Government tests home visits for teen welfare parents
The United States will spend 1 million dollars this year on a three year field test sending local case workers into homes of teenage parents on welfare. The effort, announced by Donna Shalala, targets five communities including Chicago, Portland, Dallas, Montgomery County Ohio and Dayton. The visits aim to help teen parents in the JOBS program gain self sufficiency through education or job training.
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Washington
Donna Shalala
Health and Human Services
Chicago
Portland
Ore
Dallas
Montgomery County
Ohio
Dayton
Officer says gun fired accidentally in teen shooting
Lexington police Sgt. Phil Vogel told his lawyer the pistol fired while uncocking after determining Tony Sullivan, a September shooting suspect, did not hold a gun. The incident sparked protests with about 200 black youths surging through downtown. 15 injured. Mayor calls for grand jury. FBI review underway for possible Justice Department involvement.
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Slouisville
Lexington
Courier Journal
Phil Vogel
Tony Sullivan
Pam Miller
FBI
Justice Department
Maryland cannot use scholarships to remedy past discrimination
A federal appeals panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the University of Maryland may not offer scholarships exclusively for black students to counter a damaged reputation. The case notes Maryland admitted blacks only in 1954 and states the mere fact of history cannot justify race specific remedies. University officials planned to appeal, while a spokesman cited the program's impact on increasing black enrollment.
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College Park
University of Maryland
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
H. Emory Widener Jr
U.S
Roland King
Lobbyist blamed for killing adoption registry plan
Washington AP reports in the heated debate over a federal adoption reunion registry. Senator Carl Levin led the proposal backed by the Clinton administration, opposed by William Pierce of the National Council for Adoption who argued privacy and state issues. The conference panel stripped the measure, killing it as 47 states already run exchange systems.
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Washington
Linda Sargent Thompson
Bill Betzen
Catholic Counseling Services
Dallas
Congress
Carl Levin
Dmich
Clinton
William Pierce
National Council For Adoption
Pierce
Levin
Senate
Thomas J. Bliley Jr
House
Senate Conference
Jury pool in Simpson case sparks racial dispute in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, a 71-year-old black jury prospect challenged Deputy District Attorney Hodgman on questions about lie detectors, prompting defense lawyers to claim prosecutors seek to keep blacks off the jury. Judge Ito kept the man in the pool as panels show a majority of black prospects. peremptory challenges loom next month.
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Los Angeles
William Hodgman
Hodgman
Superior Court
Lance Ito
O.J. Simpson
Robert Shapiro
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr
Simpson
Nicole Brown Simp
Southwestern University Law
Robert Pugsley
GAO cites USPS culture and labor woes in report
Congressional investigators say the U S Postal Service suffers a dysfunctional organizational culture with long standing labor management problems. They cite autocratic management, adversarial attitudes and weak performance systems. Postmaster General Runyon has begun steps but lacks a clear framework to implement values to frontline supervisors.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Brobers
Marvin Runyon
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