Teenager convicted of attempted murder in Central Park attack
A 16 year old was found guilty of attempted murder in the Central Park jogger case, becoming the first defendant convicted on that charge. A second youth was acquitted of attempted murder but convicted on lesser charges, triggering anger among spectators as Kevin Richardson and Kharey Wise heard verdicts after 12 days of deliberation. Richardson's mother Grace Cuffey fainted and the courtroom was cleared while she received oxygen.
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Gotti Arrest At Manhattan Social Club Says FBI
New York police and FBI agents arrested reputed crime boss John Gotti at the Ravenite Club in Little Italy at 7 p.m. local time. FBI spokesman Joseph Valiquette confirmed the arrest as agents pursued one of the nation’s most powerful crime figures.
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Albania Allows Formation of Other Political Parties
In Vienna Austria AP reports Albania to permit creation of political parties ending one party Stalinist rule. ATA said the decision came after a Central Committee meeting in Tirana. The move marks a major shift for the 3.1 million residents under communist leadership.
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First Hanukkah in Israel for many Soviet immigrants
In Jerusalem hundreds of thousands of Soviet Jewish émigrés marked Hanukkah by celebrating their new lives in Israel. Many are secular and unfamiliar with the festival’s history, so government ministries and groups organized seminars and trips to teach the eight day festival of lights and Jewish traditions.
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I-75 Fog Crashes Kill 15 Injure 51 In Tennessee
Dense fog on Interstate 75 in southeast Tennessee caused two chain reaction crashes involving more than 75 vehicles. Fifteen people were killed with over 50 injured as crews battled fires and rescued victims near the Hiwassee River, as authorities warned the toll could rise.
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Ralph Fisher
Cleveland
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Tobacco industry vows to curb child smoking efforts
Washington AP reports the Tobacco Institute aims to shield minors from cigarettes by supporting adult sales laws, limiting advertising, and issuing parental guidance. Health chief Sullivan calls the campaign a smoke screen for marketing. industry funds would still back sponsorships and events.
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Celebrities expectant stars and local notes from AP reports
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore plan a second child next year, publicist Paul Bloch said. David Letterman privately funded a Roncalli High School wheelchair ramp project in Indianapolis. Brenda Lee sang briefly on a mayor hosted birthday call in Nashville. K T Oslin based a song on graffiti about Cornell Crawford in Due West. Marlon Brando’s son Christian Brando’s murder trial was postponed to January with a witness in a Tahiti hospital.
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Fatal Tennessee crash leaves 15 dead and 50 injured
A fiery two mile pileup on a southeastern Tennessee highway killed 15 and injured more than 50. Rescue workers toiled amid gutted trucks and burned cars as they pulled survivors from the twisted wreckage and sprayed remaining flames while survivors recounted near miss moments.
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Calhoun, Tenn
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Bush Launches Campaign Against Drunken Driving
President Bush, citing a national crisis of drunk driving deaths, unveiled a public service ad campaign with the slogan Friends don't let friends drive drunk. The effort, by the Department of Transportation and The Advertising Council, urges bystanders to intervene and remove keys, call a cab, or take a stand when someone has had too much to drink.
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Hammer dies at 92. peace crusader and philanthropist
Armand Hammer, 92, longtime head of Occidental Petroleum, dies after brief illness in Westwood. He built Occidental into a global energy giant, supported education, medicine and the arts, and was praised by Mikhail Gorbachev for advancing Soviet American ties. Lieutenant Ray R. Irani named successor as chairman and CEO.
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