Killer executed after self defense at trial in 1985 slaying
Richard Townes Jr. was executed by injection at Greensville Correctional Center after losing all appeals for the killing of Virginia Goebel, a 32 year old convenience store cashier in Virginia Beach during a 1985 robbery. Supreme Court denied stay requests and Gov. Allen refused clemency. Townes was 45 and pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m. after a 22 minute vein search.
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Dole calls for raising borrowing limit to avert default
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole urged raising the U S borrowing ceiling by March 1 to prevent a default after Treasury Secretary Rubin warned of limited legal options. Rubin pressed Congress on increasing the 4.9 trillion ceiling, while House Republicans readied a March 1 stopgap spending bill and debated tax credits for families with children.
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Land Returned to Karuk Tribe in California
The Karuk Indians reclaim a four acre site above a Klamath River waterfall seen as their spiritual center. The land was seized in 1993 from Bradley Throgmorton and returned after an agreement by Justice and Interior departments. The BIA will hold the land in trust for the Karuk.
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Disabled woman receives historic heart lung transplant
Sandra Jensen, a 35 year old woman with Down syndrome, became the first severely disabled person in the United States to receive a major transplant after Stanford Medical Center and UC San Diego reversed refusals. The five hour operation left her in critical but stable condition with Medicaid funding secured for post operative care.
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Witness Says McDougal Boasted of Clinton Favors
William Lyon testified before the Senate Whitewater Committee that James McDougal claimed Gov. Bill Clinton could influence Arkansas regulators for his Whitewater investments. Democrats pressed his memory, noting lack of proof, while Lyon asserted Clinton was in McDougal’s pocket.
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