Alcohol Traffic Deaths Down In 1991
Washington AP reports traffic fatalities related to drinking fell nearly 10 percent from 1990 to 1991. The total dropped from 22,083 to 19,900, the largest one-year decline on record, according to Transportation Secretary Andrew Card Jr.
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Family awarded $1 million in 1987 fire case
A Wheeling plumbing contractor ordered to pay $1 million to Amy J. Conaway and her family after a 1987 fire caused by a gasoline spill reaching a water heater’s pilot light. An Ohio County jury had awarded $1.5 million, with the company paying all but $500,000.
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Texas appeals court halts Tucker execution in Civil War era case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the June 30 lethal injection for Karla Faye Tucker after a 6-3 ruling. A hearing within three months will probe James Liebrant’s claim that he lied during Tucker’s trial about plea bargaining. Liebrant received 20 years for burglary and served about 3 1/4 years.
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Freedom brings new look to Moscow after second revolution
In Moscow the neon Coca Cola sign shines beside the Kremlin as life shifts to a freer, market driven era. Residents note rising prices and shortages persist but confidence grows. With borders relaxed and western goods arriving, daily life gains color from new hotels, restaurants, and clothing while officials deny regrets over past years.
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Gotti given life in prison in major mob case
John Gotti and co defendant Frank Locascio received life terms after trials that exposed their control of the Gambino family. Both were fined $250,000. Gravano testified to 19 murders, 10 ordered by Gotti, as prosecutors pressed the case with tapes and eyewitness accounts.
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Ramos vows to defend Philippines powerless as president
Fidel Ramos cleared to take power after Supreme Court dismissed a petition for recount by runner up Miriam Defensor Santiago. Aquino ally wins May 11 vote with 23.5 percent of 23 million. vows to lift economy, review U.S. ties, and shield the poor and powerless in a peaceful June 30 transfer.
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Sears to end auto shop commissions and sales goals
Sears in Chicago announced elimination of commission and sales-goal incentives for its 868 auto shops after California and New Jersey findings of unnecessary repairs. Chairman Edward Brennan said the change, paired with salaries approximating commissions, aims to restore credibility and settle state probes. An investigation in Florida is also underway.
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Miranda gets two years in Noriega case ties
Daniel Miranda, 38, co defendant who pleaded guilty before Manuel Noriega's trial, was sentenced to two years by Judge William M Hoeveler for trafficking eight hundred thousand dollars in drug profits from Florida to Panama. He is expected to be released in about one year and three months.
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Manuel Noriega
Daniel Miranda
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