Smith declared competent in murder trial despite mental disability
UNION South Carolina Susan Smith is deemed competent to stand trial for the drownings of her two sons despite a mental disability including severe depression. The State reports a mental health evaluation found she is sane, though not insane, with a murder trial set for July 10 and potential death penalty exposure. Investigators reenacted the incident by sinking her car with a video camera inside as helicopters hovered overhead.
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Search for remains continues at Murrah building pit
One day after the Murrah Building demolition crews use concrete pulverizers to reach the pit where last remains may lie. Christy Rosas and Virginia Thompson remain entombed. Alvin Justes may also be there if confirmed dead. McVeigh and Nichols face charges in the bombing. Fortier’s statements draw scrutiny.
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Clinton welfare reform plan sparks Senate backlash
The Clinton administration blasted a Packwood plan to reorganize welfare as a state block grant at 16.8 billion per year for five years. The proposal would end federal guarantees for low income families, curb immigrant and teen mother eligibility, and could trigger a race to the bottom as states cut benefits and work supports to save money.
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House plan seeks to end slide in military spending
Washington AP Defense blueprint to be debated in the House would raise fiscal 1996 defense spending to 267 billion dollars, marking the first real increase since 1985 and the first time a presidential request was exceeded by a committee. The plan also tightens social policy on AIDS and abortion.
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