Deacon pleads guilty to stealing from church collection
Edwin H. Brookes Jr., 58, a retired Rutgers police officer and deacon at St. Peter's Church in Point Pleasant Beach, admitted stealing about $70,000 from 1995 to 2000. He faced a potential prison term with prosecutors seeking one year at sentencing.
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Toms River
N.J
Edwin H. Brookes Jr
Point Pleasant Beach
St. Peter’s Church
Brookes
John Flynn
Rutgers University
Novice crime writer marks 100th day in jail in Houston
Vanessa Leggett has spent 100 days jailed for refusing to surrender interviews for a Houston murder book. She plans to stay jailed until January when the grand jury term and contempt citation end, longing for writing time but wary of release scrutiny.
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Houston
Vanessa Leggett
Leggett
Houston Chronicle
Mild 5.1 quake rattles Southern California area
A 5.1 magnitude temblor struck near Anza California at 11 56 p m Tuesday seven nine miles east of Anza about 40 miles south of Palm Springs no injuries or damage reported The jolt lasted about 15 seconds and prompted calls fearing terrorism from Palm Springs residents.
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Anza
Calif
San Diego
Palm Springs
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Gary Jeandron
Recipients of mistaken rebate checks to be billed
About 1,050 recipients of mistaken Minnesota tax rebate checks faced a deadline to return the money or be billed with interest. The checks mailed this summer averaged $612, totaling about $643,000. In total, 3,500 people ineligible for the rebate received checks totaling $2.3 million, mainly to non Minnesota addresses. The deadline to return the money was midnight Wednesday.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Rumsfeld vows stronger U S role in Afghanistan war
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says U S forces are advising anti Taliban fighters in Afghanistan and guiding bombs as he plans a trip to Moscow and neighboring countries to bolster the campaign. He confirms special forces on the ground and notes a modest U S presence in the north while pressuring allies to act.
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Washington
Afghanistan
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Pentagon
White House
Rumsfeld
U.S
Northern Alliance
Senate
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Bush
Congress
Daschle
John Stufflebeem
Mazar-e- Sharif
Red Cross to stop soliciting for disaster relief fund
The American Red Cross will stop asking for donations to the Liberty Fund after raising funds to aid victims of the September 11 attacks. The fund held 547 million in pledges with over 200 million uncommitted, while the general disaster fund stood at 26 million with a 57 million target. Harold Decker, interim CEO, said donations after today will go to the general fund unless specified for attack relief.
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Red Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
Liberty Fund
Harold Decker
Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
Jack Campbell
General Disaster Fund
Decker
Healy
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