Mister Rogers Sues Over Racist Klan Recordings in Kansas City
A temporary restraining order blocks the Missouri Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and three members from imitating Mister Rogers on racist telephone recordings. The court requires delivery of the tapes by today while a hearing to extend the order is set for Oct. 20. Rogers and Family Communications say the actions infringe trademarks and copyrights.
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Kansas City, Mo
Mister Rogers
Missouri Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Rogers
U.S
Howard Sachs
Fred Rogers
and Family Communications Inc
Adam Troy Mercer
Independence
Michael Brooks
M.B. Madison
Edward E. Stephens
Kansas City
Missouri Knights of the Klan
Mistrial Declared In Bensonhurst Racial Slaying Trial
A juror's outburst led to a mistrial in the Bensonhurst case as attorney and judge cited the need for 12 jurors. Stressler will face a new trial date set for January 17 after alternates were dismissed and one juror was removed for impartiality. The incident involved juror Bermudez shouting at Yusuf Hawkins' father Moses Stewart in the courtroom.
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Bensonhurst
New York
State Supreme Court
Thaddeus Owens
Charles Stressler
Lydia Bermudez
Moses Stewart
Yusuf Hawkins
Stewart
Storm Marco in Florida and Lili threaten East Coast weather
Tropical storm Marco battered Florida’s Gulf Coast with 65 mph winds and up to five inches of rain, closing schools and knocking out 50,000 power customers. The system plus Hurricane Lili and a cold front threaten the Southeast as Carolinas tally up to five deaths and heavy rainfall.
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Marco
Florida
Gulf Coast
Tropics
Carolinas
South Carolina
National Weather Service
Bermuda
Lili
Bob Sheets
National Hurricane Center
Coral Gables
Sheets
Manatee
Sarasota
Cedar Key
North Carolina
The
Hurricane Center
Georgia
Lake County
Crystal River
Fla
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House panel fights over farm budget cuts and triple base plan
The House Agriculture Committee wrestles with a $13.5 billion five year cut in federal farm spending amid talks on a flexible triple base system. Debate centers on allotting acres to free crops versus subsidized and set aside land while seeking savings from dairy sugar tobacco peanuts and honey programs.
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House Agriculture Committee
Tom Harkin
Lowa
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
House Committee
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