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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1998

Page

3

Arlington funeral, gunman linked by wounded tourist testimony

Wounded tourist Angela Dickinson identified the gunman accused of killing two Capitol police officers. Special Agent John Gibson was buried at Arlington after a lengthy procession, while Jacob J. Chestnut's Arlington burial was planned for Friday. Suspect Russell Weston Jr. remained hospitalized, facing charges with potential death penalty upon conviction. Weston’s court date was postponed, and visits to him in hospital were unsealed. Dickinson says she will likely be a witness. she described seeing enough amid the chaos to ID the assailant.

Washington Angela Dickinson Capitol Dickinson Potomac Virginia John Gibson Arlington National Cemetery Lake Ridge Arlington Thomas Holman Jacob J. Chestnut Russell E. Weston Jr Weston A. J. Kramer Montana Dickerson FBI Secret Service Capitol Police Capitol Hill Arlington, Va Gibson Jacob Chestnut

Senate approves higher military pay raise and Kosovo consult rule

The Senate linked a 3.6 percent pay raise to a defense bill amendment and required presidential consultation with Congress before any Kosovo deployment. It trims operations funds and preserves a costed mission plan with justification, timing, and exit timetable. Senator Roberts warned of costly Balkan involvement.

Washington Senate Congress U.S Kosovo House Serbia Bosnia Clinton Balkans Pat Roberts United States

Officials seek harsher penalties for date rape drug GHB

Lawmakers weigh stronger penalties for possession of GHB the colorless odorless depressant tied to sexual assault and death. Witnesses say it is hard to detect in water or eye drops and can vanish from blood within hours, prompting calls for tougher laws and dealerprosecution measures tied to Hillary J. Farias's 1996 death.

Washington Asa Hutchinson Arkansas Hutchinson Orlando Mike Stevens House Judiciary Committee Joye M. Carter Joseph Jachimczyk Forensic Center Houston Los Angeles Pennsylvania State University House Sheila Jackson-Lee Dtexas Hillary J. Farias Texas

Navy F-14 Collision Over Mediterranean Leaves Aviator Dead

Two F-14s from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower collided in the eastern Mediterranean about 150 miles southwest of western Turkey during routine flight operations. One crew member was killed, the other suffered a leg injury. the second aircraft returned safely to the carrier. Identities await next of kin as the crash is investigated.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Mediterranean Sea Navy Turkey Cmdr Brian Cullin

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