Porter Sex Abuse Case Sheds Light on Limits of Prosecution
Victims of former priest James Porter express anger at an 18 to 20 year sentence for molesting children in the Fall River diocese during the 1960s. Prosecutors say relocation halted the statute of limitations, allowing the case to proceed. psychologists note memory suppression can delay reporting, and critics argue many abusers escape justice. The legal action hinged on a Massachusetts law tolling the clock after Porter left the state.
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James Porter
Porter
Roderick MacLeish
Fall River
Massachusetts
Masked Gunman Fires On Bus In D C Wounding Two
A masked man boarded a northeast Washington city bus and fired a silver handgun into the passenger area wounding a woman in the lower body and a man in the arm. Both were hospitalized in fair and stable condition respectively. Police said motives are unknown.
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D.C
Washington
Montana man held after Clinton threat arrest in Arlington
A 33 year old Great Falls man was arrested in Arlington Virginia after a 911 call saying demons had ordered him to kill President Clinton. David Craig Davis was unarmed and faces a felony count of threatening the president. He was to be arraigned in U S District Court.
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Great Falls
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Gayle Moore
Davis
U.S. District Court
Moore
Postal crackdown on private express use hits Equifax hard
Postal inspectors cited a century old monopoly on first class mail and fined Equifax 30000 for routing routine letters and financial statements through private shippers like Federal Express. The audit highlights rare authority to enforce and deter bypassing the mails for routine items.
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Atlanta
Equifax Inc
U.S. Postal Service
Federal Express
Pootal Service
Aisa
Dave Monnein
Postal Service
U.S
Cassidy Senter remembered as community helps after slaying
Fredericktown mourns 10 year old Cassidy Senter as aunt Carla Miles praises how strangers across America united to support during the crisis. Cassidy disappeared December 1 while walking from her suburban St. Louis home. her battered body was found Thursday in a St. Louis alley as a large crowd gathered at Praise Temple Church. The church board displayed a birthday cake and photos, while Reverend Gene Rauls recalled Cassidy loved her church and would be honored by the turnout.
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America
Carla Miles
Praise Temple Church
St. Louis
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Kevorkian Hospitalized On Eve Of Court Date
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, 65, was admitted to North Oakland Medical Center in Pontiac after chest pains during a jail hunger strike. A doctor said tests suggested no heart attack and he could be released. he faced two court cases today after transfer from Oakland County Jail following an ECG indicating possible mild heart attack.
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Eliezer Basse
North Oakland Medical Center
Oakland County
Stanley Levy
Geoffrey Fieger
Rainstorm Tests Erosion Control Efforts in Laguna Beach
A weekend storm dropped over a third of an inch of rain on Laguna Beach. Despite heavy rainfall, erosion control measures worth 3 million dollars on fire-stripped hillsides prevented major landslides. A few homes suffered water damage, while other areas escaped serious impact as autumn wildfires had previously left barren slopes prone to erosion.
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Los Angeles
Laguna Beach
Nationalists and Communists surge in Russia election
Initial returns show strong showings by reform critics as Yeltsin wins constitutional approval. Voter turnout remained low at about 55 percent of 107 million registered. Zhirinovsky’s nationalists and the Communists surpassed reformers. Kremlin gala was disrupted as results rolled in. Yeltsin indicated he would stay in office through 1996 despite the unexpected gains by rivals.
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Kostikov
Vladimir V. Zhirinovsky
Liberal Democratic Party
Zhirinovsky
Russsia
Iraq
Russia approves new constitution amid sweeping reforms
Voters back a replacement for the 1978 Soviet charter, establishing a four year presidential term with a two term limit, private property rights, free enterprise, freedom of religion and movement, and emergency powers for the president. The document also permits decrees with lawlike force, a multiparty system, and amendments via a constitutional assembly.
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Boris Yeltsin
Aspin doubts North Korea nuclear bomb claim
Defense Secretary Les Aspin said on Meet the Press there is no evidence North Korea is building nuclear weapons, but no proof they lack an atomic device. He also noted no imminent war risk and outlined U S troop withdrawals from Somalia and Sumatra armor decisions linked to recent American casualties.
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North Korea
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Aspin
NBC
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Sumatra
Libyan Leader Invites World’s Wanted Terrorists for Visit
Muammar Gadhafi in a public speech in Azizia praised breaking ties with terrorists and invited Abu Nidal and Ahmed Jibril to visit Libya. He denounced U.N. sanctions over the Pan Am 103 bombing that killed 270, including 35+ Syracuse University affiliates, and asked IRA leaders to come advise against terrorism.
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Libya
Muammar Gadhafi
Gadhafi
Abu Nidal
Ahmed Jibril
U.N
Syracuse University
Central New York
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Irish Republican Army
IRA
Clinton calls for holiday hope for children
President Clinton urged Americans to share the true spirit of Christmas, hoping for hope, love and peace for every child. In NBC taping of Christmas In Washington, the Clintons joined stars Patti LaBelle, Aaron Neville, Ricky Van Shelton, Mary-Chapin Carpenter and Wynton Marsalis in a season greeting.
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Patti LaBelle
Aaron Neville
Ricky van Shelton
Mary-Chapin Carpenter
Wynton Marsalis
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