King case officers face civil rights charges
Four Los Angeles police officers are indicted on federal civil rights counts for beating Rodney King after acquittals on state charges triggered riots. Laurence Powell Timothy Wind Theodore Briseno face aiding and abetting accusations. Stacey Koon charged with failing to prevent unlawful assault. King emotional on announcement. prosecutions stress universal right to freedom from police brutality.
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Los Angeles
Rodney King
Laurence Powell
Timothy Wind
Theodore Briseno
Ing King
Stacey Koon
U.S
Lourdes Baird
King
Steven Lerman
Cholera scares hit Juarez restaurants and cross border dining
Cholera fears reduce Juarez restaurant sales while El Paso eateries gain. Officials report one confirmed case, a 10 year old girl, as water sources tested and health measures, including purifiers and employee exams, are put in place. El Paso fears ease as diners return.
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Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
el Paso
U.s.-Mexico
Juarez
Porgy
New Ager
Esparza
Restaurateurs
Sara Dominguez
Juarez Restaurant Association
Guillermo Barrios Lopez
Federal Health Ent
Althoug
Odessans sue Prozac makers over death by own action
A $30 million Odessa district court suit claims Prozac caused Vincent McClinton to die by his own hand in August 1990. The complaint targets Eli Lilly and Dista Products, alleging unsafe promotion and design flaws. The case seeks $5 million compensatory and $10 million exemplary damages.
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Odessa
Ector County
Vincent Paul McClinton
Eli Lilly & Co
Dista Products Co
Joe Connally
244Th District
McClinton
Prozac
John Wennerbom
Wennerbom
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
John Hoestenbach
Paul Smith
Dallas
Dista Products
Democrats and White House seal temporary aid deal
Congress and the White House reached a temporary truce to pass a $12.3 billion Russian aid bill and to approve economic stimulus. The accord includes $380 million for highway repairs before the November election and up to $2 billion in federal loan guarantees next year to lift the U S economy amid political gridlock.
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Washington
House
U.S
Congress
Pee
White House
America
California store owners protest tax payment linked to budget impasse
Margaret and Ed Swift refuse to pay $2,300 in state sales taxes claiming California will be paid by the state later. The couple, running an auto parts store near Sutter Creek, say other businesses may join as the five week budget impasse continues. The protest marks a rare direct action against tax remittance during the dispute.
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Sutter Creek
Calif
California
Margaret
Ed Swift
Swifts
Swift
Sierra Nevada Foothills
San Francisco
Refugees Reach Sarajevo After Five Mile Walk
About 300 refugees including women and children reached Sarajevo after being driven from Rogatica by Serb militiamen. They walked the remaining five miles through contested lands as mortars hit the city during a Muslim government battle to break a Serb encirclement. One man shown with an artificial limb described crawling out.
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Sarajevo
Capital
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Rogatica
Bajro Misic
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