Ford union meeting gunman kills two at Rouge Plant
Oliver French, 47, opened fire with a .357 Magnum at a Ford Rouge Plant UAW Local 600 meeting, killing Ron McTasney 44 and Greg Couls 46. Bill Bisbing 44 and Dave Weitz 53 were wounded. French surrendered, no motive given, first degree murder charges anticipated.
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Ford Union
Deziel
French
Robert Bochenek
UAW
Ford Rouge
Ron McTasney
Greg Couls
Bochenek
Bill Bisbing
King attorneys bill Los Angeles for four million
Lawyers for Rodney King billed Los Angeles more than 4 million dollars for work on his beating lawsuit. King's win included 3.8 million in compensatory damages from the March 3, 1991 videotaped incident. A September 26 hearing will consider the fee requests from about two dozen attorneys.
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Los Angeles
Rodney King
King
Don Vincent
Steven Ler
Vincent
Milton Grimes
Lerman
John Burris
Fred Sayre
Miss America runners-up reflect on near-glory and life beyond
Atlantic City story follows Karen Herd Talbot and Tana Carli Dimino, both first runners-up in 1972 and 1979, who recount near misses, public duties, and how Miss America fame proved ephemeral. Dimino recalls one day as Miss America substitute and a subsequent career in media, while noting the title opens doors but does not define lives.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Karen Herd Talbot
Tana Carli Dimino
Jose
Vanessa Williams
Penthouse
New Jersey
Suzette Charles
Charles
Jaycees
Dimino
Fisher Island
Fla
Cheryl Prewitt
Pottsville
Cleveland
Miami
AP Piora
Karen Martin
Georgia
South Carolina
Kimberly Clarice Aiken
Menendez mansion sells for 1.3 million in Calabasas auction
The Menendez family estate asset, a Calabasas mansion with six bedrooms and a tennis court, sold for 1.3 million to Raymond and Vera Stewart. Proceeds cover mortgage costs and criminal-case expenses, with any surplus only to be paid to Lyle and Erik if acquitted. The sale ends a 16 million estate reduced by taxes and fees. the brothers remain jailed awaiting a retrial for their Beverly Hills parents’ 1989 killings.
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Calabasas
Calif
Menendez
Lyle
Erik Menendez
Beverly Hills
Hendforth
Los Angeles
Real
Raymond Stewart
Vera
Kitty Menendez
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King Attorneys Bill L.A
Douglas County
City OF Lawrence
Dg. Co. Public Works
E. 23Rd Street
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Lawrence
LMH
Betsy
Jim Chappell
Betsy Chappell
Kansas City
Topeka
Maine
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