Texas Gov Halts Death for Lucas Serial Killer
Texas Governor George W. Bush commuted Henry Lee Lucas Myers death sentence to life in prison. Lucas, 61, faces additional Texas murder convictions and a West Virginia murder life term, with 210 years in Texas for three other slayings. The governor’s action marks his first use of executive clemency to overturn a death sentence.
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OKC prosecutors seek McVeigh files
Federal appeals court is pressed to lift a ban on releasing about 25 000 FBI investigative reports to Oklahoma authorities in the Oklahoma City bombing case. Prosecutors hope the files clarify knowledge gaps before the state grand jury while McVeigh faces possible death penalty charges and a planned April 19 1995 retrial.
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Peace candidates lead voting in Northern Ireland election
Early returns show both Catholic and Protestant candidates backing the peace agreement, with strong showings by Ian Paisley and unionists signaling potential rocky times ahead. Sinn Fein and SDLP leaders predict gains as Gerry Adams says Catholics grow assertive while Trimble laments the lack of a decisive pro-peace mandate. The outcome hinges on the new 108 seat assembly, first meeting next week.
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Northern Ireland
New Assembly
Ian Paisley
David Trimble
Paisley
Trimble
Social Democratic and Labor Party
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John Hume
Sinn Fein
Sinn
Ulster
Judges Skeptical of Secret Service Testimony Claim
Federal appeals judges pressed the Secret Service to justify a proposed protective function privilege shielding officers from Lewinsky Clinton testimony in the Starr inquiry. They questioned trust implications and the scope of such a privilege, with Randolph asking if a White House secretary should have the same privilege.
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Secret Service
Monica Lewinsky
Kenneth Starr
Clinton
Lewinsky
Stephen Preston
Preston
U.S
Appeals Court
Stephen Williams
Douglas Ginsburg
A. Raymond Randolph
Randolph
White House
Oval Office
India to build first nuclear powered submarine by 2004
Indian researchers say with Russian help India plans a nuclear powered submarine by 2004 and expected missile capable weapons system. Jane's Intelligence Review notes a fleet of five subs is planned, making India the only nation outside five nuclear states to operate such vessels. Nuclear subs stay submerged for months, unlike diesel subs.
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India
Pakistan
Jane’s Intelligence Review
Gopi Rethinaraj
Andrew Koch
Center For Defense Information
Washington
China
Rethinaraj
Jane’s
Britain
France
Russia
United States
Sinatra widow mugged in Beverly Hills incident tied to $17000 loss
Barbara Marx Sinatra, 71, was walking home with her son Robert Marx and two friends when three young men in a car confronted them. No weapons were shown and no one was hurt. Marx and the Schlatter spouses gave police enough details for a composite sketch.
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Frank Sinatra
Beverly Hills
Barbara Marx Sinatra
Edward Kreins
Marx
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Phil Wilke reports from J-W Wire Reports compilation
A concise roundup compiled by Phil Wilke from J-W Wire Reports summarizing regional briefs, sports notes, and notices with focus on timely facts, names, places, and events.
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