Lange testifies no alternative killers in Simpson case
LA AP Detective Tom Lange says he never seriously considered ex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman as victims of a drug ring or that someone else killed them. He says police pursued only the theory of O J Simpson as the sole perpetrator despite defense prompts.
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Vehicles vandalized at area motels in Frederick County
Six vehicles parked at two area motels were broken into early Monday. Four vehicles at the Super 8 on Spectrum Drive and two at the Holiday Inn on Holiday Drive were vandalized. Deputies believe the incidents are related and ask anyone with information to call 694-1046.
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Double Die Penny Sparks Attention in Hartford
Felix Dausilio, a Hartford custodian and coin collector, discovered a 1995 penny with doubled letters in Liberty and In God. Experts estimate up to 600,000 Philadelphia pennies could be out there, with similar coins selling for 175 to 200 dollars. Mint officials have not confirmed the rarity or if more exist as the U.S. produced 2 billion pennies this year.
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Welfare reform cuts opposed in Congress
AP reports that up to 377,000 children from low income families could lose subsidized care as Congress debates a Republican Contract With America plan to merge nine child care programs into a single block grant to states and cap spending at 1.94 billion yearly through 2000. The plan also folds a federal day care nutrition program into a broader block grant. overall spending would rise from 4.6 billion in 1996 to 5.3 billion in 2000. Advocates say federal child care aid to working families would drop by 379 million next year and 2.4 billion over five years.
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America
Kevorkian appeals to Supreme Court over assisted death ban
Dr. Jack Kevorkian and lawyers Geoffrey Fieger and Michael Schwartz announce a Michigan Supreme Court ruling appeal to the U S Supreme Court. They seek to block prosecutions in five deaths as Kevorkian vows to continue helping patients at crisis points despite legal action.
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Astronauts Aim Ultraviolet Telescopes at Nova Aquilae
Shuttle astronauts study the recently exploded star Nova Aquilae using ultraviolet telescopes aboard Endeavour. The nova, thousands of times brighter after the eruption, formed when a white dwarf accreted gas from a companion star and exploded. Scientists expect future gas buildup and another outburst may occur thousands of years later.
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Fla
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Call to arms in culture war threatens arts freedom
A civil liberties group warns a conservative culture war endangers artistic freedom in the United States. The report cites censorship in 78 percent of 104 challenges to artistic expression in 1994. Arthur J. Kropp says America’s cultural legacy is at risk as arts become political targets nationwide.
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American Way
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Arthur J. Kropp
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Clinton proposes weaker Endangered Species Act rules
Washington. The Clinton administration proposed weakening the Endangered Species Act to balance development. Measures include exempting small landowners, requiring more scientific evidence for listing, and expanding state and local roles, with Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt warning against radical changes.
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Princely faux pas at dinner shocks royals
Former footman Norman Barson recounts a 1948 meal where Prince Philip mistook a fingerbowl for water. He claims the prince poured the berries into a fingerbowl, then into a plate, topping up with cream, while Elizabeth looked away.
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House Debates Limits on Damages in Civil Suits Under GOP Plan
In Washington the Republican House debates business backed civil law reform to curb frivolous lawsuits. Proposals would cap punitive damages, favor settlements, and preempt state rules, drawing white house criticism and trial lawyer opposition. Democrats warn of consumer risk as lobbying intensifies.
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Accuser in Mexican murder case is charged in Houston funds
The accuser Mario Ruiz Massieu is charged with failing to declare cash and faces extradition. A $6.9 million deposit in a Houston bank under his name was reportedly linked to the case. The broader murder of Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu involves Mexico's political elite amid an economic crisis and a series of high profile crimes.
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Gingrich speech canceled as protesters occupy county lunch room
About 500 demonstrators from ACORN disrupted a county officials luncheon in Washington, chanting No more cuts and waving empty lunch trays to protest school lunch program reductions. The protest led to cancellation of Newt Gingrich and others’ speeches with no arrests reported. Protesters seek higher minimum wage, voter registration drive and subsidized housing funding.
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National Association of Counties
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