Milestones

Thu., July 27, 2000

Ten years ago: Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer vetoed a tough abortion bill passed by the state Legislature. A mistrial was declared in Raymond Buckey’s retrial on charges of molesting children at the McMartin Pre-School in California.

Five years ago: The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington by President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam.

One year ago: The House approved President Clinton’s one-year extension of normal trade with China. In an overwhelming defeat for major league umpires, their threatened walkout collapsed when all the umpires withdrew their resignations; however, about one-third of them ended up losing their jobs anyway. A flash flood in Switzerland claimed the lives of 21 people, 18 of them tourists. With Air Force Col. Eileen Collins at the controls, space shuttle Columbia returned to Earth, ending a five-day mission.

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