric decided to retreat from the field. Conseco offered yesterday morning to buy Kemper for $67 a share in cash and stock, or about $3.2 billion, topping General Electric's all-cash offer of $60 a share. By midafternoon, General Electric had withdrawn its bid, giving no reason for the move.
SPEAKER WHEELS AND DEALS ON BUDGET Before the City Council voted to approve New York City's new budget, Council Speaker Peter F. Vallone invited a number of his fellow Democrats into his City Hall office. To some he promised perks for their districts; to others, assignments to prestigious committees. And to those who resisted, the Speaker promised a brand of rebuke only he could unleash -- loss of money for their districts and perks for themselves. A1. NEW YORK CITY
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 22, 1994, covering June 24, 1994.
Stone Temple Pilots
Warren G
Ace of Base
Beastie Boys
Tim McGraw
1994Jean Vallerand, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1915)[†]
Jean Vallerand, CQ was a composer, music critic, violinist, conductor, arts administrator, writer, and music educator from Quebec. As a composer he was active from 1935 to 1969. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, he was appointed a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 1991.
1994A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, killing four.[†]
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since 1955 and was flown by NASA from 1959 to 2007. The bomber can carry up to 70,000 pounds (32,000 kg) of weapons and has a typical combat range of around 8,800 miles (14,200 km) without aerial refueling.
In 1994, the world population was approximately 5,675,551,255 people[†]