Kevorkian on Fast Track as Assistedsuicide Push Expands
Dr Jack Kevorkian accelerates his physician assisted suicides with three deaths in ten days amid protests outside his Detroit home. Critics warn his bold tactic shifts the debate while prosecutors have not filed charges in five personal crisis reports.
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Jack Kevorkian
Michigan
New Jersey
Virginia
Ohio
Grim Reaper
Kevorkian
Detroit
Carol Cleigh
Evanston
Ill
Ex-officer given probation in subway shooting case
Former officer Peter Del Debbio received five years probation and 200 hours of community service for shooting Desmond Robinson on a Manhattan subway platform. Robinson urged mercy, while Del Debbio faces an appeal to reclaim his job after being convicted of second degree assault.
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New York
Peter Del-Debbio
Desmond Robinson
Robinson
Del-Debbio
Manhattan
State Criminal Court
Bernard Fried
James Lysaght
New Hearing Ordered in Keating Case
The 9th U S Circuit Court of Appeals orders a new hearing in the Charles Keating case in Los Angeles to test claims that jurors at his federal trial learned of his state convictions. The move could result in reversal and new trial for the Lincoln S&L collapse tied to a $3.4 billion taxpayer loss.
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Keating
San Francisco
Charles Keating
Lincoln Savings & Loan
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Los Angeles
Lincoln S&l
American Continental Corp
Sabbath clash could cost postal clerk his job
Duane Meyer, a Deaf Iowa City postal clerk, seeks permanent Saturday Sabbath accommodations for religious observance. Management cites seniority rules and a union contract as barriers, while civil rights officials urge negotiation. Meyer and wife emphasize family plans and security tied to the job.
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Dixie Meyer
Steve Wall
Iowa City
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Meyers
Duane Meyer
Meyer
Don Grove
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Postal Service
Huenergardt
Iowa
Rival drivers duel on Postville highway ending in Winder wound
On a highway between Clermont and Postville two men Althouse and Winters exchanged gunfire after a confrontation the night before the shootout. Winter was wounded as they chased each other through ditches and cornfields along Highway 18. Dietzenbach said Althouse fired three or four shots and Winter two with a .357 gun.
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Iowa Turkey Products
Postville
Clermont
Althouse
Dietzenbach
West Union
Virgil Smith
Laura
Laura Althouse
Iowa
Debra
Rockford, Ill
Illinois
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