Mudslides feared as California fires burn on
Mudslides loom after a week of fires that scorched 40,000 acres and destroyed over 100 homes in Los Angeles Orange and San Diego counties. FEMA chief Witt warned of erosion risk as rain was forecast to move into Southern California. Communities race to replant to head off mudflows.
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Los Angeles
California
James Lee Witt
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Orange
San Diego
Marcel Marceau wins Venezuela's Francisco de Miranda medal
Mime artist Marcel Marceau, noted for silent performances, receives Venezuela's Francisco de Miranda medal. Paula Abdul marries entrepreneur Brad Beckerman in Los Angeles in front of celebrities, after a blind date led to the altar.
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Marcel Marceau
Man Who
Venezuela
Francisco de Miranda
Paula Abdul
Brad Beckerman
Los Angeles
Democrats face fund raise filing dispute before Election Day
The Democratic National Committee faces criticism for not listing financial contributors before the election. Republicans call the move illegal while the DNC says it complies with law. GOP Chairman Haley Barbour plans action to pursue a pre-election report. Subpoenas are issued in a related dispute involving John Huang.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Don Simon
Common Cause
Federal Election Commission
National Committee
Republican National Committee
Haley Barbour
Democratic Committee
Commerce Department
Federal Mar
Shals
John Huang
Huang
Democratic Party
Mary Weiss Tobe
FEC
Pencil Cheating Ring Targeted by Undercover Investigation
An undercover agent exposed George Kobayashi in a scheme to cheat graduate school entrance exams. He sold a three hour course for six thousand dollars with coded pencils and had answers phoned in from New York for students flown to Los Angeles. The federal complaint implies hundreds may have been involved.
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New York
George Kobayashi
Los Angeles
Kobayashi
Gloves Cap Blood Reemerge in Simpson Civil Trial
In Santa Monica civil proceedings against O J Simpson the plaintiffs press anew the bloody glove a cap and bloodstains tied to the crime scene arguing police mishandling. Three officers testified the left leather glove found at Simpson condo was the sole crime scene glove and could not have been planted by detective Fuhrman.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Ms. ‘Simpson
Mark Fuhrman
Fuhrman
Goldman
Ms. Simpson
Han
Superior Court
Hiroshi Fujisaki
Robert Baker
Los Angeles Police Department
Fujisaki
Profiling Targeted Olympic Bomber Suspect Cleared
Investigators pursued Richard Jewell after the Atlanta Olympic Park bombing citing past overzealousness and hero urges. After three months he was publicly cleared as a bombing suspect though experts say profiling remains a viable tool for law enforcement despite this case. Jewell spoke of the ordeal crying at a news conference and denying guilt while criticizing media and investigators.
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Richard Jewell
Atlanta
Olympic Park
Jewell
Robert Heibel
FBI
Mercyhurst College
Erie
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Information
The Aiken Standard provides office hours 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday and a switchboard at 648 2311. It lists publisher contact Scott B Hunter and subscription rates from 8 95 monthly to 209 40 yearly with various mail options and customer service hours.
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Aiken
Scott B. Hunter
Scescape
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
8.C
PRM
Sas
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Ryan Hudson
Ryan
Francis Mimouni
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