Bank robber executed by injection in Texas nine years after holdup
Dwight Adanandus, 41, was executed for the 1987 killing of Vernon Hanan, a San Antonio businessman who tried to stop the robbery. Adanandus apologized to the victim’s family before his death. The case marks a controversial end as state records show a second execution after a long legal ordeal. The report also touches on teacher strikes in Kenya and a note about Diana, Princess of Wales.
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Dwight Adanandus
Vernon Hanan
San Antonio
Adanandus
Don
Eddy
Pearl High rampage kills three students
A 16 year old, Luke Woodham of Pearl Mississippi, killed his mother and then opened fire at Pearl High School, killing his former girlfriend and two students and wounding seven others. He rammed a car to stop him and was charged with murder and aggravated assault.
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Pearl
Miss
Luke Woodham
Bill Slade
Jackson
Woodham
Pearl High School
Pearl High
Pearl, Miss
Teen charged in passing of candy seller in New Jersey
Eddie Werner, 11, sought walkie talkies as top prize for selling candy door to door, a practice discouraged by PTA groups. He was fatally harmed after a 15 year old answered his knock, dragged inside a Jackson Township home, sexually hurt and strangled, then disposed of in woods. Prosecutors say the suspect, unnamed, is in juvenile detention. decision on adult trial to be made within 30 days.
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Toms River
N.J
Eddie Werner
PTA
Eddie
Ocean County
E. David Millard
Jackson Township
New Jersey
Millard
Werner
Jimmy Kube
Edward Werner
Army sex case moves forward toward court-martial
The review officer backed a recommendation for Sgt. Maj. of the Army Gene McKinney to face a court-martial on 22 counts including indecent assault adultery and obstruction of justice after an eight week Fort McNair hearing. Col Robert Jarvis led the proceeding and his report goes to Maj Gen Robert Foley for final decision. McKinney denies all charges and says he will not plead guilty. Six women testified alleging improper sexual advances and the case drew media scrutiny during a CBS interview.
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Army
CBS
Public Eye
Bryant Gumbel
Wilhemina
Foley
Powell
Fort Myer
Col
Robert Jarvis
Jarvis
Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche discuss having a baby
In TV Guide, Ellen DeGeneres says she wants a child but is too selfish to carry one, while Anne Heche volunteers to be the surrogate. She confirms Heche usually gets what she wants amid their relationship and Ellen's coming out as the first openly gay primetime lead.
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New York
Ellen DeGeneres
Anne Heche
ABC
Ellen
TV Guide
Hewie
Anne
DeGeneres
Murphy Brown tackles breast cancer in final season
In its 10th and last season Murphy Brown faces breast cancer. Seven doctors outline treatments as Murphy, played by Candice Bergen, questions how anyone can choose. The scene aims to show the conflict of medical opinions and the burden on a patient to direct her own care.
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Murphy Brown
Los Angeles
Murphy
Candice Bergen
Musicians join benefit to oppose Nevada storage facility
Graham Nash Bonnie Raitt Jackson Browne John Trudell and the Indigo Girls performed at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas to raise money for Citizen Alert, opposing a proposed temporary nuclear waste storage site at the Nevada Test Site. Elton John’s Candle in the Wind 1997 tops US charts with record first week sales, selling almost 3.5 million copies.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Graham Nash
Bonnie Raitt
Jackson Browne
John Trudell
Indigo Girls
Hard Rock Hotel
Citizen Alert
Nevada Test Site
Nash
Yucca Mountain
New York City
Elton John
U.S
Schwarzenegger eyed for King and I revival role
The Daily News reports unidentified sources say Arnold Schwarzenegger is in talks to take over Yul Brynner's King of Siam in a revival of The King and I. Dodger Endemol Theatricals denies the report and Schwarzenegger’s spokesman says the story is news to him. Also listed are Dion Allen Avery Brooks Bud Graugh Rex Reed LaTocha Scott Sting with ages.
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New York
Arnold Schwarenwegser
Siam
The
Daily News
Schwarzenegger
Yul Brynner
Michael David
Dodger Endemol Theatricals
Dion Allen
Avery Brooks
Bud Graugh
Freddie Jackson
Rex Reed
LaTocha Scott
Sting
Cosby Wife Pledges 20000 For Mohawk Burial Ground Preserve
Camille Cosby pledged 20000 to help buy and protect a 65 acre site near Greenfield Massachusetts believed to be an Indian burial ground from King Philip's War. Conservationists say the land holds artifacts despite looting and is on national and state historic registers.
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Greenfield
Mass
Bill Cosby
Camille
Jani Leverett
Friends of the Mohawk Trail
Massachusetts
Cosby
Shelburne
David Brokaw
Wire reports roundup compiled by Karrey Britt
A concise compilation of news briefs by Karrey Britt from Wires reports, offering quick summaries of multiple events and developments sourced from wire dispatches. The items cover politics, economy, and social issues, reflecting briefing style and period tone.
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