Five men indicted in New England bank heists tied to burning car
Five men linked to a series of bank and armored car robberies across New England were indicted after a burning car with bank bags and a bulletproof vest was found. The crimes began in 1990, spanning five states and including a daylight armored car holdup in Hudson New York that killed two guards. Indicted: Stephen G. Burke Patrick J. McGonagle Michael K. OHalloran Matthew McDonald Anthony M. Shea. McDonald and Shea were in prison when indicted.
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Concord
N.H
Boston
New England
Hudson
Stephen G. Burke
Patrick J. McGonagle
Michael K. O'Halloran
Matthew McDonald
Anthony M. Shea
McDonald
Federal judge limits school prayer case ruling in Mississippi
In a closely watched case, Judge Neal Biggers Jr. ruled that Pantotar ULL public schools violated First Amendment rights by religious instruction in classrooms though gym prayers remained permissible. The decision limits daily intercom prayers and classroom Bible classes while allowing a gym session.
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Oxford
Miss
Pantotar
Ull
Neal Biggers Jr
Q.S. District Court
Lisa Herdahl
Biggers Salem
Biggers
Miami man admits killing four women in Allapattah
Francisco Del Junco, 38, confessed to the slayings of Vida Hicks, Diane Helms, Cheryl Lee Ray, and Janice Cox. The four women, killed between August and March, were found beaten and burned in or near Allapattah. Police note all used crack cocaine and some supported the habit through prostitution.
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Miami
Francisco del Junco
Vida Hicks
Diane Helms
Cheryl Lee Ray
Janice Cox
Allapattah
Missouri park wagon accident kills Mississippi boy
A horse drawn wagon overturned at Shepherd of the Hills park in Branson killing Wesley Lee Wallace, 10, of Purvis, Mississippi. Eleven passengers were thrown down an embankment as wheels locked and a beam snapped, with others sustaining scrapes and broken bones.
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Branson
Ozarks
Doug Sullivan
Shepherd of the Hills
Sullivan
Wesley Lee Wallace
Purvis
Miss
Training accident kills Marine and injures six
In Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles, during a mountaineering drill, a Marine unit from Camp Pendleton slid 100 to 200 feet after one serviceman lost footing. One Marine was killed and five injured, with the sheriff and forest service confirming the cliffside slide as the cause.
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Los Angeles
Ma- Aalie Milligett Wy
Angeles National Forest
Camp Pendleton
Rita
Forest Service
Set
James Noennick
Sheriff
Crescenta Valley
Ex-med examiner hid governor corpse photo in desk
In Tacoma, a former medical examiner fired for insubordination kept unauthorized corpse photographs, including an autopsy shot of former Gov. Dixy Lee Ray and a desk photo of Mayor Jack Hyde. Ray and Hyde died in January 1994. Bruell, 56, says he took images to verify weights and denies wrongdoing.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dixy Lee Ray
Ray
Karen Reid
Fox Island
Associated Press
Pierce County
Eberhard Bruell
News Tribune of
Bruell
Jack Hyde
McVeigh Says TV Coverage Would Pressure Jury
Timothy McVeigh and co defendant Terry Nichols argue that letting Oklahoma victims watch the trial on closed circuit TV would intimidate jurors. Attorneys say cameras would create the unseen pressure of an audience influencing the verdict and possible death sentence, with no trial date set.
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Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma
Ais Allorneys
Wild Depege
McVeigh
Terry Nichols
Community reels after cyclist death on Fayetteville curving road
Nazzaro known as athletic former teacher who rode with her youngest son Michael as neighbors recalled. Barry said the accident occurred near a crest on a hill with no speeding or alcohol implicated. Nazzaro, 7?45 p.m. victim, survived by husband George and children Matt 16 and Carrie 13. Neighbors described a loving mother and active resident, with crisis teams offered to students.
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O'Casey
Barry
Elena Romano
Spring View Drive
Nazzaro
Michael
Fran Joseph
Joseph
Nazzarous
George
Matt
Carrie
Fayetteville-Manlius
Romano
Fayetteville
Lent suspect in Wood disappearance brought to New York trial
D Downing said Lent will be tried in New York for the 1993 disappearance and presumed death of Wood after pleading guilty in Massachusetts to related charges. Lent had abducted and killed Bernardo in 1990, drawing out a plea agreement and potential transfer to federal prison for safety. The Wood family and officials expressed cautious relief as the long process advances toward resolution.
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D. Downing
New York
Lent
Wood
Frankfort
Sara
Robert
Frances Wood
U.S
Janet Rene
George Pataki
Dennis Vacco
Brig Lent
Downing
Tani Hest
Montte Fr
Jimmy Bernardo
Massachusetts
Hile
Wools
Bernardo
Pittsfield Mass
Ithaca
Hunt
Downinghans
Wes
Lentative
Downing Sai
Haiti's chaos as UN withdrawal nears
Haitian violence rises amid dwindling UN backing with kidnappings and shootings fueling fear of destabilized democracy. Port-au-Prince killings, a mayor’s murder, and a bank governor robbery mark a tense prewithdrawal period as authorities warn of looming instability.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
U.N
Ilegal
Central Bank
Jean-Claude David
National Intelligence Service
Rene Preval
Russia
China
Haiti Russia link forms amid U N peacekeeping doubt
Haiti and Russia sign a normalization accord in Panama during the OAS General Assembly amid Russian and Chinese opposition to extending the U N peacekeeping mission in Haiti. Officials warn the 1900-strong force could depart June 30 without council approval.
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Haiti
Russia
U.N
Panama
General Assembly
the Organization of American States
China
U.N. Security Council
Kleber Vielot
Vielot
Sion
Security Council
Mmem
United Nations
Tajikistan
Central Asia
Taiwan
Key witness may testify in Whitewater hearings
Senator Alfonso D Amato won permission from the Whitewater prosecutor to immunize David Hale so Hale can testify before the Senate Whitewater Committee next week. Hale could face perjury charges if he lies. immunity would not affect his 28 month prison term for defrauding the government. The panel plans to finish by June 14 with a report due June 17.
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New York
Alfonso di Amato
Whiewater
David Hale
Clinton
Senate
D'Amato
New York Republican
Senate Whitewater
Whitwater
Kenneth Starr
Hale
Starr
Little Rock
Ark
Whitewater
James
Susan McDougal
McDougals
Arkansas
Jim Guy Tucker
McDougal
Chinton
UT Him
Steven
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