Backers push clemency for Peltier rally in Kansas City
Supporters of Leonard Peltier plan a Dec. 10 rally from 3 to 5 p.m. near the J C Nichols Fountain on the Country Club Plaza to pressure President Clinton to grant clemency. Organizers say Clinton once indicated possible release, with a national rally also set in Washington on the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Push on the Plaza supporters rally for Leonard Peltier
Supporters plan a 3 to 5 p.m. gathering on December 10 near the J.C. Nichols Fountain at Country Club Plaza in Kansas City Missouri. Participants include Haskell Indian Nations University students Lorene Brandt and Mike Contreras, who also represents the Wetlands Protection Organization. Staff writer Mike Belt can be reached at B32.
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Witness pleads guilty to lying about identity in Kansas City
Thomas E. Butner aged 30 pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the United States, waiving indictment and facing up to five years in prison and a 250000 dollar fine. He testified in 1998 under the name Shawn Butner at a murder-for-hire trial involving L Donna, a Country Club Plaza carriage operator. Prosecutors dropped the perjury charge under a plea agreement and his sentencing is pending. Butner cooperated with investigators and was arrested in Cape Girardeau after using a false name. he remains in federal custody without bond.
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Fire slows Goodyear plant with two substations destroyed
A fire at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co plant damaged two electrical substations, delaying production. No injuries were reported, damage estimated at 350000 dollars, and workers returned by Wednesday afternoon. Full production not expected until substations are replaced at year end.
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