Doctor describes cadet's hand injury in Jones case
In New Braunfels Texas September 1995 a truck crash left Zamora with severely limited use of her left hand. Doctors testified that three crushed fingers and remaining strength hindered her ability to overpower a fit rival, affecting the defense in the capital murder trial of former Air Force Academy cadet Graham. Prosecutors say Zamora ordered the killing of Jones after a past affair. Jury heard blood evidence suggesting two or more people participated in Jones' death.
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New Braunfels
Texas
Zamora
Mansfield
Scott Kasden
Max Courtney
Air Force Academy
David Gray
Graham
Jones
Tarrant County
Michele Hartmann
Kasden
Dan Cogdell
Cogdell
Catherine Baen
Courtney
Black couples limit family size in rising trend
A study shows a near 50 percent fall in birth rates among married African American couples from 1970 to 1996, tied to higher incomes and education. Experts note that while many parents seek advantages for their children, the shift also correlates with rising illegitimacy figures in the black population.
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Lawrences
William Turner
University of Kentucky
Laundry room fire forces Ecstasy cruise ship back to shore
A laundry room blaze on the Carnival Ecstasy, 40 minutes from Miami, sent the cruise liner back to port as crews battled hot flames. Coast Guard and port fire units sprayed seawater, with 62 passengers and two crew members treated for smoke inhalation.
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Miami
Miami Beach
Coast Guard
Cruise Line
Miami Sea
Marcus Woodring
Key West
Cozumel
Bob Dickinson
Carnival Cruise Lines
Dickinson
Port of Miami
Miami-Dade
David Paulison
Ecstasy
Health ID options debated by panel in hearings
A 17 member panel weighs how to assign a lifetime health care identifier similar to a Social Security number. Testimony favored a card number. concerns over privacy and misuse remain. Supporters note reduced medical mixups while safeguards under existing law aim to deter disclosures.
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Clinton
Department of Health and Human Services
Starr probes Lewinsky White House visit in grand jury inquiry
In Washington prosecutors pursue fact gathering interviews with Secret Service officers about Monica Lewinsky's December 28 White House visit. Seven agents testified this week as Independent Counsel Starr seeks to confirm facts about possible lies in Paula Jones case and potential obstruction of the investigation.
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Washington
Whitewater
Monica Lewinsky
Secret Service
White House
Grand Jury
Mike Leibig
Leibig
Kenneth Starr
Lewinsky
Clinton
Jones
Heatwave Death Toll Rises Across States As Temperatures Soar
Blistering heat grips the South and West with no forecast relief. Dallas reports a 16th straight day above 100 as two more heat deaths push the toll to 22 in the city and 22 across Louisiana Oklahoma and adjacent states. Factories farms and soldiers at Fort Sill enforce rest breaks while power utilities urge customers to curb usage.
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Dallas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
California
Arizona
Missouri
Mexico
Texas
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Dell
Baen
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Steven A. Holmes
New York Times News Service
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Paula Lawrence
Northwest
Candice
John Paul
ALY. Times News Service
Lawrence
Paula
Offisaid
Monrovia
Brenda C. Coleman
Associated Press
Chicago
Ing
American Nurses Association
National Association For Prescription Drug Programs
Starr
Paula Jones
She
Willie Urpulce Olieit
de Gay
Lawton
Okla
Fort Sill
Nebraska
Point
Marinell
Illinois
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