Lizzie Borden Case Fueled by Mystery and Debate
Fall River scholars gather to debate Lizzie Borden murders, questioning motive, evidence, and whether she killed her father and stepmother. The conference frames the 1892 case as an enduring unsolved mystery with pervasive cultural impact.
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Lizzie Borden
Fall River, Mass
Jonday
Mill City
Jules Ryckebusch
Rydebuech
Abby Bor
Den
Andrew
Fall River
Linsio
Ryckebusch
Lester
Borden
Joyce Williams
Indiana University
Jack the Ripper
Millions of blacks strike in major South African protest
Millions of black South Africans joined a nationwide strike against white rule, triggering violence with at least 12 deaths, including four police killings. In black townships surrounding major cities, transport collapsed and barricades appeared as ANC supporters urged peaceful protest while rivals and fear of pay loss kept others away. Ernest Majez a Sebokeng security guard voiced the hardship of two days pay lost for the broader political aim.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
African National Congress
ANC
Cape Town
Durban
Ernest Majeza
Sebokeng
Inkatha Freedom
Appeals court clears Texas tax payers' district suit
In New Orleans the Fifth Circuit sent the Texas tax suit back to district court, ruling the case cannot be heard in federal court under the Tax Injunction Act. Judge Nowlin was ordered to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, while the legislature is urged to craft a financing plan within 17 months. Attorney Jim Keahey vows further action, either to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court or to pursue another path.
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New Orleans
Texas
Austin
Jim Keahey
U.S
Circuit Court of
Keahey
James Nowlin
Carolyn King
Nowlin
Bill Bingham
Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Odessa hosts $200000 economic study donated by Perryman
Economist M Ray Perryman and wife Mayor Lorraine Perryman funded a no cost Odessa Ector County economic development study by Perryman Consultants Inc of Waco. Data gathering starts immediately with November recommendations. The plan targets diversification, grants from EDA, and a long term forecast plus a regional quality of life survey.
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M. Ray Perryman
Monday
Odessa
Ector County
Man
Lorraine Perryman
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Wood
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Federal Economic Development Administration
Jim Jordan
Jordan
Ray
Public group labels most kids foods as junk
A consumer group says most processed foods marketed to children are high in fat sugar and salt while a trade group counters the findings calling the report biased. The center lists top healthier foods but avoids cookies hot dogs and luncheon meats.
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Washington
Grocery Manufacturers of America
Center For Science In the Public Interest
Jeffrey Nedelman
The
GMA
National Trade Association of Food Manufacturers
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Lizzie
U S. Africans
Soweto
Appeals Court Rules
Economic Study of
Consumer Group
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