Mitchell wins Philadelphia Liberty Medal for Northern Ireland peace
George J. Mitchell, architect of the historic peace accord, will receive the Philadelphia Liberty Medal and $100,000 at Independence Hall during the Fourth of July celebration. The award honors founding US principles, joining past recipients Carter Walesa Mandela and de Klerk.
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Marine trainee testifies in maze of beatings at Fort Knox
Pfc Maciej Lugowski 20 from Brooklyn testified at a Fort Knox court martial about repeated beatings and initiation rituals that led to his spleen loss. He described the night of December 17 in a trembling voice as Pvt Jacob Isaacs 18 from McKee Kentucky faces maiming and hazing charges and a verdict is awaited. Lugowski noted weeks of punishments called love sessions and a swirl in which his head was forced into a flushing toilet.
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Robertson settles defamation suits with Regent professors
Pat Robertson reached confidential settlements with three Regent University law professors who sued him for defamation after he labeled them inept teachers. The suits, each for 10 million dollars, followed a 1994 letter accusing professors of cult teaching and related disputes over a 1993 dean’s ouster.
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Drunken 21st Birthday Robbery Lands Man in Court
In Waukesha Wisconsin Jonathan Baumann 21 received eight years probation including a year in jail after he and a friend robbed good Samaritan David Penning during a ride home. Baumann had no prior record and apologized but the judge Marcus Murphy declined leniency. Penning had offered them a ride when they complained their car broke down and was restrained with a rope and threatened with a gun as he pleaded for his safety.
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Survivor Christine Lenz escapes Arlington Manor fire
Arlington Wash a 90 year old survivor of Nazi persecution and WWI evacuation rolled from an assisted care center to flee a smoky blaze that killed eight of the residence. The fire started in a room where one resident was allowed to smoke, per the center's lawyer.
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Arizona executes real estate killer in Tucson office attack
Arthur Ross, 43, was executed by injection after luring real estate agent James Ruble to an empty Tucson office to rob him. Prosecutors say Ross arrived in April 1990, posed as a businessman, shot Ruble twice, and fled with his wallet before being arrested in Casa Grande four days later.
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Two Teens Killed in California School Shooting
In Pomona a pair of teenage boys were shot to death and a third teen injured while playing basketball after class at Philadelphia Elementary. Witnesses heard gunfire and saw two men flee. No children were present. no immediate suspects. The incident follows recent school violence cases in Edinboro, Jonesboro, West Paducah, and Pearl with multiple fatalities.
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Kaczynski case shows motive rooted in revenge not tech hate
Sacramento reports reveal Theodore Kaczynski, Harvard trained mathematician, plotted decades of Unabomber bombings driven by personal revenge. Prosecutors disclose autobio notes showing disdain for morality, ethics and a fixation on harming people and technological society.
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Iraq says accord does not grant unlimited palace access
Iraq's foreign minister rejected claims that a Feb 23 agreement with UN chief Kofi Annan allows unlimited access to Saddam's presidential palaces. He said the pact permits an initial and possible follow-up visits, and does not authorize open-ended palace inspections.
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U N says mustard gas found in Iraqi shells
United Nations chief arms inspector Richard Butler said experts discovered active mustard gas last month in 155 millimeter artillery shells found at an Iraqi ammunition depot. He noted hundreds of similar shells unaccounted for and questioned Iraq’s destruction claims.
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Feds refuse immunity to Liggett in tobacco probe
Liggett & Myers agrees to cooperate in a federal criminal investigation without immunity, signaling a strong case against the tobacco industry. The deal could avoid huge legal fees for Liggett but undermines efforts to shield others in Congress and regulators.
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