Insanity plea in Texas questioned by local attorneys
A rash of high profile insanity acquittals has made the defense seem easy, but local lawyers in Ector County say the plea is hard to prove. Texas stricter rules and notice requirements complicate use, with some attorneys avoiding it unless truly insane.
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Lorena Bobbitt
Erik
Lyle Menendez
California
Odessa
Jimmy Edwards
Ector County
Edwards
Don Jacobs
Odessa College
West Texas
John Smith
Lone Star
Smith
Texas
Debate over origins spurs clash at Odessa seminar
A Odessa seminar on creationism features John Morris urging teaching creation theory as science. Midland geologist Paul Pause labeled creationism as non science, arguing it closely mirrors Genesis and lacks empirical basis.
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Charles Darwin
Earth
U.S. Supreme Court
Lutheran Church
Methodist Church
Episcoe
American Jewish Congress
Supreme Court
John Morris
Odessa
Morris
Paul Pause
Pause
Institute For Creation Research
California
Institution For Creation Research
Deadline draws near as Serb air war looms at Aviano
U N air strikes threaten Sarajevo as 150 Italian protesters block Aviano base main gate to oppose NATO action. American troops monitor threats while Perry meets European counterparts. Naples boosts security amid leftist rallies against air raids. USS Saratoga prepares rehearsal bombing runs targeting Serb batteries.
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Aviano
Italy
U.S
Sarajevo
Antonio Pivetta
William J. Perry
U.N
Naples
NATO
Interior Ministry
RAI
Saratoga
Common bacteria edge toward untreatable resistance
San Francisco AP reports scientists warn common bacteria causing pneumonia and ear infections are evolving into strains untreatable by all medicines. Alexander Tomasz of Rockefeller University cautions a potential post antibiotic era with high mortality and unpredictable timing, a scenario outlined at a national science meeting.
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San Francisco
Alexander Tomasz
Rockefeller University
New York City
Tomasz
American Association For the Advancement of
World War II vets plan D-Day anniversary jump mission
San Diego veterans of the Normandy invasion, now in their 60s to 80s, retrained for a Normandy anniversary jump coordinated by the Pentagon. Thirty three paratroopers vaulted from 3,000 feet, landing safely amid praise for the historic stunt while spouses and officials weighed liability and ceremony aims.
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San Diego
France
Normandy
Pentagon
82Nd
101St Airborne
Oscar Mendoza
Aurora
Texas State Guard names its first black commander
John H. Bailey, a 52 year old Vietnam veteran, was appointed by Gov. Ann Richards as Texas State Guard commander, aiming to boost the force 50 percent to 3,000 by the end of his three year term. He vows improved training and greater minority participation, and to develop youth programs with community and business support.
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John Bailey
Texas State Guard
Houston
John H. Bailey
Ann Richards
Austin
Guard
Bailey
State Guard
Era
Marlin E. Mote
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