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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1996
Page
3
The FDA says a Population Council filing seeks to market RU-486 in the United States after tests in 2,100 women. Approval may take up to a year, despite European use with a 97 percent success rate.
Federal officials will not prosecute Cpl. Jebediah Morris for unlawful entry after he was found extremely intoxicated while trying to scale the White House fence. The U S Attorney's office said the charge would be dropped and Marines would handle any discipline. Morris is from Enid Oklahoma and was released to his helicopter squadron at Quantico.
The Supreme Court refused to impose a deadline for state death row inmates to file first federal habeas appeals. Justice Breyer led a ruling freeing Lonchar from premature execution after a late petition, while acknowledging no prejudice shown by delay. The decision preserves a path for late appeals though future abuse could be grounds to deny.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian dressed in colonial garb faced a third trial in Pontiac Michigan over assisted death by own action charges. Judge Breck narrowed proof to two women seeking to end their lives and Kevorkian providing means. Prosecutors seek conviction while defense maintains intent to relieve pain.
David Hale, the prosecution’s main witness, testifies he and two Whitewater defendants schemes used his investment firm to enrich themselves and benefit Arkansas political figures. He says Clinton pressured him to make an illegal loan and cites a 1985 land deal to infuse funds, while defense argues Hale is a witness seeking leniency.
U S District Judge Harold Baer Jr reversed his earlier decision that led to suppression of cocaine and heroin found in a Detroit woman’s car. He cited new testimony from police and the defendant, apologizing for implying bias in Washington Heights.
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