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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1998

Page

4

Titanic hull makes final trip home to Boston

After 86 years the Titanic hull fragment, 26 by 20 feet and weighing about 20 tons, arrived in Boston Harbor. Retrieved from the wreck, the rusting section with six portholes may be the largest and last sizeable piece shown to the public. The piece, tied to two earlier victims Henry B Harris and WT Stead, will be displayed as part of RMS Titanic Inc. touring exhibit.

Boston Allan Carlin RMS Titanic, Inc Boston Harbor Coast Guard North Atlantic New York Henry B. Harris WT. Stead

Jones allows letter from lawyers to stay in Clinton suit record

Paula Jones agreed that a letter from her former attorneys can remain part of the appellate record. The letter urged settlement and called a $700,000 insurer payout plus apology a complete victory.

Little Rock, Ark Paula Jones Clinton U.S Susan Webber Wright Jones Wright Joseph Cammarata Gilbert K. Davis

Mississippi Klan chief guilty of 1966 firebombing murder

Samuel H. Bowers, former imperial wizard of the White Knights of the KKK, was convicted by a Forrest County jury of murder and arson in the 1966 Dahmer killing. Vernon Dahmer, a Mississippi civic leader aiding Black registration, died after Klansmen bombed his home. Ellie Dahmer praised the verdict, while Bowers faces a life sentence with possible parole after 10 years.

Sam Bowers Laurel Miss Forrest County Hattiesburg Vernon Dahmer Ku Klux Klan Samuel H. Bowers Parchman Bowers Mississippi Imperial Wizard The White Knights KKK Travis Buckley Mike Moore Dahmers Ellie Dahmer Byron de la Beckwith Medgar Evers FBI Vernon James Chaney Andrew Goodman Dahmer

Man convicted in gay slaying echoes local murders

Elton M. Jackson was found guilty of first degree murder in the 1996 slaying of Andrew D. Smith in Chesapeake after a sexual encounter at Jackson’s Portsmouth home. The verdict aligns with 11 unsolved killings in southeastern Virginia. jurors were not informed of those cases. Jackson faces life with a sentencing date set for October 27.

Newport News Andrew D. Smith Virginia Elton M. Jackson Smith Jackson Portsmouth Chesapeake Pamela Hampton

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