Souter Returns Home After Supreme Court Rise
Concord NH David Souter smiles as a long line of well wishers greets him on his first return to New Hampshire since joining the Supreme Court He is a former state attorney general and judge who briefly served on the federal appeals court in Boston Washington friends say the justice remains unchanged.
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Four Killed In Car Plunge From Flooded Bridge
In Hedgesville West Virginia a car plunged off a flooded bridge killing four family members and leaving two young children missing. Divers planned to resume search for Chris Wiesner Jr. 5 and Josh 2 in Back Creek amid heavy snow and strong current as authorities recovered the boys grandfather Richard Wiesner 62 and the parents Laurie Wiesner 30 Chris Wiesner Sr. 31 and their stepbrother George Hall 10.
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China approves death penalty for some drug and porn cases
Beijing replaces public security chief Wang Fang after failure to quell last year’s pro democracy protests. Tao Siju succeeds him as minister, having served as vice minister since 1988. Wang’s resignation came ahead of a Standing Committee meeting with no official reason given.
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Rushdie Says Time For Healing Amid Hiding Ends
Rushdie, in a United News of India interview, says a time for healing is near and that goodwill can replace ill will. He has been in hiding since Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa on his novel The Satanic Verses and recently appeared publicly in London to promote Haroun and the Sea of Stories.
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Los Angeles Warns Against New Year Gunfire Tradition
City officials in Los Angeles boosted patrols and warned revelers that firing guns to greet the New Year is a felony with up to three years in prison. A half million posters warn families and witnesses are asked to report gunfire as eight injuries occurred last year and 70 arrests were made. Extra officers will patrol Monday night amid a weeklong ammunition sales ban to curb celebratory shooting.
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Subscribers claim Prodigy censorship violates free speech
Subscribers to the Prodigy network allege First Amendment violations as the service moderates bulletin board messages. Prodigy defends its boundary setting, citing standard newsroom practices, with legal experts noting enforcement of content rules to avoid lawsuits. A subscriber critic calls censorship un-American, while Prodigy itself markets a family oriented service jointly owned by Sears and IBM.
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Winter Storms Hit West, Midwest as Cold Spreads East
Snow blankets the Pacific Northwest and reaches the East after record warm Christmas temperatures. A second arctic surge could push lows into the 20s in valleys, with up to 5 inches of snow in some areas. More than 80 deaths nationwide fueled by storms. in New York City heavy snow accompanies earlier warmth. Ohio and West Virginia report mixed precip with several fatalities and missing persons in West Virginia. a Bend Oregon injury from a falling tree highlights storm dangers. An Indianapolis homeless woman dies likely from hypothermia amid single digit temperatures.
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Jewish Group Warns Of More Attacks
A Jewish vigilante group claims responsibility for a roadside ambush that wounded three Palestinians and vows more attacks. In occupied lands Palestinians observe a general strike against Soviet Jewish migration and settlement expansion in East Jerusalem.
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AIDS Defendant Gets 33 Years
Randall Lee Dempsey, 34, was sentenced to 33 years for aggravated sexual assault of a young relative and exposure to HIV. The term runs concurrently with a seven-year sentence for criminal transmission of HIV, the first under Illinois HIV transmission law enacted in 1989. Dempsey is eligible for parole after 14 to 15 years with good behavior.
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Disabled Veterans Start Year Without Increase In Benefits
Washington veterans begin the year without a cost of living raise in monthly disability payments. Leaders, including House Speaker Thomas Foley and Rep. Sonny Montgomery, push for a 5.4 percent increase retroactive to January 1, possibly via an omnibus veterans bill stalled by Agent Orange debates.
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