Clinton vows action on hate crimes and racial healing
President Clinton ordered a Justice Department review of hate crime laws and to host a White House conference on the issue next fall. He spoke of a broader push to punish offenses swiftly, prevent them, and confront national divisions during a plan tied to a San Diego speech. He cited recent incidents in Atlanta, Washington DC, and Los Angeles as motivators amid a 42 percent rise in hate crimes from 1991 to 1995 per FBI data.
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White House
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Clinton
University of California, San Diego
America
Atlanta
Human Rights Campaign
FBI
Skaneateles Wins Slowdown on Depot Truck Exports
State officials said Pentagon trucks carrying rockets and other munitions from the Seneca Army Depot will not travel through Skaneateles. A local citizen group, aided by State Sen. John DeFrancisco, pressured for the concession amid the depot closure set for 1999. Activists from Tri-County Skaneateles Lake Association pressured DOT officials, ending shipments through the town within 48 hours as munitions move to Letterkenny Army Depot in Pennsylvania.
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Skaneateles
Pentagon
John DeFrancisco
Syracuse
Army
DOT
Department of Transportation
Janet Besse
Tri-County Skaneateles Lake Association
Seneca Army
Romulus
Seneca County
ORION
Letterkenny Army Depot
Pennsylvania
Army Aeas
Steve Abney
Friay
Weather outlook for the coming week compiled
Tonight partly cloudy with a mild breeze. Sunday mixes sun and clouds with a chance of a shower. Monday will be mostly sunny and warm with a high near 80. Tuesday stays mostly sunny and warm with a high around 84. Wednesday remains sunny and warm with a high near 85. Continuous mild nights with lows in the mid 50s.
Jurors urged to view McVeigh beyond monster label
In the Oklahoma City bombing trial as it nears a potential end, jurors hear from defense witnesses painting Timothy McVeigh as a troubled, capable man shaped by mistrust and events like the Waco siege. They stress his humanity and urge calm consideration of the facts over fear.
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Denver
Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
Army
Grend Hue
Merbaniow
U.S
eVeigh
Branch Davidian
Waco
Texas
Richard Burr
Burr
Garfield
Jan McDermott
Youn McVeigh
McDermott
Clint Seids
Clint
Libyan Letter Angers Pan Am Victims Families
Relatives of Pan Am Flight 103 victims dismiss a Libyan UN mission letter as propaganda to lift sanctions. The unsigned missive, sent from New York, proposes talks on a trial for Libyan agents Abdel Basset Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, who are indicted in the United States and believed to be in Libya.
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Libya
United States
Syracuse
Rosemary Wolfe
Washington Post
Eapor
United Kingdom
Lockerbie Scotland
Abdel Basset Megrahi
Lamen Khalifa Fhimah
Actor Charlie Sheen Given Probation in Assault Case
Charlie Sheen was placed on two years of probation after pleading no contest to attacking girlfriend Brittany Ashland at his Malibu home in December. He faced up to a year in jail if convicted, and must complete 300 hours of community service, pay a $100 fine, and undergo counseling. He was ordered to avoid Ashland.
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Charlie Sheen
Malibu
Wall Street
Star
Brittany Ashland
Sheen
Ashland
Jettiner hits terminal at Newark airport
A Continental 727 driving from terminal C to A at Newark International Airport crashed into a jetway at 5 10 am injuring two crew members, with no passengers aboard. The nose locked in the buckle causing extensive plane damage while flights were not delayed. University Hospital treated the crew for head injuries. Officials withheld names and injury details as they investigate the cause.
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Terminal C
Ternal A
Terminal A
Port Authority
Gwen Willams
University Hospital
Newark
Patrick Hearty
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