Crime bills top legislative agenda in Maryland
Annapolis AP reports that the 1995 Maryland legislature is likely to pass key crime measures. Gov-elect Parris Glendening proposes speeding death-penalty appeals to one post-conviction review and cutting filing time. He urges civil citations for some juveniles, dual juvenile-to-adult sentences, and school-notification of offenses. Gun control likely delayed.
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Annapolis
Parris Glendening
Glendening
Young
Walter Baker
D-Cecil
Baker
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
General Assembly
Maryland
Israelis and PLO reach pact on passports and routes
At Erez junction near Gaza, PLO leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres announced a deal on safe passage routes linking autonomous areas, release of prisoners, and a passport to be issued by the self rule authority. They offered few details but pledged to pursue implementation despite hardships. Earlier, a rigged donkey cart exploded near an Israeli bus to a Jewish settlement, without injuries or claimed responsibility.
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Erez
Gaza Strip
Israel
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Shimon Peres
Peres
High court Upholds Dow Corning Breast Implant Award
Supreme Court leaves intact a 7.34 million dollar award to Mariann Hopkins Jansint of Sebastopol California who alleged silicone breast implants ruptured and caused illness. Dow Corning Corp. had appealed, but the court rejected the challenge and upheld the verdict.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
Dow Corning Corp
Montana
Victor Posner
Don Corning
Dow Corning
Mariann Hopkins Jansint
Bosnian truce at risk as Serbs threaten key terms
Bosnian Vice President Ejup Ganic and UN envoy Yasushi Akashi warned the fragile four month truce could collapse over Serb withdrawals from Bihac and access to the Blue Routes. Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic pressed for aid as UN inspections planned to verify demilitarized zones. The cease fire showed minor violations mainly from the Bosnian Serb army with limited fighting near Bihac and Velika Kladusa.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ejup Ganic
Yasushi Akashi
U.N
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
Croatia
Ganic
Bihac
Bosnia
Akashi
Haris Silajdzic
Pierre Michel Moussalli
U.N. Civil
Herve Gourmelon
Velika Kladusa
Gourmelon
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Ratko Mladic
Michael Rose
Hecht
Mies
Mercersburg
Mercersburg Academy
Tor
Liley
Francis Scott
Hecht’s
Leggett
Sears
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