Battered toddler dies after life support turned off
A two year old boy who spent most of his life in a coma after severe beatings by his mother died after his father allowed the hospital to end life support. Leslie Crane died Saturday. Tracey Crane, 26, was convicted in 1988 of assault for beating her son after his birth on October 16 1987. The case was reported amid a broader public record involving Senator Dave Durenberger and alleged improper per diem reimbursements.
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Raids Target Drug Dealers in Public Housing Nationwide
Federal marshals will begin raids this week in public housing projects across up to 22 cities. Tenants who are known drug dealers could be removed from their apartments even without criminal convictions, officials said.
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Colombian massacre leaves 19 dead at Medellin tavern
Assailants with automatic weapons storm a tavern near Medellin killing 19 and wounding at least four. All 20 attackers fled. Police report no arrests. In Finland a Soviet airliner was hijacked and later landed safely with 72 passengers and six crew. The hijacker sought asylum in the United States.
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Faction split within Solidarity called for disbanding Civic Committee
In Warsaw, rival Solidarity wings agreed to separate and a letter signed by 63 leaders including Bronislaw Geremek Jacek Kuron and Adam Michnik urged dissolving the Civic Committee set up by Lech Walesa. Walesa warned of threats from communist elites as Poland moves from revolution to reality.
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Aftershock rattles northern Iran as death toll rises
The 5.7 magnitude aftershock hit Rasht and Zanjan province four days after a major quake. Officials said 114 villages in Zanjan were destroyed and the region faced mudslides and collapsed roads. U N relief coordinator Essaafi reported up to 50,000 dead, 100,000 injured, and over 500,000 homeless as relief planes arrived in Tehran.
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Israel vows to keep Soviet Jews from settling in occupied lands
Jerusalem reports that Israel will not actively settle Soviet Jewish immigrants beyond the Green Line. Housing minister Ariel Sharon said immigrants will be directed to the Galilee, Negev, and coastal plain, with private settlement possible in the West Bank and Gaza only if individuals can finance it themselves.
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Teens go on trial for Central Park attack
Three teenagers Antron McCray Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam face adult charges including attempted murder rape sexual abuse assault robbery riot for the 1989 Central Park wilding assault on a jogger. Two other youths await trial as the victim, a Wall Street banker, cannot identify her attackers but has returned to work at Salomon Brothers.
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Victim of Zodiac Gunman Dies in New York
In New York, 78-year-old Joseph Proce, the third victim of the Zodiac gunman, died at Jamaica General Hospital 40 minutes after suffering a back wound. Proce, shot May 31 near his Queens home, had lingered 32 weeks in hospital care as police connected the case to Zodiac letters and a May 31 note.
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Evanston Alderman Pushes Tuition Tax Plan
Alderman Jack Korshak proposes a 0.5 percent tuition tax targeting Northwestern University and three smaller Evanston colleges. If enacted, about 68 dollars per undergraduate would be added annually, raising over 700 thousand dollars for the city. a May 31 committee vote precedes a full council decision.
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