Kathie Lee sweatshop probe hits Manhattan factories
Prosecutor cites Dickens novel like conditions in Kathie Lee Gifford clothing factories in Manhattan where workers faced long hours and low pay. Authorities charged the owner with labor law violations while Gifford’s monitors initially found no abuses though later investigations uncovered irregularities and underpayment.
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New York
Kathie Lee Gifford
Lower Manhattan
Vacco
Manhattan
McVeigh left apparent recruiting note before Oklahoma City bombing
Five months prior, Timothy McVeigh allegedly left a note atop a desert Arizona utility tower seeking a recruit for an anti government campaign. The note addressed to an Arizona man linked to a possible conspirator was found by Donald Pipins on November 30, 1994. Defense witnesses argue others were involved and that McVeigh distrusted the government.
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Denver
Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
Arizona
Terry Nichols
McVeigh
Nichols
Donald Pipins
Kingman
Ariz
Langer
Federal
U.S
Richard Matsch
Pipins
Steven Colber
Johnston
Aer
Yonkers Man Kills Wife and Three Children Then Himself
Police say Patrick Biller shot his wife Maureen 49 and children Patrick Jr. 20 Brin 14 and Courtney 8 in a second floor Yonkers home before killing himself. Former co workers described him as volatile and unpredictable with a temper. Biller had been a Bell Atlantic field technician since 1970 and out on disability recently with plans to return to work soon.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Brian Abdallah
Patrick Biller
Maureen
Patrick Jr
Brin
Courtney
Biller
Maureen Flanagan
Bell Atlantic
New York City
Allies Turn Foes in Gore’s 2000 Political Struggle
AP reports Gore raises money for Gephardt Kerrey and Dean as potential rivals loom. Gephardt Ku cracks in, Kerrey critiques Iraq policy, Reno rejects special probe, and Dean denies presidential plans while warning Gore. The tense week reveals shifting alliances and looming campaigns.
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Washington
al Gore
Dick Gephardt
Bob Kerrey
Howard Dean
Gephardt
Kerrey
Dean
Gore
White House
House
Democratic Goverors Association
Janet Reno
Nebraska
Reno
Clinton
Missouri
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Bad Swan
Kalispell, Mont
Kathie Lee
Man
Amarillo Area
Disco
G Value
Globe News
Patio
Fireplace Center, Inc
UPS
Continental
Tiernan
Srd Avenue
Amarillo
Vermont
Associated Press
LAS Tiendas Soarie Cie “Holiday Arts
Opex House
UA A
Amarillo Blvd
Bell & Coul
SERTA
Soo
Wolflin Ruse
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