Republicans Back Clinton Goals Challenge Plans to Achieve Them
Republicans applaud President Clinton's aims to balance the budget and strengthen schools while criticizing his methods. RNC chair Jim Nicholson called for an open mind yet warned the plan could be overbroad federal control. Senate leader Trent Lott pressed for a constitutional budget balance amid partisan sparring. The president urged bipartisan action on unfinished business, with focus on education, welfare reform, and budget balancing.
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White House
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CBS
Senate
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R-Miss
Mr. Lott
House
California
Jury unanimous Simpson liable for murders
SANTA MONICA Calif AP jurors ruled 12 0 and found ex football star O J Simpson liable for the slayings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman on June 12 1994 awarding 85 million in compensatory damages. The verdict triggered a separate phase for punitive damages with a hearing set for Thursday as victims families and supporters reacted with relief and anger outside the courthouse.
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Calif
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Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Ron
Nicole
Fred Goldman
City officials examine conflicts of interest in contracts
Frederick officials plan a one hour session to decide whether to participate in city contracts amid questions of direct or indirect interest. Assistant City Attorney Anne Herbert Rollins notes no clear court definition exists and decisions hinge on specific case circumstances. Alderman Frances Baker cites a 1990 Illinois case, Crosissant vs Joliet Park, while Rollins cites statutory exceptions up to certain limits.
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Board of Aldermen
Anne- Herbert Rollins
Frances Baker
Illinois
Crosissant
FOP appeals to county for deputy pay hikes and benefits
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 102 will urge Frederick County Commissioners to boost deputy pay and benefits at a Thursday workshop. Deputy First Class Brian Mullennex, labor chair, outlines perceived shortfalls and partial funding ideas as budget pressures persist. About two dozen of 80 deputies attended a December Jefferson meeting about joining if raises lag further.
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Frederick County
Brian Mullennex
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Sheriff's Office
Jefferson
Teamsters Union
Testimony Begins in Jensen Trial for Brunswick Murder
Today in Frederick County court jury heard opening statements in the trial of Jason Aaron Jensen 18 one of four teens charged in the June 18 1996 murder of Adrian Pilkington 20 of Knox ville The defendant along with Brian Wooldridge Rachel Whitman and Jean Louis Arnaud Nance faces murder and murder conspiracy counts The state seeks life without parole while Wooldridge who will testify against the others has a 15 year cap on his sentence and a gag order limits pretrial discussion.
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Brunswick
Adrian Keane Pilkington
Mr. Pilkington
Mr. Jensen
Brian Nicholas Wooldridge
Rachel Trene Whitman
Jean Louis Arnaud Nance
Frederick
Jensen
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Wooldridge
Pilkington
Knoxville
Grant funds to boost early education in Frederick County
Frederick County will receive 210000 dollars from a federal Goals 2000 grant to strengthen early childhood teaching techniques. Maryland awards nine more Goals 2000 grants totaling 242 million dollars. 24 proposals were submitted and 11 funded. The program aims to raise all students to grade level by third grade, with 20 percent of third graders behind in language arts and 15 percent in math countywide.
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Maryland
Yellow Springs
Maryland State Department of Education
Elizabeth Morgan
Waverley Elementary
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