Ex-beauty queen jailed for violent home invasion
Tracy Lippard, 23, a former Miss Williams burg from Newport News, received a two year sentence after threatening Rodney and Lynn Weikle and assaulting Melissa Weikle with a hammer during a confrontation over a shared fiancé. The court rejected probation, noting the crimes posed a serious risk to the victims. Prosecutor Sorensen indicated about 18 months with credit, then two years on parole.
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Cardinal says sexual accuser apologized
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin said Steven Cook apologized for false molestation accusations after a two hour meeting at a Philadelphia seminary. Cook, who filed a 1953 Cincinnati case alleging Bernardin and another priest, later recanted and the case was dropped. They described a healing session with eye contact, holding and mutual pain.
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Panel urges population based Gulf War syndrome research
An Institute of Medicine panel urged the government to end piecemeal studies of Gulf War syndrome and switch to population based research addressing specific questions. It disputed claims of chemical exposure and said no reliable evidence supported such allegations. About 43,000 of 697,000 troops reported illnesses including pain memory loss and birth defects.
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VA seeks clarity on compensation ruling after Supreme Court decision
Veterans Affairs Secretary Jesse Brown asks the Justice Department to help define which veterans qualify for compensation under a recent Supreme Court ruling. The court upheld a 1924 law making the VA liable for all veterans injured by treatment in VA hospitals, potentially affecting about 8,000 claimants and costing up to $1 billion over five years. Brown sent a December 20 letter to Attorney General Janet Reno urging urgent guidance to resolve ambiguities in the ruling.
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Deutch Reluctant to Move to CIA Amid Uncertain Future
Deputy Defense Secretary John Deutch shows reluctance to become CIA director as Clinton weighs the agency’s future. Woolsey offered to stay through January to ease the transition while a presidential commission reviews the CIA’s role, signaling a possible caretaker period for the next chief.
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