Fagan jury trial details unfold in Maryland case
William Fagan Jr testifies that he notified his father of Debbie Fagan's injury and the couple's troubled marriage. The defense claims weakness in the state's case as jurors hear testimony about a previous trial ending in a hung jury while prosecutors present neighbor statements linking Fagan to the murder scene in Ijamsville.
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William Fagan Jr
Debbie
Fagan
California
Maryland
Olney
Ashcroft Terrace
Ijamsville
Frederick County
Mary Ann Stepler
Allan Roger Phillips
Philip Armstrong
Deb
Mr. Nicklas
Mr. Fagan
Dino Flores
Brian Hutchison
Phillips
Bosnian Serbs say hostage crisis near end as convoy heads to Serbia
Bosnian Serb sources report a bus carrying about 30 hostages from France Britain Poland and Ukraine departed Pale heading for Serbia. Karadzic says the crisis is over and calls for peace while warning Serbs will defend themselves. U.N. and NATO have not confirmed assurances on no more strikes though hostages remain blocked and mines still restrain peacekeepers.
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Pale
Serbia
Mr. Karadzic
Milosevic
NATO
United Nations
U.N
Karadzic
Gary Coward
BRAC weighs Fort Ritchie closure impact on Maryland
BRAC hearings in Annapolis and Baltimore discussed Fort Ritchie and related sites as congressmen concluded testimony. Alan Dixon was absent during Dr. Bartlett's remarks. If Fort Ritchie closes, about 2000 jobs would be lost, with more than 900 relocating to Fort Detrick, and Clinton must approve the final list by July 15 with September Congress action.
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Annapolis
White Oak
Army Publications Distribution
Baltimore
BRAC
Alan Dixon
Bartlett
Sarbanes
Clinton
Congress
Fort Ritchie
Fort Detrick
Frederick County road program debated and inmate medication fees set
Frederick County commissioners weighed a rural, low density roads program to preserve scenic routes while allowing essential maintenance for emergency access. They paused adoption after public hearing plans and consider road by road petitions. In a separate vote, detention center inmates will be charged four dollars per prescription, with prior doctor or dentist visits also billed.
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Frederick County
Jim Guger
Mark Hoke
County Roads Board
David Gray
Mr. Gray
Frederick County Adult Detention Center
Online runs: teens lured by chat rooms and e mail
Two teen runaways from different states were drawn into online meetings with older youths. A 13 year old girl from Louisville was found in Los Angeles after two weeks away amid explicit messages and images. A 15 year old Seattle area boy traveled to San Francisco using tickets sent by a teenage acquaintance. FBI and public officials warn parents to supervise online use and set limits.
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Louisville
FBI
Los Angeles
Tara Noble
San Francisco
Seattle
America
Bill Montgomery
Maple Valley
Wash
Daniel
San Francisco International
Mr. Montgomery
Bureau
America Online Inc
CompuServe Inc
Prodigy Service Co
Cuban refugees forced back from sea to Cuba near Santa Clara
Five returnees near Santa Clara recount their forced repatriation after attempting the sea crossing. They describe harassment and job losses since being sent back under a May 2 U S agreement aimed at halting refugee flows, with some briefly detained but none imprisoned.
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Santa Clara
Cuba
Miami
Enrique Enriquez
Julio Roqueta
United States
Enriquez
Roqueta
Associated Press
Havana
Caibarien
Antonio Milan
Hector Torna
Victoriano Rodriguez
Jorge Acevedo
Acevedo
Rodriguez
Fidel Castro
Interior Ministry
Alvaro Zamora
Zamora
Milan
Caiharien
Torna
Mr. Torna
NAACP to restructure by cutting four major departments
The NAACP may eliminate education labor military affairs and religious affairs departments. Duties move to other staff as budgets face a 3.8 million dollar deficit. Baltimore Sun reports cuts affect complaints handling and affirmative action programs while preserving housing economic development legal and corporate affairs offices.
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Baltimore
NAACP
Baltimore Sun
Education, Labor and Military Departments
National Office
Education and Labor Department
University of Maryland
Benjamin Banneker
U.S. Supreme Court
Religious Affairs Department
Washington
Joseph E. Madison
Mr. Madison
Krakatau eruptions spew ash and dust near Java
Mount Krakatau continued dramatic activity with ash and volcanic dust rising about 500 feet every three minutes. A series of about 2,000 explosions has been recorded since last week at the 5,905 foot volcano on Java’s western tip, with a minor earthquake noted by officials.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Krakatau
Java
Suraiman
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Smithsonian
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America Online
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Ernie Allen
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U.S
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Florida
U.S. Coast Guard
Florida Keys
Mr. Roqueta
Mr. Enriquez
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
National Organization
Mount Krakatau
Newt Gingrich
Vwaps Perralhive
House
Roscoe Bartlett
Hagerstown
City Or
Frederick
Saber & Roses
Tivapagresi
Feirven Center
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