Marine pilot to face obstruction charge for Italian gondola crash
Captain Richard Ashby faces obstruction of justice charges after a 1998 training flight in an EA-6B Prowler severed a gondola cable in the Italian Alps, killing 20. A judge refused to dismiss the obstruction case, which centers on alleged destruction of a videotape from the flight.
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Black workers reject Boeing settlement in race discrimination case
A judge heard from Alan Epstein representing over 2,000 black Boeing employees who said the proposed 15 million settlement is insufficient to improve race relations. Opposing lawyers dismissed the objection as baseless while separate charges tied an INS asylum case supervisor to bribe-taking from foreigners seeking political asylum.
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Supreme Court to rule on minority voting rights case
The Supreme Court will hear a Louisiana dispute over school board elections in Bossier Parish. The case tests whether federal approval can be withheld for changes that reduce minority voting power under the Voting Rights Act. Local officials say they followed state law and avoided gerrymandering.
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Woody Allen film props auctioned for charity
Props and memorabilia from Woody Allen films were auctioned in a Long Island City warehouse to benefit charity. Items include 1930s mahogany radio consoles from Radio Days and the head of John the Baptist from Deconstructing Harry, with sofas, billiard tables, lamps, signs, and costumes from various films. Proceeds support charity. the sale is organized by producer Richard Brick and owned by Jean Doumanian.
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