Georgia Escapee Surrenders After Cold Night
Billy Tyrone Williams, 20, escaped from Lowndes County jail with fellow inmate James Eldrige Scott by climbing a 12 foot wall and barbed wire. Williams, freezing, went door to door near Valdosta asking to use a phone before Jerry Foster called 911. Authorities arrested him to return him behind bars.
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Clinton defends White House overnight guests
President Clinton says inviting supporters to stay at the White House is not improper and denies gifts influenced overnight stays. In a Washington Post interview, he notes hundreds of friends and family stayed there but asserts no quid pro quo occurred. A Columbia mobile home fire killed six, with a 2 month old among victims.
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Farley comedy tops weekend box office
The slapstick Beverly Hills Ninja led the weekend box office with about 10 million dollars in the typically slow period. Eddie Murphy’s Metro debuted at about 9.3 million, with Murphy as a San Francisco hostage negotiator in his first film since The Nutty Professor. Madonna’s Evita fell to third as Jerry Maguire and The Relic followed, along with Scream.
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Silent film house owner shot to death in Los Angeles
Laurence Austin, owner of America’s only theater devoted to silent films, was robbed and fatally shot at his Silent Movie Showcase before the main feature. A 19-year-old employee survived with serious wounds as the killer fled. Police have no suspects. The theater hosted stars like Buster Keaton Chaplin and Mary Pickford, and Austin often introduced films and greeted patrons after shows. The incident shocked the silent-film community.
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Lott jeers Rubin on balanced budget plan conflict
Senate minority leader Trent Lott accused Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin of hysterical warnings about a balanced budget amendment. He warned that White House opposition could stall bipartisan talks, as Republicans claim the amendment has the votes to pass in the Senate while House support remains uncertain.
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Family killed as mudslide knocks house into Puget Sound
In Bainbridge Island Washington a mudslide displaced a three story home from its foundation sending it into Puget Sound. Two parents and their two preschoolers died while remodeling the house and sleeping in the basement. Fire officials reported the top floor slid fifty feet into the water and the second floor pancaked onto the first.
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Incarceration rate in the United States rises
The Justice Department reports that the share of Americans jailed or imprisoned nearly doubled in the last decade but growth has slowed recently. As of June 30, 615 inmates per 100,000 residents. end of 1985 had 313 per 100,000. Experts warn the dip may be temporary amid tougher sentencing laws.
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