Jury Recommends Life For Sawmill Worker in Burning Beheading
In Independence Virginia an all white jury recommended maximum life and a 100000 fine for Emmett Russell 38 convicted of first degree murder in the July 1997 slaying of Garnett P Johnson 40. Johnson was dragged from a trailer drank with white friends doused with gasoline and beheaded in a night of violence. Sentencing set for January 15 with judge free to lessen the term.
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Two Men Arrested After False Intruder Call in Houston
Harris County deputies responding to a false report entered an apartment and found Tyrone Garner and John Geddes Lawrence engaging in intercourse. They were cited for homosexual conduct, jailed briefly, while the caller Roger Nance pleaded no contest to filing a false report and served 15 days. The case challenges Texas sodomy laws modified in 1995.
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Comoros President Mohamed Taki Abdulkarim Dies at 62
World Moroni reports the Comoros leader died in the night at 62, state radio and the island nation’s religious head confirmed. The interim successor, Tadjidine Ben Said Massonde, leads until elections about three months away.
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Peace accord on hold after bus bombing in Jerusalem
A crowded Mahane Yehuda market bombing in Jerusalem killed the two attackers and injured 21 shoppers and bystanders. Hamas claimed responsibility, while Yasser Arafat and President Clinton condemned the act and urged continued pursuit of the peace process. The attack prompted the Israeli Cabinet to delay action on the new peace accord.
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Frustration grows as Mitch victims seek aid in Nicaragua
Aid slow to reach rural areas sparks protests as doctors ration supplies in Posoltega. Former President Carter warns recovery may take up to 15 years and urges debt forgiveness. Cholera fears rise with 10,000+ dead across Central America and millions affected. shortages hit Tegucigalpa shelves amid relief delay.
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Sweden's Horace Engdahl to lead Swedish Academy
Sweden names Horace Engdahl head of the Swedish Academy, replacing retiring secretary Sture Allén who turns 70 year end. Engdahl, 49, was elected in October 1997 and is the academy's second youngest member, overseeing Nobel Literature choices and the language dictionary project.
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Swedish Academy
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