States confident on hate crime laws after high court ruling
Officials and advocates say most state hate crime and ethnic intimidation laws survive the Supreme Court decision that overturned a cross burning ban in St Paul. Critics warn longer penalty laws may be unconstitutional, while many jurisdictions push penalties through model statutes targeting conduct motivated by hate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
St. Paul
Minn
Pete Antonacci
Florida
High Court
Rodney A. Smolla
College of William and Mary
Antonin Scalia
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai
B'rith
Steven M. Freeman
ADL
New York
Iowa
Tom Jochum
Ku Klux Klan
Lee
Kansas City
Cochairman
City Human Rights Commission
David Goldstein
Montgomery County Targets Vandalism After High Court Ruling
Montgomery County faces limits on banning cross burning under a 10 year old statute after a Supreme Court decision. County attorney Joyce Stern says vandalism destroying property remains prosecutable under other law. County Executive Neal Potter anticipates county law effects but notes focus on defacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Montgomery County
Supreme Court
Joyce Stern
Minnesota
Neal Potter
ANC Halts Talks as Riot Crackdown Follows Boipatong Killings
South Africa's ANC leaders met to decide on withdrawal from negotiations after 42 people were killed in Boipatong. Police rounded up scores of suspects with about 200 riot officers and armored vehicles at a nearby hostel. Five detainees were held without charges while de Klerk pressed for continued talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
ANC
F.W. de Klerk
Boipatong
Inkatha Freedom Party
Schutte
de Klerk
African National Congress
Space Station Freedom faces new scrutiny after collider setback
Washington briefs report lawmakers weighing Space Station Freedom as a potential target in ongoing budget cuts. NASA seeks 2.2 billion for FY starting Oct 1, a 10 percent rise, while debate grows over its fate alongside the super collider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
NASA
Congress
Howard Wolpe
D-Mich
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Bush
Paraplegic skydiver survives 9500 feet fall in Oregon
Paraplegic skydiver Mark D. Garcia, 32, of Peoria Arizona, plunged 9500 feet after both parachutes failed but suffered only a broken right leg and bruises. He was listed in fair condition at Emanuel Hospital in Portland after the Beaver Oaks Airport incident. Garcia credited cutting away the main then the reserve. the reserve failed to deploy. He began skydiving in 1988 following an accident that left him paraplegic in 1980 and said the Sunday jump was his 69th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Mark D. Garcia
Peoria
Ariz
Emanuel Hospital & Health Center
Beaver Oaks
Eagle Creek
Garcia
Gotti Sentenced To Life In Prison In Racketeering Case
John Gotti the Gambino boss was sentenced to life in prison after his 1986 racketeering and murder convictions. Co defendant Frank Locascio also got life. both received $250000 fines. Judge Leo Glasser noted life was required under federal guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Gotti
Frank ‘Frankie Locs” Locascio
Gambino
U.S
Leo Glasser
Gotti
Glasser
Paul “Big Paul” Castellano
Locascio
Baker urges action against Serbia over Bosnia attacks
Secretary of State James A. Baker III urged President Bush to break diplomatic ties with the Serbian-dominated Belgrade government. He proposed closing the last Yugoslav consulate in the United States and requiring Belgrade rump state to reapply as new nations to the UN and other bodies. He called the Sarajevo attacks a humanitarian nightmare and barbaric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush
Belgrade
James A. Baker III
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Mr. Baker
Sarajevo
Baker
United States
Chicago
Serbia
Montenegro
Yugoslavia
United Nations
Also Mentioned on This Page
Montgomery Bureau
A Colonial Jewelers Wegae, Aaa von Patten Smee Gauertment
NiewsPa PE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Carl Meade
Kennedy Space Center
Eric Redding
Rahway
N.J
Merck & Co
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Merck
New York Stock Exchange
Tyson
Mike Tyson
Desiree Washington
Ms. Washington
Indianapolis
Tom Foley
Washington State Democrat
Dan Quayle
Eugene L. Klupt
DDS
Frederick Medical Center
Toll House Avenue
Vina
MasterCard
FCNB
Frederick County National Bank
Frederick
Bugs
Salvatore
Sammy Buil" Gravano
Gravano
Castellano
Howard J. Fezell
Broadway ST
Maryland
Matthews
Purman
Thurmont
Juaff
It al. A
WSS Kitchen
East St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!