Lawmaker Proposes Death Penalty for 11 Year Olds in Texas
Texas lawmaker Rep. Jim Pitts proposes allowing capital murder sentences for youths as young as 11 with executions set for age 17. He suggests juvenile facilities for awaiting execution and notes this would be rare and optional for prosecutors. Bush opposes the idea.
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Austin
TDC
Texas Department of Corrections
Jim Pitts
R-Waxahachie
Pitts
Jonesboro
Ark
George W. Bush
Attorney General's Office
Violent storms lash Alabama killing eight and injuring dozens
A line of fierce storms swept north and central Alabama killing at least eight people and injuring dozens. Open Door Church in Birmingport suffered heavy damage with many injured while hospitals treated more than 24 storm victims. Authorities in Jefferson and St. Clair counties reported multiple fatalities and widespread property damage across Oak Grove Sylvan Springs and nearby areas.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Birmingport
Birmingham-area
Wendy Wilkerson
Emergency Management Agency
Jefferson County
Rock Creek
Sylvan Springs
EMA
St. Clair County
Wattsville
Mississippi
Wilkerson
Oak Grove
Kendra Vines
Wbma-Tv
National Weather Service
Concord
Tuscaloosa County
Tobacco deal up in smoke across Congress
Washington news: Major cigarette makers led by R J Reynolds vow to fight Clinton and lawmakers over higher prices and tougher ads limits tied to a comprehensive anti teen smoking bill. McCain sponsor bill would cost industry 506 billion and curb ads. White House calls industry concerns credible but Congress remains committed.
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Washington
Congress
Steven Goldstone
RJR Nabisco
Clinton
Goldstone
National Press Club
Congressional
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston
Camel
White House
Mike McCurry
Senate
John McCain
R-Ariz
States
McCain
Navy F A 18s train in refueling formation flight
Defense Secretary William Cohen expresses confidence that recent flaws have been addressed as F A 18 E F Super Hornets fly in a refueling formation during Wednesday training exercises aimed at improving readiness and safety.
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Defense
William Cohen
Farmers cut auto insurance rates nationwide and in Texas
The Texas Department of Insurance oversaw a larger than planned rate cut by Farmers Insurance Group. Safest drivers insured through Mid Century Insurance Co in Texas will see a statewide average 6.5 percent reduction, with Potter and Randall counties at 3.4 percent. Mid Century covers about 60 percent of Farmers 1.5 million Texas customers. Changes depend on driver classification, residence, and coverage.
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Austin
Texas Department of Insurance
Farmers Insurance Group
Mid-Century Insurance Co
Texas
Potter
Randall
TDI
Jim Davis
Farmers
Insurance Department
Elton Bomer
Bomer
Agreem
Teachers endorse unified calendar in CISD vote
The Canyon Independent School District voted 3 to 1 in favor of a unified calendar with 484 teachers supporting one schedule out of 645 total votes. The Teacher Advisory Council recommended the calendar to Superintendent Mike King for final board approval.
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Canyon Independent
J. Pat Hickman
Mike King
K Ing
King
Hickman
CISD
Comanches honor ancestors at Adobe Walls site in Texas Panhandle
Thirty seven Comanche travelers from Oklahoma visited Hutchinson County Texas to memorialize ancestors at Adobe Walls second battle site. They heard Ed Benz discuss historic locations, sang songs, prayed, and inhaled cedar smoke in a healing ceremony honoring those who died about a century ago.
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Adobe Walls
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Hutchinson County
Borger Museum
Ed Benz
LaDonna Harris
Ron Red Elk
Dixon
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