Children press lawmakers on crime at hearing
A group of youths aged 9 to 17 questioned senators about ways to curb crime and violence in their communities. They carried a poster listing 140 Connecticut children killed in five years as they urged funding for youth programs and clearer federal grants. Senator Dodd discussed streamlining grants through a one stop clearinghouse while Wellstone urged action beyond talk. Janet Reno pledged to testify after the youths finished and noted the moment for combined prevention and punishment measures.
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Terrill Turner
Washington
Connecticut
Yahaia Juan
Bridgeport
Conn
Christopher Dodd
Senate
Otis
Nehme Abouzeid
Weymouth
Mass
Jenna Thomas
Hardeeville
S.C
Darnell Dalton
Paul Wellstone
D-Minn
Tress
Wellstone
Dodd
Janet Reno
Congressional
Reno
Veterans return Vietnam War souvenirs to aid search
A 14 member delegation from the Vietnam Veterans of America turned over battlefield memorabilia including maps and 1800 items from fallen Vietnamese soldiers to Vietnamese officials in Hanoi. The act aims to revive veteran to veteran contacts to resolve fate of missing soldiers, while Vietnam cites 2233 missing Americans with 642 unaccounted bodies and 422 lost at sea.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans of America
U.S
James Brazee
Lafayette
United States
Brazee
Vernon Valenzuela
Bakersfield
Calif
Valenzuela
Laos
Cambodia
China
Vu Chi Cong
Associated Press
Don Waak
Amarillo
Texas
Army
Homeless man Michael Dennis questioned over role in rescue
In New Orleans authorities weigh who actually pulled the elderly Waltzers from a burning car after a fire. Initial praise for Michael Dennis shifts as investigators suggest other witnesses or bystanders may have helped. One witness supports Dennis, while officials reexamine the sequence of events and credit.
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New Orleans
Michael Dennis
Glen Charouleau
Charouleau
Dennis
Margaret
Elmo Waltzer
M Waltzer
Gilbert Johnson
Bill Premaza
Don Grossnickle
Grossnickle
Margaret Waltzer
Dorothy Gatlin
Two Mexicans convicted in orangutan and gorilla smuggling
In Miami federal court Vic tor Bernal and Eduardo Berges were found guilty of violating the Endangered Species Act for plot to smuggle a baby orangutan and a young gorilla from the United States. They faced up to 17 years and 950000 dollars in fines. Both were ordered jailed. Prosecutors say the group offered 92500 dollars to undercover agents for the primates.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Victor Bernal
Eduardo
Bernal
State of Mexico
Berges
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