Prosecutors use cult tapes as Koresh case nears verdict
Prosecutors played Branch Davidians fire talk tapes as 11 cult members face rest, while defense questions FBI footage credibility. Koresh and 78 others died in the Waco blaze on April 19, with 18 shot. In New York, closing arguments wrap in the World Trade Center bombing trial as defense and prosecutors prepare to finish. Washington officials urge family involvement to tighten community ties amid education reform talks. NIH announces a large diabetes prevention trial screening up to 80,000 people. New York and Washington briefs cover Roseanne kiss episode timing and potential air plan for February sweeps.
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Clinton backs gay rights groups against anti gay ballot measures
President Clinton issues a White House backed letter to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund opposing anti gay initiatives in at least 11 states. The memo frames equality as a core national value and calls discrimination unjust. Waybourn of the victory fund welcomed the swift administration response.
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Rolling pleads guilty to five Florida campus slayings
Danny Harold Rolling, already serving life, admitted guilt to 1990 murders of five students in Gainesville. He faces a penalty phase jury to determine execution or life sentence as the judge decides the final verdict. Rolling described a lifelong pattern of running from problems as relatives mourned.
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ACLU Charges PSAT Bias Hurting Girls in Merit Scholarships
The ACLU and FairTest allege the PSAT NMSQT biases against girls in National Merit Scholarship qualifications. They cite that in 1992 93 girls made up 35.3 percent of semifinalists while boys accounted for 60.8 percent, based on gender-id data from survey results.
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Gunman in Torrance shooting is judge's son
A masked gunman, David Joseph Fukuto, opened fire in a Torrance police meeting room killing two officers before being wrestled to the ground and dying. He was the son of state Court of Appeals Justice Morio Fukuto, wearing a vest mask and hooded sweatshirt during the attack. Police said the gunman used two handguns with a homemade silencer and yelled This is a robbery.
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Fast food worker shoots at Wendy's in Tulsa attack
A Wendy's employee opened fire during lunch hour wounding the boss and five others before surrendering. Marcus Muriel Thompson, 26, fired roughly 10 to 12 shots after a dispute over starting work early. Survivors described a chaotic scene as patrons hid and the gunman accused victims.
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