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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1996

Page

3

Simpson impresses Oxford in defense of innocence

In Oxford England O J Simpson spoke at the Oxford Union denying guilt in the slayings of his ex wife and her friend. He blamed American media racial bias and argued blacks face harsher prosecutions. A Philadelphia student praised his performance while noting shifting views on guilt.

Oxford England Britain O.J. Simpson Simpson Oxford University Oxford Union America Mike Kelsen Philadelphia U.S

Four Sixth Graders Charged In Plot To Poison Teacher

In Lucerne Valley California four 11 and 12 year olds were arrested for allegedly planning to poison their teacher by tampering a Gatorade bottle with rat poison. Deputies said a warning prevented any harm as a hearing was set to decide detention. One girl was allegedly failing the sixth grade at Lucerne Valley Middle School, motive cited.

Lucerne Valley Calif Sondra Haile Cheryl Huff San Bernardino County Lucerne Valley Middle School Brian Chambers Haile Huff

Youngster Killed By Air Bag Cover

Salim Sullivan, a year old boy, died in Manhattan Harlem when a piece of a passenger air bag housing sliced his throat during a collision in which the 1996 Ford Contour was broadsided. His aunt Gertrude Sullivan was treated for trauma. the other driver was not injured.

Associated Press New York Salim Sullivan Salim Ellen Borakove Gertrude Sullivan Manhattan Harlem

Snoring Linked To Weight Gain In New Study

New Orleans reports that older men who snore gain more weight than quiet sleepers. Sleep apnea may reduce daytime activity and contribute to obesity, challenging the idea that obesity solely causes apnea, doctors say.

J.W. Weiss American Thoracic Society American Lung Association Weiss Norman H. Edelman ALA

Kaczynski Questioned as Zodiac Suspect by Experts

In San Francisco experts doubt Theodore Kaczynski the Unabomber is the Zodiac killer. FBI and police examined fingerprints palm prints and writing samples from Kaczynski but found no connection to the Zodiac, who killed at least five in the Bay Area with letters claiming up to 40 slayings.

San Francisco Theodore Kaczynski FBI Kaczynski Montana Zodiac San Francisco Bay Area

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