Halloween display at Texas church provokes Columbine reenactment
A Trinity Church in Cedar Hill Texas staged Hell House a Halloween skit reenacting the Columbine High School attack. Cast members wearing trench coats recreated the mass shooting ending with the gunmen sent to Hell. Parents and church officials sparred over the sensitive portrayal. Nancy Shakowski criticized the choice while Tim Ferguson defended the act saying it aims to scare youths into repentance.
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Razor blade letters target Harvard primate researchers
Massachusetts police report animal rights extremists mailed letters booby trapped with razor blades to about 80 researchers working with primates across the country. Six Harvard scientists received notes stating they must release primates and leave the vivisection industry by autumn 2000. One recipient opened a letter at campus police. no injuries occurred.
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Indictment in Florida A&M University bombing case
A Tallahassee grand jury indicted Lawrence M. Lombardi on two counts of setting pipe bombs at Florida A&M University and two counts of possessing a pipe bomb during a crime. The campus, home to about 12,000 students, faced fear after the Sept. 22 blasts and a second explosion. A racist threat and a warning that the attacks were “just the beginning” accompanied the incidents.
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Lawrence M. Lombardi
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Judge questions gay panic defense in Shepard case
Wyoming judge told Aaron McKinney's lawyers he may bar the so called gay panic defense, saying he is unsure if Wyoming law allows it. He ordered a legal basis for the argument and postponed a ruling as Russell Henderson already faced life sentences. The Human Rights Campaign criticized the defense approach and urged walking away from provocation claims.
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Wayne Besen
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California
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Monroe dress sells for record auction price
Marilyn Monroe’s flesh colored silk dress with 6000 rhinestones sold for 1,267,500 at Christie’s Manhattan auction, the highest price for a dress. The bid ended after a 2 1/2 minute frenzy, surpassing the Diana gown record.
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Helms orders removal of women at hearing protest
Capitol police escorted several congresswomen from a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing after they tried to present a letter supporting the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Rep. Lynn Woolsey led the protest as Helms, longtime UN skeptic, presided over China talks. The effort highlighted ongoing resistance to international treaties and U.S. participation.
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