15 Jun 1997
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1997
Page
1
A Coast Guard petty officer first class Darrell Stirewall was convicted Saturday of raping and sodomizing a female colleague and of adultery indecent assault and other charges involving five women at a cutter base in Alabama. He faces possible life imprisonment and a dishonorable discharge with a penalty phase starting Monday.
Rival Khmer Rouge factions battled near the Thai border as Pol Pot, weakened and ill, faced encirclement by Ta Mok's force. Hun Sen urged no action while Ranariddh hailed the infighting as the movement's end, and talks of exile for Pol Pot and leaders emerged amid muttered defections.
West Palm Beach Florida AP judge rules America Online not liable for customers who use the service to peddle pornography in cyberspace. The suit by a 14 year old alleging assault by Richard Lee Russell cites AOL chat rooms and argues weak enforcement. judge cites Communications Decency Act shielding providers from defamation and certain content liability. The case sought 8 million dollars in damages.
Elmer Geronimo Pratt, freed after his murder conviction was overturned, received a hero’s welcome in Marin City and at San Dominico School in San Anselmo. He hugged his son Hiroji 14 as classmates celebrated with balloons and cheers while Pratt spoke through a hoarse voice.
Gen Norman Schwarzkopf, once nicknamed The Bear, promotes a grizzly bear recovery program at Yellowstone using GPS collars. Four adult female grizzlies will wear $5,000 satellite collars to track numbers and movement as scientists shift from aerial surveys to technology.
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