Mississippi Burning movie review stirs debate over truth
A reader weighs the film Mississippi Burning, praising its craft and performances while criticizing its historical inaccuracies. The piece notes the depiction of federal agents and race as dramatic devices, and argues for broader civil rights context and fuller portrayal of blacks in the era.
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Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
North
James Chaney
Philadelphia
Miss
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Hackman
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Mississippi
Parker
Freedom Riders
Mississippi Burning
America
Judge threatens reporter over North trial juror screening
U S District Judge Gerhard Gesell warned ABC News reporter Tim O'Brien of contempt for airing a clip of Oliver North's 1987 congressional testimony while juror screening for North's case continued. ABC defended the broadcast saying it was part of a report and not intended to influence jurors. Gesell has focused on whether potential jurors have seen North's testimony.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
White House
Oliver North
U.S
Gerhard Gesell
ABC News
Tim O’brien
North
Congressional
ABC
O’brien
Gesell
Congress
New hope for infertile women at University of Iowa clinic
University of Iowa doctors began implanting donated human eggs into infertile women to aid pregnancy. Donors provide eggs for about 400 dollars, which are fertilized with the husbands' sperm and implanted, with about 40 percent pregnancy potential. The clinic also offers IVF and GIFT as other test-tube options.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
U of I
Craig Syrop
Syrop
United States
Murder trial outline cites shocking evidence in death of Jones
Perry Scott Baker faces murder, sex abuse, and robbery charges in the Jones case. Jurors will hear testimony about a death initially undetermined due to decomposition. Baker allegedly strangled Jones after a drunken encounter at a Dubuque area bridge, with defense stressing received but unrevealed evidence.
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Val Swinton
Iowa
Waterloo
Perry Scott Baker
Jennifer Lynn Jones
Baker
Robert Day
Dubuque
Black Hawk County District Court
Jones
Day
Doug Siefker
Grenada Gardens
Siefker
Jellison
East Dubuque
Jury picked in infant death trial in Poweshiek
Opening arguments begin in the trial of Rick Lee Snow a 21 year old Wellman father charged with first degree murder and child endangerment in the Aug 8 death of his six week old daughter Stephanie A medical examiner ruled the baby died from Shaken Baby Syndrome Eleven women and one man were named to the jury after two days of questioning by attorneys from both sides in Poweshiek County Iowa.
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Montezuma
Rick Lee Snow
Poweshiek County
Snow
Stephanie
Washington
George
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