Milestones

Thu., June 18, 1998

Ten years ago: Vice President George Bush launched a sharp attack against Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, accusing the Massachusetts governor of coddling criminals by allowing some convicts out of prison on weekend furloughs.

Five years ago: The Supreme Court ruled that deaf parochial school students may be provided publicly funded sign-language interpreters. In Japan, the government of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa fell.

One year ago: The Southern Baptist Convention called for a boycott of the Walt Disney Co., protesting what the convention called “gay-friendly” policies. Sirhan Sirhan failed in his 10th bid for parole in the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.

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