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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1994
Page
3
A suspicious blaze on a state highway endangers Idaho City as it torches thousands of acres. Fire officials said 28 homes were evacuated with no injuries reported while crews try to stop the spread toward the mining town. Boise National Forest spokesman Frank Carroll led the briefing.
O J Simpson defense lawyer Robert Shapiro asks Judge Lance Ito to assess whether mishandling labels or other discrepancies may have compromised DNA blood sample integrity. Preliminary tests on four blood drops from the scene did not match Simpson, with later reports citing a possible match to the victim, Nicole Brown Simpson.
NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Chavis cites an orchestrated defamation campaign as he fights for his job. His wife’s former secretary, Susan Tisdale, says concerns were resolved without settlement and denies harassment claims. The NAACP board convenes to review Chavis’s job and a sexual discrimination settlement totaling 332,400 dollars charged to the organization.
At Greater Gillespie Temple Church of God in Christ in Carbondale Illinois seven children were buried after services for victims of a fire that killed eight people. One child reportedly played with a lighter. Camilla Foulks, 25, who lost three children, faces possible manslaughter or child endangerment charges.
A Ninth Circuit panel ruled the 2 1/2 year terms for Sgt. Stacey Koon and Officer Laurence Powell too light. It directs that District Judge John Davies set new sentences within federal guidelines of 70 to 87 months, saying factors used to reduce the original terms were unjustified. Powell’s lawyer expressed strong reaction to the decision.
The 22,797 ton Regal Empress carrying more than 1,000 passengers was evacuated at a New York pier after a three alarm fire spread from a duct to engine room storage and restaurant areas. Twelve passengers and six firefighters were injured as fire crews battled flames through the morning.
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