Simpson found liable for slashing deaths in civil case
A Santa Monica civil jury ruled O J Simpson liable for the slashing deaths of his ex wife and her friend, awarding 8.5 million dollars in compensatory damages and preparing to hear arguments on potential punitive damages. Relatives of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman reacted with jubilation as the verdict was read.
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Mixed Bluefield Reaction to O J Simpson Civil Verdict
Local reaction in Bluefield poured in after a civil jury found O J Simpson liable for wrongful death. Dr William Brothers voiced surprise at the verdict. Bluefield attorney Debra Garton anticipated punitive damages well above eight million dollars amid early reports.
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Mercer County
Garton
West Virginia
Baiul avoids drunken driving charge with education program
Oksana Baiul escaped prosecution in West Hartford by enrolling in an alcohol education program plus 25 hours of community service. If completed, the DUI charge will be dropped. She also pleaded no contest to speeding, fined 90 dollars, after a January near 100 mph crash that left her slightly injured. Elizabeth Taylor to undergo brain tumor surgery, charity gala to fund AIDS work planned.
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West Hartford
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Elizabeth Taylor
Los Angeles
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Elizabeth
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Cloudy Skies with Snow Chance and Falling Temperatures
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of snow showers and flurries. Temperatures will fall to the mid-30s. Tonight remains cloudy with lows in the mid-20s. Weather package A-10. Visit the Daily Telegraph site at bdtonline.com.
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Four-year-old dies in Route 83 crash at Vansant
A 4yearold Grundy child, Robert Derrick Beavers, died after a single vehicle crash on Route 83 in Vansant. Beavers was pronounced dead at Buchanan County General Hospital after his mother Tammy Beavers, driving a 1987 Subaru, ran off the road into an embankment. Police officer Trooper G Bell led the investigation.
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Buchanan County General Hospital
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Tammy Beavers
Bell
Beavers
Clinton Promises Education Drive in State of the Union
President Clinton urged bipartisanship while calling for a 20 percent rise in education spending to 51 billion dollars for fiscal 1998 and a path to balance the budget by 2002. He framed education as the top priority of his second term and urged national standards to lift math and science achievement amid a conciliatory yet challenging speech.
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Clinton State of the Union stresses family values and education
President Clinton’s State of the Union highlights family values along with welfare reform and a 10 point education plan. Local officials Calvin Ward and Richlands Mayor Ken Wysor say the focus could impact Virginia and the nation, as applause interrupts the address and the O J Simpson verdict unfolds in California. Clinton notes budget balance by 2002 as challenging but contingent on votes and signatures.
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Clinton
Buchanan County
Calvin Ward
Ward
Richlands
Ken Wysor
Mother receives death for murdering her son in Texas
Kerrville Texas AP a housewife convicted of fatally stabbing her 5 year old Damon and slashing her throat to feign an intruder attack was sentenced to death after a four hour jury verdict. Prosecutors say financial and motherhood pressures fueled the murders of Damon and 6 year old Devon.
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Carlie Routier
Damon
Devon
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Richard Mosty
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