Du Pont ordered to pay government over murder conviction
John E. du Pont, 58, was ordered to reimburse the government for 742,107.20 spent to convict him of murder in the 1996 shooting death of Olympic wrestler David Schultz. He is serving 13 to 30 years in a state prison, after a jury found him guilty of third degree murder but mentally ill.
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Pope bids farewell as he ends Polish pilgrimage
Pope John Paul II wrapped up an 11 day trip in Poland saying farewell to his beloved homeland before flying to Rome. He praised Poland and promised to consider a possible future visit, as hundreds gathered in Krakow and Krosno chanted for him and officials presented a directory of churches for future travel.
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Jozef Michalik
Jan of Dukla
Dukla’s Church
U S adultery issue baffles world in military
Israeli reservists face annual service with some using it as a chance for affairs while U S officers face sanctions and public backlash. The piece notes permutations across nations, citing Kelly Flinn and Sir Peter Harding, and a base nicknamed The Whorehouse reflecting permissive attitudes amid duty.
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Alon Ben David
Israel
Defense Ministry
Peter Larsson
United States
Joseph Ralston
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ralston
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Kelly Flinn
Erik Janke
Supreme Defense Command
Oslo
England
Peter Harding
Britain
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Reuven Gal
Yediot Ahronot
Former Black Panther Geronimo Pratt Freed on Bail
Former Black Panther Geronimo Pratt walked free on $25,000 bail after 27 years in prison as supporters shouted free at last. A Santa Monica murder conviction was overturned for failing to disclose a key eyewitness who was an FBI informant, with prosecutors weighing retrial options.
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Oakland
California
J. Edgar Hoover
Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt
Hiroji
Shona
Calif
Republicans push welfare measures through House panel
Republicans push three budget measures through House subcommittees. Democrats failed to derail a plan to revamp Medicaid and Medicare while Ways and Means approved eliminating future disability coverage for many legal immigrants. A separate measure seeks 26 billion from spectrum auctions.
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Redgrave Finds Forgotten Williams Play for National Theatre
Vanessa Redgrave uncovered an early Tennessee Williams work Not About Nightingales from 1939. It will receive a world premiere at the Royal National Theatre in February, with Trevor Nunn noting Williams’s later classic resonance.
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National Theatre
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Thompson Hosts Celebrity Skeet Shoot For Diabetes Cause
Tennessee senator Fred Thompson recruited country stars Mark Collie Hal Ketchum and Lee Ann Womack plus the Nelson Brothers for a charity skeet shoot on June 21 at Big Springs Sporting Club. He has raised over 75000 for diabetes research with prior events.
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Mark Collie
Hal Ketchum
Lee Ann Womack
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