Fire damages Maryland church amid nationwide black church arsons
A fire heavily damaged St John’s United Methodist Church in Berlin Maryland early today destroying an annex and leaving only outer walls as investigators probe possible arson. The incident follows a wave of suspicious blazes targeting black churches across the South and Southeast with federal scrutiny and new legislation expanding prosecutorial power for crimes against religious property.
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Borman
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Mississippi
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White House
U.S. House of Representatives
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Kossuth
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Jimmy Taylor
Kossuth Church of Christ
Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church
Central Grove Missionary Baptist Church
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James Cavanaugh
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Rocky Point
N.C
Atlanta
Ralph Reed
The
Christian Coalition
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Anti-Defamation League
Prime minister assumes office amid regional alarm
Benjamin Netanyahu moved into the prime minister's office completing a power shift that alarms Arabs. In his inaugural address he urged Syria Lebanon and Saudi Arabia to seek peace without preconditions while stating Israel would negotiate with the Palestinian Authority but keep full military freedom to combat terrorism. Arab leaders head to a Cairo summit to discuss the change.
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Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Golan Heights
Yasser Arafat
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Security chief Lebed takes command in Yeltsin era
MOSCOW AP Retired Gen Alexander Lebed assumed security duties in Boris Yeltsin's administration and quickly said he had thwarted a coup attempt by top generals. He criticized Communists, warned of violence, and vowed reform and a crackdown on crime and corruption. If he delivers, he could aid Yeltsin in the presidential runoff against Gennady Zyuganov.
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Alexander Lebed
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Yeltsin
Lebed
Russia
Gennady Zyuganov
Man Held in Zodiac Case Here After Shootout
New York police say Heriberto Seda, 26, confessed to Zodiac killings six years after the terror began. Investigators link him to the shootings by fingerprints found, and he was captured after a 3 1/2 hour standoff from his apartment where he stockpiled homemade guns and bombs.
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New York
Heriberto Seda
Davis convicted in Polly Klaas murder defiance at verdict
In San Jose California Richard Allen Davis was found guilty on all counts including the four special circumstances in Polly Klaas’s 1993 abduction murder. He flashed the middle fingers at cameras as jurors returned the verdict prompting the penalty phase to decide death or life without parole. Polly Klaas’s grandfather reacted with a thumbs up and President Clinton offered condolences to the Klaas family. Davis admitted killing Polly after police found his palm print. defense argued burglary gone wrong and denied sexual assault.
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Calif
Richard Allen Davis
Polly Klaas
Polly
Joe Klaas
Davis
Greg Jacobs
Jacobs
Marc Klaas
Barry Collins
Clinton
Kevorkian Helps In Another Death By Own Action
Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted in a second death by his method within a week, attending Lena Jones a 58 year old Virginia woman with a malignant brain tumor. Jones died amid seizures and extreme pain. her husband Ralph Jones was present and the body was taken to North Oakland Medical Center in Pontiac.
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Detroit
Jack Kevorkian
Virginia
Lena Jones
Chester
Parous
Michael Schwartz
Latere Jones
North Oakland Medical Center
Pontiac
Hosital
Chelli Natavio
Ralph Jones
Schwartz
Kevorkian
FBI probes White House file requests sparks partisan clash
The FBI launches a preliminary criminal probe into White House requests for background files as Republicans push an independent inquiry. Attorney General Reno ordered the FBI after Starr stepped back, with Shapiro overseeing the review to run up to 90 days to assess if a full probe is needed. White House aides pledge cooperation and call for an independent investigation.
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White House
GOP
House Government Reform and Oversight Committee
Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
Janet Reno
Starr
Howard Shapiro
Reno
Shapiro
Mike McCurry
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