Dole proposal targets punitive damages in civil suits
After eight days of debate the Senate nears a final vote on civil law overhaul. The chamber narrowly backs Majority Leader Dole’s plan to limit punitive damages in all federal and state cases, risking passage of the broader product liability measure by Gorton and Rockefeller. Opponents warn the change shields businesses and providers from penalties.
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Senate
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Dole
House
Slade Gorton
Rwash
Jay Rockefeller
Dw.va
Surgeons general pick warms after floor confirmation hearing
Dr. Henry Foster gains momentum as a two day confirmation hearing shifts support. Senator James Jeffords backs Foster, while Nancy Kassebaum calls for a floor vote despite Dole’s hints of obstruction.
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Henry Foster
James Jeffords
Vermont
Foster
Senate Labor and Human Resources
Nancy Kassebaum
R-Kan
Senate
Bob Dole
Inside Los Angeles crime lab lapses and Simpson trial questions
A court session probes blood handling errors at the LAPD crime lab. A swab tested Ford Bronco pedals while blood remained uncataloged for days. Lab official eson faced cross examination on incomplete manuals and storage lapses, with cautious, steady testimony.
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O.J. Simpson
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Eson
Oklahoma bombing case slows charges to build a case
Government prosecutors face pressure to avoid flawed charges in the Oklahoma City bombing investigation. The Nichols brothers, tied to Timothy McVeigh, are held without bail as material witnesses and for explosives charges while prosecutors weigh their next moves.
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Nichols Brothers
Timothy McVeigh
Terry Nichols
FBI
McVeigh
Oklahoma City
Kansas
End of search for bombing victims near in Oklahoma case
Bone weary crews near finishing the search for bodies in the bombed federal building ruins. Relatives will have a final private remembrance at the site. Police say almost over as 146 are dead and about 25 remain missing, with a second bombing suspect still at large. Authorities review a truck image tied to Timothy McVeigh and release two drifters who were questioned in a dawn Missouri motel raid.
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John Doe 2
Timothy McVeigh
McVeigh
Gary Alan Land
Robert Jacks
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Jacks
FBI
Tinker Air Force Base
Man dies after heart transplant from nurse victim
Oklahoma City AP reports William R. Wilcoxson, 55, died at University Hospital from a lung infection linked to the heart transplant he received from a nurse killed at the bombed federal building while aiding victims.
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University Hospital
Vigil marks anniversary of Kent State shootings
Hundreds of people hold a candle vigil at Kent State University in Ohio to mark the 25th anniversary of the May 4 1970 shootings. Mary Ann Vecchio, featured in a Pulitzer winning photograph, addresses attendees as attendees recall the anti war era and the Guard killings.
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Bill Schroeder
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Todd Demangon
Lori Sundquist
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U.S
Cambodia
James A. Rhodes
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