North Carolina soldier found innocent in espionage case
Pfc. Eric Jewett, 21, was found innocent of espionage at his court martial but guilty of damaging government property and computer fraud. The Graham, Washington native had access to a password as a telephone switch operator and faced life in prison if convicted on spying and related charges.
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Graham, Wash
Clinton shops at Union Station mall in holiday stroll
President Clinton stepped from Capitol Hill to Union Station mall amid last minute Christmas shoppers. He wore a noose? no tie and a Santa pin as he browsed kiosks in the east hall, buying trinkets while several hundred spectators watched, including a man in a toy soldier suit on stilts. Some sang Rudolph as Clinton lingered for nearly two hours.
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Officials pressed to falsify data on California anti-smoking program
The San Francisco Examiner reports Govi Pete Wilson's administration pressured California health officials in 1992 to contradict the department's own study so Molly Joel Coye could claim anti-smoking efforts failed. Internal memos show pressure from Betsy Hite's press office, with ads paused then restarted after a court order.
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California
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Molly Joel Coye
Berkeley
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Department
Grinches sue church over Christmas music dispute
In Antwerp New York the Diehls sue First Congregational Church for loud seasonal carols from a steeple and suffer harassment from neighbors. The feud spans two years with state and federal court actions and a non binding accord the church revived Christmas music to two hours daily.
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N.Y
Stephen
Mary Diehl
Scrooge
Diehls
Diehl
Kenneth Leamon
AP Proto
First Congregation
Seven feet of snow pounds Sierra highways and towns
A major Sierra storm dumps as much as seven feet of snow over the weekend, closing Interstate 80 over Donner Pass and U.S. 50 over Echo Summit while Reno-Tahoe area airports stay open. Ski resorts report 6 to 8 feet since Friday, with 24 hour totals nearing records. Snowpack measures 167 to 181 percent of average. hundreds of accidents occur and one death is blamed on the weather.
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Truckee
I-80
Balu Sharma
San Jose
South Lake Tahoe
Sharma
Matterhorn
Jeff Kindred
Auburn
Reno-Tahoe International
Las Vegas
Lake Tahoe
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Ray Collins
Collins
Tahoe
Alpine Meadows
Sierra
Truckee-Tahoe
Carson River
Plane crashes in Virginia mountains killing crew and passengers
A DC-8 cargo plane crashed three miles from Narrows in southwest Virginia during steady rain. State police reported no apparent survivors, with Airborne Express and ABX Air officials giving conflicting onboard counts of six and three. Authorities vowed to learn the fate of those on board.
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Virginia
Airborne Express
Federal Aviation Administration
ABX Air
Wilmington
Ohio
David Shaver
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