Judge cites state in child death case Lazaro Figueroa
In Miami a Juvenile Court judge rebuked state officials for Lazaro Figueroa s death after two years under supervision. Judge William Gladstone admitted personal blame and warned the welfare system failed the three year old starved and beaten boy. Separate in New York a judge barred AIDS and abortion rights activists from disrupting services at St Patrick s Cathedral on the anniversary of a protest that led to 43 arrests. State Supreme Court Judge Harold Baer Jr issued a temporary restraining order against the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power and the Women's Health Action Mobilization at the archdiocese s request.
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William Gladstone
Lazaro Figueroa
New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
State Supreme Court
Harold Baer Jr
Aids Coalition
Women's Health Action Mobilization
Environmentalists clash with tuna company over dolphin safety
In New York, environmentalists accuse Bumble Bee Seafoods of misleading dolphin safety claims as dolphins die in tuna nets. The firm denies wrongdoing, calling the allegations part of a biased campaign.
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New York
U.S
Bumble Bee Seafoods, Inc
Cheney bans loading missiles on alert aircraft
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney permanently bans peacetime loading of current model short range nuclear missiles onto strategic aircraft on alert. Grounding the Short Range Attack Missile A due to risk of plutonium dust spreading cancer-causing contamination over large areas, according to a Pentagon spokesman.
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Washington
Dick Cheney
Pentagon
Snow storms strand motorists as power hits half million
British Army deployed after severe snow storms left about 500,000 without electricity and stranded hundreds of motorists. Helicopters rescued drivers across central and northern England and Wales while rail service to northern England and Scotland halted. Nottingham saw nearly nine inches of snow with drifts over five feet in places.
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Scotland
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Romanian unions call nationwide strike to topple government
Union leaders and students announced a nationwide strike to begin Monday as protests widen against the government. Opponents say officials retain ties to the former Ceausescu regime amid growing popular discontent in Bucharest.
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Bucharest
Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
Racial cases tough for prosecutors in Bensonhurst slaying
In Brooklyn's Bensonhurst murder case, three white defendants were found innocent of the main charges after short trials. Prosecutors won one murder conviction and secured several lesser verdicts while one defendant was exonerated. The Hawkins family rejected plea bargains, urging full trials to seek accountability.
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Accu
Yusuf Hawkins
District Attorney's Office
Brooklyn
Joseph Fama
James Patino
Benjamin Brafman
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Hawkins
Tomatic
Howard Beach
New judges to aid courts under new federal judge law
Washington AP report says a law creating 74 new trial judgeships will help federal courts handle a surge in drug prosecutions and reduce delays in civil cases. The expansion raises trial judges nationwide from 575 to 649 and appellate judges from 168 to 179, with Texas southern district set to gain judges to ease overloads in Houston Laredo and Brownsville.
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Nal
David Sellers
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U.S
U.S. Judicial Conference
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Congress
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Wyoming
New Hampshire
Maine
Texas
Lone Star
Houston
Laredo
Brownsville
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Palestinians Stage Two Day General Strike in Jerusalem and West Bank
Palestinians in the occupied territories began a two day general strike to mark the Temple Mount slayings and the uprising anniversary. Curfews covered large areas including Nablus and Hebron and Gaza while police faced rock throwing Arabs with limited reports of violence.
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Occupied Territories
Temple Mount
West Bank
Nablus
Hebron
Gaza Strip
Haram es-Sharif
Power co-ops face bailout risk from loan defaults
Washington report notes a federal program aiding 25 million Americans with rural electric cooperatives is jeopardized by billions in defaulted loans. The Rural Electrification Administration holds $20 billion in receivables, with up to $2.06 billion at risk in 1989. Without reforms, a major taxpayer bailout may be required to keep REA operating.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
National Advertising Rep
Cresmer
Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
America
REA
Treasury
Utt
Conservative Heritage Foundation
Le Carre Wins Distinguish Author Award In Tulsa
John le Carre accepts the 1990 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award in a Tulsa ceremony, $10,000 honorarium, crystal book offered. The spy novelist, real name David Cornwell, noted ongoing espionage themes as he discussed his career with George Smiley.
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Tulsa
Okla
John le Carre
Esionage
le Carre
Peggy V. Helmerich
Library Trust
David John Moore Cornwell
British Foreign Service
George Smiley
Louisiana has money woes and surplus windfall
The AP report notes Louisiana faces a budget surplus of up to 400 million dollars despite a national recession. State leaders dispute how to use the windfall while the oil bust history pressures deficits. Louisiana’s October unemployment at 6 percent mirrors the national rate after a decade of higher job loss.
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Louisiana
New York
California
Charles Pasqua
Louisiana Municipal Association
Pasqua
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