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New Jersey education officials say that seven years after state seized control of Jersey City's ailing public schools, students' scores on standardized reading, writing and math tests are still too low to justify returning district to local control (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
Republican Presidential nominee Bob Dole mutes criticism of Pres Clinton's handling of Iraq's military campaign against Kurds, hours after assailing him for weak leadership in dealing with Saddam Hussein; offers unconditional support for US forces in region; shifts approach following concerns by campaign officials that harsh review of Clinton's policies had left him subject to accusations that he was undermining national security interests at time of crisis; Dole's long history of bipartisanship on foreign affairs and former conciliatory approach toward Iraq noted; photo (M)
US launches second cruise missile attack against Iraq's southern air defenses, hours after Pres Clinton vowed that he would make Pres Saddam Hussein pay price for attacking Kurdish enclave in north; officials describe new attack as 'mop-up operation' intended to eliminate air-defense sites not destroyed in earlier mission and to underscore message to Hussein that he must end military action; Clinton orders 60-mile extension of Iraq's southern no-fly zone; says US has limited objectives but clear national interest in strikes against Iraq, which will head off need for more costly military operations later; says they will demonstrate that reckless acts have consequences, reduce Saddam Hussein's ability to strike out against neighbors, and increase US ability to prevent future acts of violence and aggression; Hussein vows to disregard flight restrictions and to shoot down any foreign aircraft over Iraqi territory; US draws only limited support from allies; Britain, Germany, Canada and Japan are supportive, but France and Spain say diplomatic action would have been preferable; Arab world is divided; Russia and China are sharply critical; photos (M)
Casino Assn of NJ reports that, after dipping slightly in July, casino revenues set a monthly record in August; Atlantic City's 12 casinos took in $374 million, a 3.1 percent increase over last August (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
Owners of new restaurants opening this fall in New York scramble to recruit good staff (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 4, 1996, covering September 4, 1996.
Alanis Morissette
Celine Dion
Nas
No Doubt
LeAnn Rimes
1996Ashton Golding, English rugby league player[†]
Ashton Golding is a Jamaica international rugby league footballer who plays as a utility player but mainly hooker for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.
1996Jordan Lilley, English rugby league player[†]
Jordan Lilley is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for the Bradford Bulls in the Championship.
1996Joan Clarke, English cryptanalyst and numismatist (born 1917)[†]
Joan Elisabeth Lowther Murray, MBE was an English cryptanalyst and numismatist who worked as a code-breaker at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. Although she did not personally seek the spotlight, her role in the Enigma project that decrypted the German secret communications earned her awards and citations, such as appointment as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), in 1946.
1996Rose Ouellette, Canadian actress and manager (born 1903)[†]
Rose-Alma Ouellette OQ, also known by her stage name La Poune was a Quebec actress, comedian, theatre manager and artistic director. Ouellette was born to François Ouellette and Josephine Lasanté in the faubourg à M’lasse, a working-class neighbourhood in Montréal, Quebec. In her teens, she dropped out of school and worked at a shoe factory in order to provide income for her large family. In the later part of her career, she appeared in film and on television, but she is most remembered for her work on stage. She is known as the first woman ever to have directed two individual playhouses in North America.
In 1996, the world population was approximately 5,842,055,734 people[†]