Slain JonBenet Ramsey laid to rest at church funeral
The 6 year old Little Miss Colorado was buried in Boulder after being found murdered in her family home. JonBenet Ramsey was remembered at Peachtree Presbyterian Church where a white teddy bear rested beside her coffin. Her family moved from Atlanta in 1991 and father John Ramsey has hired a lawyer while police are not ruled out as suspects.
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San Diego scammer Williams pleads guilty to grand theft
A 72-year-old man, Norman Williams, pleaded guilty on four counts of grand theft for bilking six elderly women out of about 1.4 million dollars via lonely hearts ads. He faces seven years in prison at January 30 sentencing after a deal dropping three additional charges and a felony firearm count.
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Rehnquist urges Congress to raise federal judges pay
Chief Justice William Rehnquist urges a cost of living raise for federal judges, saying morale and quality of the judiciary depend on higher pay. He notes judges earn 133,600 dollars annually and criticizes Congress for not creating new judgeships in 1996 while praising limits on inmate challenges to convictions and other judiciary reforms.
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New Photos Surface in O J Case Evidence questioned shoes at Bills game
New photos surface on the O J Simpson case as lawyers examine images claiming to show his shoes matching those in a key trial photo. The earlier image, called a fake by Simpson’s team, is being contested as federal agents and photographers scramble for details.
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Price tag for congressional elections tops $600 million
Washington AP reports the 1996 fall congressional races total reach 626.4 million. House races drive the surge with Republicans outspending Democrats by 217 million to 186 million as Newt Gingrich leads in fundraising and expenses. Democrats recruit well funded challengers amid the GOP majority’s early years.
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