Rodney King Hit-and-Run Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail
Rodney King, 31, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for knocking his wife down as he drove off in a Chevrolet Blazer during an argument. Judge Michael Kanner stayed the sentence pending appeal. Crystal King testified she suffered head and arm injuries. King remains on probation from a 1994 drunken driving conviction.
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Rodney King
Alhambra
Calif
Michael Kanner
Crystal King
King
Los Angeles
Detroit woman dies under Kevorkian influence ruled homicide
Oakland County Medical Examiner L J Dragovic ruled Louise Siebens death a homicide after autopsy showed she had ALS symptoms making self administration of lethal injections by Kevorkian unlikely. The case hinges on an intravenous injection as the cause.
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Detroit
Jack Kevorkian
Lou Gehrig
Oakland County
L.J. Dragovic
Louise Siebens
Dragovic
Clinton Signs Law Overhauling Welfare Program
President Clinton signs a sweeping welfare reform bill promising work requirements and job creation to replace the federal guarantee that has existed since the New Deal. The transformation aims to end welfare as it has been known and fulfill campaign commitments.
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Clinton
Bill
Washington
America
Franklin Roosevelt
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates
The notice lists HOME DELIVERY rates 8.95 monthly 26.85 for 3 months 53.70 for 6 months 107.40 year, COUNTY MAIL 11.20 monthly 33.60 3 months 67.20 6 months 134.40 per year, OTHER MAIL 17.45 monthly 52.95 3 months 104.75 6 months 209.40 per year, with advance payments to Aiken Standard-PBM Subscription and mailing address details for Aiken SC.
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Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
911 Delays Highlight Flawed Atlanta Emergency System
At a public hearing in Atlanta residents criticized slow 911 responses the night of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing. Ex Marine Garrison Daniel recounted two calls reporting screams and a burglary delay and misrecorded addresses. Officials acknowledged the delay but argued it did not worsen the carnage as police moved to evacuate before the explosion.
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Atlanta
Olympic Park
Garrison Daniel
Daniel
Centennial Olympic Park
Campbell
Lebed Says No Grozny Assault After Truce Claim
Russian security chief Alexander Lebed announced from Chechnya that he had withdrawn the army ultimatum and no assault would take place today. He met with rebel leaders and Russian commanders to push toward an informal truce amid ongoing bombardment and massive civilian displacement in Grozny.
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Grozny
Russia
Boris Yeltsin
Kremlin
Alexander Lebed
Chechnya
Lebed
Yeltsin
Gromy
Itar-Tass
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
Aslan Maskhadov
Pentagon report cites seven possible Gulf War chemical detections
The Defense Department's report says up to seven chemical detections occurred in northern Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War week. It notes no proven link to veterans illnesses, with credibility varying for five detections and no single confirmed cause for Gulf War syndrome among thousands of veterans.
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Washington
Persian Gulf
Pentagon
Saudi Arabia
Ian
Defense Department
U.S
Senate
Defense Science Board
Richard Shelby
R. Ala
Hafir al Batin
King Khalid
Police Officer Dies in South Korea Campus Riots
A Yonsei University clash left policeman Kim Jong Hee dead after being struck by a brick during protests. Nine days of unrest have injured over 1,000. authorities detain 5,597 students for questioning and 462 formally arrested, with about 3,300 in custody.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kim Jong Hee
Yonsei University
Lebed Says Rebels Agree to Immediate Cease Fire
Lebed says rebels agreed to an immediate cease fire to avert an attack. He heads to the Russian military command to ensure peace holds as negotiations with top separatists resume in the southern village of Noviye Atagi.
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Lebed
BBC Television
Noviye Atagi
TWA explosion suspected at center section
Investigators believe the July 17 TWA Flight 800 explosion occurred in the center section where many victims were seated. Divers have recovered all but 22 bodies as they work into their second month. If a bomb caused the blast, it may have been located above the center fuel tank.
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Smithtown
N.Y
TWA
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