Clinton grants clemency to Rostenkowski and others
President Clinton issued clemency to 62 people in his first batch, including former Illinois congressman Dan Rostenkowski and Tyson Foods executive Archie Schaffer III. The actions included 59 pardons for drug, fraud, and tax cases and three commutations for long drug sentences, with praise and questions about justice and politics surrounding the decisions.
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Washington
Clinton
Illinois
Arkansas
Dan Rostenkowski
House
Ways and Means Committee
Archie Schaffer III
Chicken Company
Agriculture
Mike Espy
White House
Prison journalist Rideau wins conviction overturn bid
Wilbert Rideau, jailed 40 years for a 1961 bank robbery and murder, had his murder conviction overturned by a federal appeals court due to an all male grand jury exclusion of Black jurors. The 5th Circuit ruled retrial within six months or release, as prosecutors mull Supreme Court appeal. Rideau's case highlights apartheid-era judicial practices. He later became a renowned jailhouse journalist and Angolite editor winning multiple awards.
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New Orleans
Wilbert Rideau
Ching
Adi Pr Beers
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Rideau
U.S. Supreme Court
Julian Murray
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola
Murray
a-Lake-Charles
Julia Ferguson
Louisiana
the Angolite
Lifer
Angolite
Winter travel chaos grips holiday weekend
Associated Press reports snow fog and cold across the nation delaying trains and flights as 61 million Americans planned to travel. At Logan Airport Boston travelers face cancellations, while Amtrak fights long delays and diesel fuel problems. In Chicago freezing conditions close Midway fuel lines and planes, causing many disruptions. Several fatal accidents linked to freezing rain occur in Alabama, and Georgia airports cancel flights.
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Eric Rosenkrantz
Holliston
Mass
Boston
Logan
Florida
Philadelphia
New York
Los Angeles
American Automobile Association
Amtrak
City of
New Orleans
Chicago
Homewood
Tfl
LaGuardia
Lindsey Parks
Duncan
Ohlo
Midway Airport
Alabama
Georgia
Atlanta
Desert arsonons fire spree hits Phoenix luxury homes
Phoenix area sees eight desert mountain preserve adjacent luxury homes burned in three years with over 4 million dollars in damage. Investigators, led by Deputy Fire Chief Bob Khan, suspect an arsonist with environmental motives. no suspects identified and no witnesses. The fires target half completed homes near a desert preserve, with messages linked to the incidents including a sign scrawl and a Bible reference letter.
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Phoenix
Bob Khan
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Rostenkowski
Danny
Thom Serafin
David Axelrod
Wisconsin
Justice Department
Chris Watney
Howard Pearl
Schaffer
Springdale, Ark
Espy
Agriculture Secretary
Russellville
Ark
Tyson Foods
Tyson
U.S. Appeals Court of the District of Columbia
Donald Smaltz
Jake Siewert
Siewert
Tim Hutchinson
U.S
Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Archie
Hutchinson
Kemba Smith
Richmond, Va
Peter Hall
Dorothy Gaines
Mobile
Ala
Congress
Laura Sager
Families Against
Craig Dengel
Walt Dengel
Clarice Dengel
Dalton Mptuny
Hickory
Associated Press
Vlan
Ana Wey
Rte
Cellular
South Main
Ottawa
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