Attica Prison Lockdown Continues After Attacks
More than 2,000 inmates at Attica prison remained confined to cells for a third day as guards hunted handmade weapons and other evidence from a weekend spree. Nine weapons were recovered. no serious injuries reported among guards or inmates. A Friday assault on two guards triggered a broader weekend attack involving multiple staff and locations.
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Attica
State Department of Corrections
Jim Flateau
California man dies by hanging during concert crowd
A man hanged himself with car battery jumper cables after an argument with his estranged wife near Concord Pavilion as hundreds left a Stevie Nicks concert. Police report he scaled a light pole, wrapped cables around his neck, and either jumped or slipped, despite security attempts to deter him.
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Concord
Concord Pavilion
Mike Gamble
Gamble
Sentencing in airline fracas over coffee attack
Aman was sentenced Monday to three years in prison and fined over 10000 for pouring hot coffee on a flight attendant, causing serious burns, and threatening to open an emergency door on a Continental Airlines flight from Houston to Los Angeles on July 14, 1997. Thomas Kasper, 36, of Santa Barbara, pleaded guilty in January to interfering with flight crew duties and assault with a deadly weapon. He said he felt really bad about the incident. Kasper and Susan Callihan were unruly after being refused a seat upgrade to first class.
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Aman
Uison
Thomas Kasper
Santa Barbara
Kasper
Aeto
Continental Airlines
Houston
Los Angeles
Susan Callihan
Michael Jackson backs Detroit casino plan before election
Michael Jackson and Don Barden push a $1 billion entertainment casino complex in Detroit. The duo seek voter approval for a Detroit based casino license, tying ownership to black ownership. A separate ballot would reaffirm the three licenses already awarded by Mayor Dennis Archer.
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Michael Jackson
Michigan
Detroit
Dennis Archer
Don Barden
Barden
Pop Star
Jackson
Archer
Union Hall
Appeals court blocks bid to shield Lindsey testimony in Clinton case
The U S Court of Appeals refused to bar prosecutors from questioning Bruce Lindsey as the White House weighs an emergency order from Chief Justice Rehnquist. Lanny Breuer and other aides face grand jury appearances while DNA test anxieties loom over Clinton Lewinsky matters.
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Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Bruce Lindsey
White House
William Rehnquist
Lindsey
Administration
Lanny Breuer
Lewinsky
Rehnquist
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Kenneth Starr
Ms. Lewinsky
Paula Jones
Starr
Jones
Barry Torv
FBI
Torv
Grand Jury
AP Pate
Oval Office
Marine pilots set for manslaughter trials in ski lift crash
Two Marine aviators faces 20 counts of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide after a jet strike on an Italian ski lift, killing 20. Capt. Richard Ashby and Capt. Joseph Schweitzer will plead not guilty, with trials scheduled December and January respectively. Prosecutors allege low flight caused the accident. defense notes cable height disputed.
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Camp Lqyeune
N.C
Richard J. Ashby
Joseph P. Schweitzer
Ashby
Mission Viejo
Calif
Schweitzer
Westbury
N.Y
Italy
Robert E. Nunley
Washington
United States
House
Senate
U.S
Bilingual education ban takes effect in California
Thousands return to school as California implements Proposition 227. Immersion mandates replace bilingual classes, with waivers possible after 30 days. Los Angeles Unified, with 681000 students, notes many lack English fluency and teachers express concern and resilience as they adjust to the new policy and year round schooling.
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California
Los Angeles
Isabel Rodriguez
Ms. Rodriguez
Los Angeles Unified School District
University of Cal
Sylvia Velaz
Esther Castrulla
Victor Chavira
AY Puore
Lucia Espinoza
Espinoza
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