Deadbeat dad Jeffrey Nichols arrested in U S Virgin Islands
FBI complaint led to the arrest of Jeffrey Nichols in Charlotte Amalie VI on charges he owes ex-wife over 500000 dollars. U S Attorney Mary Jo White calls it the largest case under the Child Support Recovery Act. Nichols, 47, faces up to six months in prison and a 5000 dollar fine plus restitution if convicted. FBI says he hid income while advising on commodities and precious metals.
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Nichols
Charlotte
U.S
Mary Jo White
Citadel seeks Supreme Court block on Faulkner admission
The Citadel asked Chief Justice Rehnquist to bar Faulkner from entering the military college as the all male policy faces potential unconstitutionality. Faulkner is slated to become a cadet Saturday after the 4th Circuit denied a stay, while South Carolina works on a women's leadership program at Converse College pending court approval.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Vitamin A May Help AIDS Babies Fight Illnesses
A South African hospital study in the American Journal of Public Health suggests Vitamin A doses may help HIV infected infants fight AIDS related illnesses and diarrhea. Emory University experts call the results plausible though broader benefits remain debated.
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Washington
Reynaldo Martorell
Emory University
Atlanta
Natal University
American Journal of Public Health
Former 1960s militant faces shooting charge
H Rap Brown, former SNCC leader, was jailed on felony counts of aggravated assault, carrying a concealed weapon, and possessing an unlicensed pistol. He posted 527000 bail and did not enter a plea. An alleged shooting victim, William Miles, 22, said he was hit in the leg during a random neighborhood incident.
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Atlanta
H. Rap Brown
Brown
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
coUnyate
William Miles
Tom Norton
Portsmouth
N.H
Stevens
Pressley
Runaway trailer kills two bicyclists in Wisconsin ride
Two riders died and a third was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis after a lumber trailer detached from its truck and struck cyclists on a bridge in Neillsville Wisconsin. A fourth rider had minor injuries and two others escaped unharmed. The trailer belonged to Steenberg Homes of Fond du Lac and was not secured by safety chains. The event involved about 450 cyclists crossing Wisconsin on a 350 mile ride.
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Neillsville
Wis
Wisconsin
Steenberg Homes
Fond du Lac
Clark County
Darwin Zwieg
Heat wave kills 16 in Imperial Valley California
In Imperial Valley California two weeks of temperatures above 112 degrees daily, peaking at 124, kill at least 16 people mostly elderly. Authorities note some cannot afford air conditioning despite the danger. Eighty-year-old Velma Taylor, hospitalized for heat, says her $319 bill is the highest ever, while living on $754 monthly Social Security.
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EL Centro
Calif
California
Imperial Valley
San Diego
New
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Velma Taylor
British chemist completes 15 day sealed chamber test
Nigel Packham, 64, emerged from a 100 square foot airtight room at Space Center Houston after more than two weeks with 30,000 wheat plants supplying oxygen. He says plants alone could sustain breathable air for a person for 15 days, supporting future Moon or Mars habitats.
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Packham
Space Agency
Liddy defends free speech in mock trial stand
In a Chicago mock trial by the American Bar Association G Gordon Liddy, famed Watergate figure, testified from a witness stand on free speech. The scenario involved a fictional shooter and an alleged attempt to incite violence against federal agents. Jurors expressed split opinions on Liddys defense of the First Amendment.
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Chicago
G. Gordon Liddy
Liddy
American Bar Association
Michael S
Reynolds accuser stands firm in sex testimony
Beverly Heard maintained she had sex with U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds starting in 1992 and said she filed a police report to seek help and not to have him jailed. The cross examination focused on her credibility as prosecutors and defense debated motives and timing of her statements and recantations.
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Beverly Heard
U.S
Mel Reynolds
Terence Gillespie
Heard
Reynolds
Gillespie
Curt
Andrea Zopp
Mr. Reynolds
Zepp
Zopp
Fast Bank Club
Miss Heard
Algner Pci
Cook County Criminal Court
Fred Suria Jr
Sam Adam
Eddie McIntyre
Adam
Edward Genson
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