Innocent verdicts returned in Texas civil rights case
Jurors acquitted three white lawmen accused of civil rights violations in the beating death of Loyal Garner Jr. who died in a Tyler hospital two days after arrest. The trial followed 11 hours of deliberations and a separate murder case against the officers was set to begin in Tyler.
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Semprill
Texas
Jeannie Huff
Loyal Garner Jr
Louisiana
Tyler
Hemphill
Corrine Garner
Garner
Three Guilty in Howard Beach Trial Riot Verdict
A New York jury in the Howard Beach case convicted three defendants of second degree riot and acquitted a fourth. The verdict followed reports that the government offered a youth offender plea deal. Bollander, convicted, said he would always know he did the right thing. Saggese, acquitted, prayed and clutched a religious object.
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New York
Howard Beach
William Bollander
John Saggese
Saggese
Mr. Bollander
Thomas Farino
James Povinelli
Chubb expands drought coverage amid enrollment surge
Federal Insurance Co. will boost drought insurance total to 40 million across 10 Midwest states, aiming to cover about 800 farmers after high enrollment. Officials say applications exceeded planned capacity, while state insurance commissioners were consulted. Later Athens report says an Arab suspect was arrested in connection with a Greek cruise ship attack that killed nine, with a French victim named Roland Vigneron among the dead and other named suspect Mohammed Zozad possibly involved.
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Wewark
Midwest
Federal Insurance Co
Federal
Chubb Group Insurance Cos
Chubb
Chubz
Athens
Greece
Sotiris Kostopoulos
Roland Vigneron
Poros
France
Mohammed Zozad
Tunnermann quits Washington under U.S. pressure
Nicaraguan Ambassador Carlos Tunnermann left Washington five minutes before the deadline after a State Department expulsion order. He warned the move risks OAS independence and said Nicaragua would pursue legal channels. He and seven aides flew to Mexico City en route to Managua.
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Tunnermann
Mexico City
Houston
Managua
Continental Airlines
Washington National Airport
Tannermann
Rosa
Washington
State Department
Richard Melton
U.S
Nicaragua
Pedro Sampson
United States
OAS
Evi
InterAmerican Legal Committee
OAS Permanent Council
U N speakers press end to gulf war amid Iran clash
At the United Nations Iran sought a condemnation of the United States for downing an Iranian airliner. Britain backed Washington while the Soviet Union and China urged withdrawal of U S forces from the Persian Gulf and a U N peacekeeping presence. Delegates urged immediate cease fire under Resolution 598 with a truce, border withdrawal, prisoner exchange and accountability.
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United States
Security Council
Britain
Soviet Union
China
U.S. Navy
Persian Gulf
U.N
Iran
Council
Gulf
Delay in release of defense probe affidavits
A federal judge blocked release of affidavits in a sprawling defense industry fraud probe and set a July 22 hearing to decide whether to overturn a magistrate ruling that the media and public have a right to view the documents. The case centers on bribery allegations linking defense consultants and Pentagon officials to multi million dollar contracts.
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Los Angeles
U.S
David Kenyon
Minneapolis
Brooklyn
N.C
Alexandria
Pentagon
Kenyon
Joseph Reichmann
California
Reichmann
Los Angeles Times
Copley Newspapers
National Broadcasting Corp
Civil rights panel stalls report on Asian descent study
The U S Commission on Civil Rights delayed adopting The Economic Status of Americans of Asian Descent after concerns it may minimize discrimination. Six of seven members voted to postpone until at least the next Los Angeles meeting in September. The 289 page report analyzes census and immigration data on an Asian American population of 3.26 million.
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U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Commission
Mary Frances Berry
Berry
Robert A. Destro
Los Angeles
Congress
U.S
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