Keating retrial bid over due process rights in bond case
Federal judge orders review of trial conduct in the Lincoln Savings matter. Charles Keating, once a symbol of the 1980s S&L crisis, contends jurors were improperly instructed about direct guilt in selling unsecured bonds to thousands of investors. Davies previously granted a new trial after overturning state aiding and abetting verdict.
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U.S
John Davies
Superior Court
Lance Ito
Keating
Lincoln Savings
Davies
Tucker's prison reform ideas noted before execution
On Tuesday, Karla Faye Tucker handed Texas prison officials three handwritten pages proposing reforms to rehabilitate inmates. Authorities described her suggestions as insightful but not guidance for department management. Her plan urged paying inmate labor, personal responsibility, life skills training, and work-based costs, with isolation as a penalty for refusing work.
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Texas
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Allan Polansky
Tucker
Housian Chronicle
Combat Medal Awarded to El Salvador Advisers
The Army reversed course and authorized the Combat Infantryman Badge for hundreds of soldiers who served as advisers in El Salvador from 1981 to 1992. The decision, approved by Gen. Dennis Reimer, stems from a lengthy delay tied to politics and Pentagon red tape. Fort Bragg and officials noted a favorable review last fall, with several veterans expected to qualify.
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Pentagon
Dennis Reimer
Army
Fort Bragg
N.C
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Teen vampire cult leader pleads guilty in double murder
Rod Ferrell, 17, the self described vampire cult leader, pleaded guilty to killing Richard Wendorf and Naoma Queen in 1996 at their Eustis home near Orlando. He faces possible death or life without parole as penalty hearings begin. Three others linked to the cult await trial.
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Ferrell
Richard Wendorf
Naoma Queen
Eustis
Orlando
Wendorf
Brad King
Florida
King
Howard Scott Anderson
Dana L. Cooper
Charity Keesee
Miss Wendorf
House votes down national school testing standards
The House, led by Republicans, voted 242 to 174 to deny funding for a national student testing program, setting up a clash with President Clinton over the issue. The vote denies a federal curriculum push, with supporters arguing tests measure performance while opponents prefer local control. Clinton vows to veto only if necessary, and the Senate is unlikely to act soon.
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House
Clinton
White House
Mark Souder
R-Ind
Senate
Rosa DeLauro
D-Conn
Kansas Republicans vote to block new reading and math tests
The Kansas delegation split on a Thursday House vote of 242 to 174 to prohibit new spending on voluntary national reading and math tests. Republicans Jerry Moran Jim Ryun Vince Snowbarger Todd Tiahrt backed the prohibition with a yes.
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House
Jerry Moran
Jim Ryan
Vince Snowbarger
Todd Tiahrt
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