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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1998
Page
5
Belleville Illinois NAACP president Johnny Scott calls for Justice Department intervention to find three white youths who dragged 17 year old Baron Manning from a white SUV in Belleville. He cites the Texas Jasper case as a parallel and says authorities have not yet apprehended the suspects. Ward officials and residents react with shock as police prepare a Monday press release and continue the investigation.
In Slidell Louisiana Cornelius Weaver 23 told deputies three white men in a car shouted racial slurs and grabbed him by the arm dragging him for two blocks He suffered abrasions and bruises after rolling away from the vehicle his mother Mary Burnett said she would not speculate on a hate crime link The Times Picayune noted the Jasper Texas case where James Byrd Jr 49 was dragged to death by three white men with ties to white supremacist groups baron Manning 17 from Belleville Illinois reported the same Friday dragging incident by three white youths who pulled him from a vehicle ripping his shirt and leaving him near the back wheels
Dissension over a discarded Sunbeam endorsement plan dominates the AMA convention opening as Dr. Raymond Scalettar challenges Chairman Dr. Thomas Reardon in the presidential race. An internal inquiry found no personal gain but said staff ignored policy, with delegates to vote Wednesday and inaugurate the winner in June 1999.
Thousands braved rain along Fifth Avenue for the 40th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade. Attendees praised cultural pride while reacting to a controversial Seinfeld episode that depicted burning the Puerto Rican flag. Police reported no arrests. crowds and exact numbers were not estimated.
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