1994 Fire Death Toll Lowest in 81 Years Says NFPA
The National Fire Protection Association reports 4275U.S. fire deaths in 1994 not counting firefighters a 7.8 percent drop from 4635 the prior year. NFPA credits tougher codes better detector use and public education for safer homes. A National Jery Council analysis cites 8900 fire deaths that year.
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Reid to rule on Fuhrman tapes in Simpson case
Former prosecutor Judge Reid, known for tough rulings, was chosen to decide if police internal affairs tapes featuring Detective Fuhrman should be played for the jury in the O J Simpson murder trial. The selection follows controversy over bias claims and prior cases where Reid faced challenges to his appointment.
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Ito
LAPD
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Simpson
Lance
Tto
Denny
Southwestern University
Los Angeles County
Beverly Hills
Usc Medical Center
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Torres
Alfred Skiles
Skiles
Trucker
James Gillen
Ilo
Randanicilal
Roger Sandler
Sandler
Dale
Citadel's first female cadet Shannon Faulkner health scare
Shannon Faulkner remained in an infirmary two days after intense first week drill in 10 degree heat. Citadel spokesM an Terry Leedom said she was to be released after examination. Four others also fell ill Monday. one stayed in the infirmary. The heat hit cadets during the early training as the school calls it stress training and cadets call it Hell Week. The 20 year old junior, who fought to join the all male corps for 214 years, did not take the cadet oath.
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Police recover most of $1.2 million cash found on bus
Fort Lauderdale authorities announced that the West Palm Beach Police Department recovered most of the $1.2 million found eight months earlier in a Chicago to Miami bus stop. The IRS issued a check for $805,672 under forfeiture laws to Police Chief Dilly Riggs as part of the recovered funds. No charges have been filed.
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Congressman Reynolds read his alleged sex chat in court
In Chicago US Rep Mel Reynolds stood by his claim that he only had phone sex with a campaign volunteer under 18. Under cross examination prosecutors played his own words, confronting him with explicit telephone transcripts and testimony from Beverly Heard that she was 16. Reynolds, 43, remained calm yet challenged as the assistant prosecutor pressed for graphic lines from the transcript.
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Heard
Jeen Hyland
Paroled Killer Charged After Boy’s Find in Woods
In Aroma Park near a boat launch, authorities found 10 year old Christopher’s decomposed body in a shallow grave. Will County Coroner Pat O’Neil identified the boy by dental records. Timothy Buss, 27, a paroled killer who served 12 years of a 25 year sentence for killing a 5 year old, faces kidnapping charges.
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Lockheed rocket self-destructs after early flight issue
At Vandenberg Air Force Base a new Lockheed Martin commercial rocket carrying a 483 million satellite veered off course 24 minutes after liftoff and was blown up over the Pacific. No injuries reported as debris fell into the ocean.
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Don Baene
Lockheed
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County to pull funds to exit bankruptcy
Santa Ana officials approve a plan to divert as much as 70 million from transit funds, 22 million in sales tax from cities, and 55 million from special districts to reduce county debt. The move follows Orange County's December bankruptcy filing after a 1.7 billion loss linked to former treasurer Robert Citron's aggressive borrowing and riskier investments.
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Calif
Orange County
Laeyr
Robert L. Citron
Fuhrman tapes defense remarks amid race and police bias
Testimony focused on Fuhrman remarks about Black people and wealth, with prosecutors arguing tapes show bias and exaggeration while defense says he spoke as a writer. The judge ruled on perceived impartiality as the trial progressed, with both sides claiming footing in the Simpson case context.
Fuhrman tapes stun defense in Simpson trial
Defense lawyers say private Fuhrman transcripts reveal perjury and racial bias as tapes threaten prosecution’s case. Cochran claims Ito delays and Clark cites risk of mistrial while prosecutors seek to exclude Ito and reset juror dynamics amid a looming courtroom dispute.
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Marcia Clark
Ito
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Robert Shapiro
Los Angeles Criminal Courts
Lance Ito
Clark
York
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