Needle exchange founders convicted under strict syringe law
New Brunswick's Diana McCague and Thomas Scozzare were found guilty by Municipal Court Judge Terrill Brenner of violating a strict syringe distribution ban. They were fined 500 dollars each plus costs, and licenses suspended for six months, though penalties were stayed pending appeal per program official Sarah Foster.
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Terrill Brenner
Brenner
Diana McCague
Thomas Scozzare
Sarah Foster
Dow rests case in first silicone implant class action trial
Lawyers for 1800 women suing Dow Chemical rested their case in the nation’s first silicone breast implant class action trial. Dow contends tests were adequate and disputes the dangers. The trial began in March with closing arguments set for Thursday under District Judge Yada Magee.
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New Orleans
Dow Chemical Co
Richard Laminack
Dow
Yada Magee
Judge orders new hearing on King rifle tests in Ray case
Memphis Tennessee. A judge ordered a new hearing to decide if more tests are needed to determine whether James Earl Ray's rifle killed Martin Luther King Jr. The May tests on the rifle and King’s bullet were inconclusive. Ray, dying of liver disease, seeks further testing to overturn his 1969 plea. King family supports Ray. The hearing is set for August 19 to discuss possible additional tests on the rifle.
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Two Deputies Die By Own Hands In Separate Suicides
In Carlyle Illinois two sheriff's deputies, David Behrens and Ted Hintz, both close friends, died by suicide within three days of each other. Behrens shot himself Wednesday with his service revolver and Hintz followed hours after Behrens’ funeral as his fiancée pleaded with him to stop. Both were described as dedicated officers who “lived and breathed their work” and who brought their job home with them.
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Cnet Depty
Kent Newkirk
David Behrens
Ted Hint
Behrens
McVeigh lawyers seek new trial over pretrial publicity
Denver news reports say Tomphy McVeigh's attorneys argued jurors were influenced by pretrial publicity and testimony from bombing survivors and victims' relatives. They claimed Judge Richard Matsch erred by excluding parts of the defense case. Matsch denied the request, and defense plans an appeal ahead of the sentencing.
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Tomphy McVeigh
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U.S
Richard Matsch
Matsch
McVeigh
Report: More illegals die trying to enter U S
Houston researchers tally 1 185 border deaths from 1993 to 1996 noting rising danger as enforcement tightens. 72 percent drowned while attempting crossing and analysts say legal entry grows riskier as routes are blocked.
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U.S
Houston
Mexico
Jacqueline Hagan
University of Houston
Center For Immigration Research
United States
Snake's owner offers to replace Chihuahua
Flossie Torgerson was overwhelmed by condolence calls after a man who identified himself as Angus claimed his boa constrictor named Allison ate her Chihuahua Babette. He offered to pay for the dog and said the snake had escaped earlier, prompting frantic dispute over restitution.
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Angus
Allison
Clinton first president to use line-item veto in budget package
President Clinton became the first U S leader to wield the line item veto to strike three provisions in the balanced budget and tax cut law. The veto targeted banks and offshore securities tax breaks, a New York Medicaid tax grab, and farm co op incentives, with court challenges likely and Republicans wary of broader authority.
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Supreme Court
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Dallas
Simmons
Clinton first uses line item veto amid budget deal fallout
President Clinton utilized the line item veto for the first time. The political clash centers on three provisions not signed by top White House officials, with Bowles noting lower staff opposed them. Gingrich aides call it petty politics as Congress faces a tough override path.
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Erskine Bowles
Clinton
White House
Renghli
House
Newt Gingrich
Simmons
Repubican
New York
Congress
Clinon
Tax deferral provisions vetoed for farm coops and overseas finance
The vetoed measures would have let investors defer capital gains taxes for farm product refiners to farmer cooperatives and allow a tax deferral for active overseas financing income. Joint Committee on Taxation priced costs at 84 million to 317 million over five years depending on the provision. Harold Simmons and Tom Daschle backed farm interests. Trent Lott led the overseas finance measure in a broad banking and finance coalition.
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Joint Committee On Taxation
Treasury Department
Texas
Harold Simmons
Simmons
Snake River Sugar Cooperative
Vallu Inc
Senate
Tom Daschle
D-M.d
Kenny Hulshof
R-Mo
New York Hospitals Medicaid Tax Break Aimed at Saving State
The measure would have saved New York about 200 million dollars by shielding hospitals from a federal ruling that the state taxed them to fund its Medicaid share. Senator Alfonso D Amato with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan pushed the provision.
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New York
Health and Human Services Department
Alfonso D’ Amato
R-N.y
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Clinton veto hinges on New York Medicaid taxes and bills
The veto fight centers on New York hospital and provider taxes intended to fund charity care. New York argues taxes are broad based, while the federal government says they are not. The dispute ties to a broader clash over federal spending and a string of potential special-interest tax breaks revealed by the tax committee.
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Clinton
Federal Treasury
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Congressional Joint Committee On Taxation
Brookings Institution
Robert Reischauer
Congressional Budget Office
Clinton’s line-item veto use signals changing Washington
President Clinton exercised selective line-item veto power to remove some special interest tax provisions while exposing the tool’s limits. The moves boosted his leverage with Republicans as fall battles loom, while aiming to curb pork barreling and urging a shift in how Washington handles wasteful spending.
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