Polly Klaas killer Davis found guilty in California
Richard Allen Davis was found guilty Tuesday of the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas. The six man six woman jury deliberated for 20 hours over five days, with verdicts on 10 charges including special circumstances of kidnapping robbery burglary and attempting to commit a lewd act on a child. Conviction on any special circumstance made him eligible for the death penalty. Polly Klaas family watched from the courtroom as the verdicts were read.
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Davis
San Jose
Polly
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Priest is convicted of raping altar boy at church rectory
A Roman Catholic priest, Robert Melancon, 60, was found guilty of rape after a six year pattern of sexual abuse of an altar boy from 1985 to 1991. He faces life imprisonment without parole with sentencing set for August 12, while defense appeals loomed amid trial delays influenced by Whitewater publicity.
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Robert Melancon
Annunziata Catholic Church
Annunziata
Federal agents tackle church fires in Mississippi area
Federal agents joined the probe into two near simultaneous fires that destroyed Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church and Central Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Mississippi plus a nearby white church incident. The fires, among 30 black churches burned in the South since 1995, spurred broader federal action and a legislative move to widen jurisdiction over religious property crimes.
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James Cavanaugh
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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Central Grove Missionary Baptist Church
Central Grove Baptist
Rocky Point
N.C
Georgia
North Carolina
Atty
Mike Easley
Robeson County
Easley
Billy Shawn Baxley
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Washington
House
Kossuth Church of Christ
Reno orders probe of FBI file transfer
U S attorney general Janet Reno ordered the FBI to conduct a complete and thorough investigation into how the White House obtained 408 FBI background files on top level Republicans and others. FBI General Counsel Howard Shapiro will lead a preliminary criminal inquiry that could last up to 90 days and decide whether to close the matter or open a full investigation possibly involving a grand jury. The controversy ties to the White House travel office firings and White House staff access to background summaries, with the White House blaming a bureaucratic error during outdated list use.
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U.S
Reno
Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
House
Hillary Rodham Clinton
White House
Starr
Plagiarism Scandal At University Of Chicago
John Williams, then a University of Chicago graduate student, discovered that Julius Kirshner, co editor of the Journal of Modern History, plagiarized his book review of Gli Sforza la Chiesa lombarda e la corte di Roma. After five years of turmoil, Kirshner was punished with five years of graduate teaching limits and removal as co editor. Williams, now with a PhD, works for the Democratic Party in Washington, D.C.
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Kirshner
University of Chicago
Krshner
Williams
Ivory Tower
Democratic Party
Washington, D.C
Yeltsin fires Grachev, elevates Lebed in Kremlin reshuffle
President Yeltsin strengthens his campaign by appointing retired paratroop general Alexander Lebed to a top Kremlin security post and dismissing Defense Minister Pavel Grachev. Lebed claims he thwarted a mutiny around Grachev and calls on the generals to resign, as Yeltsin seeks to win voters in the runoff against Gennady Zyuganov. Lebed would oversee security forces, aiming to push pro reform, pro NATO expansion policies, and bolster law and order during a pivotal campaign period.
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Boris Yeltsin
Alexander Lebed
Kremlin
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Pavel Grachev
Lebed
Grachev
Gennady Zyuganov
Yeltsin
Zyuganov
Russia
NATO
Poland
Hungary
Security Council
Stars talk footwear shaping acting in Meg Ryan quotes
Meg Ryan credits shoes as the entry point for character creation in films from When Harry Met Sally to Courage Under Fire where she wore Army boots. She says boots lend her a grounded, heroic yet human edge, contrasting with her flats and loafers in other roles. Jason Alexander criticizes The Hunchback of Notre Dame for being too dark for young viewers, noting he won’t bring his four year old to the film opening June 21. Esmeralda is described as provocative, likened to Pocahontas category for beauty.
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Elle Magazine
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Sally
Seattle
Courage
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Tella
Disney
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Alexander
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