Man charged in school fire linked to racial tensions
Christopher Lynn Johnson, 25, of Ashland was arrested in Montgomery on charges tied to the Aug 6 arson at Randolph County High School in Wedowee. The suspect is the son of a Black protest leader who helped organize a Freedom School for black students boycotting classes.
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Montgomery
Ala
Christopher Lynn Johnson
Ashland
Randolph County High School
Wedowee
Santa Clara
Calif
Larry Rhinehart
Rhinehart
North Carolina
Mark Kerby
Colon cancer gene linked to 20 percent of cases
Researchers identify a flawed gene tied to about one fifth of colon cancers. Dr. Sanford Markowitz of University Hospitals Cleveland and Case Western Reserve notes the gene’s instability and its role in right-side colon cancers, suggesting a potential blood test development.
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Washington
Sanford Markowitz
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Markowitz
Sharks kill two swimmers near Hong Kong beaches
Sharks off Hong Kong beaches killed two people in three days. A 29-year-old man was attacked while swimming with a companion, witnesses reporting severe leg bites. Earlier, 44-year-old Tso Kam-sun, a former Hong Kong swimming representative at the 1970 Asian Games, was found missing a right leg after diving and later found dead in Saikung district.
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Hong Kong
Tso Kam-sun
Saikung
New Territories
China
Tso
Hope fades as quake rescue ends at Neftegorsk oil town
In Neftegorsk Sakhalin Island a boy was pulled alive as rescue teams prepared to quit after a magnitude 7.5 quake that left 866 dead and 405 survivors. Officials said signs of life existed in five spots but few chances remained for more rescues.
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Neftegorsk
Sakhalin Island
Sergei Shoigu
Russia
Yuri Vorobyov
Bosnia Crisis Escalates as West Pressures Serbs on Hostages
Western powers demand unconditional UNPROFOR release amid NATO airstrikes. Britain sends initial troops to Bosnia while France and the United States deploy elite forces in the Adriatic. Serb leader Karadzic warns against hostage rescues and demands demilitarization of Sarajevo, with Milosevic engaging U.S. envoy in talks.
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Bosnia
France
United States
Adriatic
Unprofor
Lucie Sternthal
Red Cross
Pale
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ICRC
Gorazde
Radovan Karadzic
Nikola Koljevic
Belgrade
Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
Yugoslavia
U.S
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Karadzic
Sarajevo
Clinton
Paris
United
Interpreter Awarded Custody Of Deaf Girl In Wilmington
A judge granted custody of 15 year old deaf girl Sonya Kinney to her school interpreter Joanie Hughes over her father Norman Kinney who refused to learn sign language. The court found both parents neglectful and noted the father's alcohol use, granting custody to the interpreter while Sonya expressed gratitude and relief.
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Wilmington
N.C
Shelly Heit
Sonya Kinney
Norman
Sonya
Tmn
Joanie Hughes
Possible additional arrests eyed in Oklahoma City bombing
Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick said investigators have plenty of leads and may charge more people in the Oklahoma City bombing case. She noted John Doe No 2 may not have been an active participant, while 42 000 hotline calls and 16 000 leads have shaped the inquiry. Timothy McVeigh attorney Stephen Jones suggested government could indict 20 or 30 people in conspiracy contexts.
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Washington
Oklahoma City
Justice Department
No. 2
Jamie Gorelick
John Doe No
Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Gorelick
Janet Reno
FBI
Stephen Jones
Timothy McVeigh
Jones
Simpson jurors brace for autopsy photos in trial
In Los Angeles, prosecutors prepare to show jurors graphic autopsy photographs as the coroner and deputy medical examiner testify. The defense cites plant and soil contamination concerns, while DNA evidence links blood from the crime scene, Simpson's estate, and his Ford Bronco to the case.
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O.J. Simpson
Pears
Los Angeles County
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Mr. Simpson
Ms. Simpson
California Department of Justice
Gary Sims
Barry Scheck
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