Nichols defense in bombing trial hinges on circumstantial proof
Prosecutors in the Nichols case face a dense web of circumstantial evidence linking Terry Nichols to the Oklahoma City bombing alongside Timothy McVeigh. They argue Nichols planned with McVeigh after the Waco siege, purchasing two tons of ammonium nitrate and stealing explosives, while defense counters raise doubts about the government’s handling of evidence and key witnesses.
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Denver
Terry Nichols
Oklahoma City
Federal
Nichols
Timothy McVeigh
U.S
Andrew Cohen
McVeigh
FBI
Scott Robinson
Waco
Republicans plan for election-year tax cuts in 1998
Republicans in Congress map election-year tax cuts for 1998 betting on a still-strong economy to continue boosting revenues. Proposals include marriage and middle-class tax relief, education savings accounts for private schooling, and options to reduce the marriage penalty amid debates over AMT and IRAs for schooling.
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Washington
Congress
House Ways and Means
Bill Archer
Texas
Clinton
Kenny Hulshof
R-Mo
Turning Point aids addicts amid funding cuts in Texas
Kristi Deconcini, 25, recounts a decade of substance abuse from teens to nursing, then enters Turning Point at 2000 Maurice Road in San Antonio after job loss and divorce. The nonprofit facility offers non medical detox and 50 to 60 day intensive residential treatment for adults with 25 patients, funded by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
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Kristi Deconcini
Deconcini
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
San Antonio
Odessa
Dennis Wilson
Turning Point
Texas Commission On Alcohol and Drug
Christmas Help Sought for Odessa Family in Need
A young Odessa family faces Christmas hardship after job loss. Donations to the Empty Stocking Fund, a Salvation Army Odessa American effort, aid low income families with gifts and food. This year’s drive aims for $40,000, with the Odessa American matching the first $3,000.
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Michael
Salvation Army
Odessa American
Odessa
Voices of Child Labor Across Fields and Factories
In Ohio fields Alejandra Renteria, 6, works with gloves snapping cucumbers while a Manhattan sweatshop holds Li qing Ni, 15, unhappy with the smell. An Amish boy, 14, labors in construction. About 61,000 child field workers aged 14 to 17 and 123,000 total child laborers exist, many living apart from parents with nonresidents. See VOICES on Page 2A.
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Manhattan
Liqing Ni
New York
Ervin Smith
America
U.S. Labor Department
Sue Chan-Leung
Li-Qing Ni
Chinatown
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GOP
Steve Moore
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Cato Institute
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R-Ind
Larry Beckner
Wilson
The
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Ohio
Alejandra Renteria
Children For Hire
Sobralen
Mr. X
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