Alabama killer faces 36 second electric chair jolt
A 36 second execution of Michael Lindsey at Holman Prison in Mobile Alabama is described as part of a broader debate on the death penalty. The report notes prior electrocutions, legal steps, and the tense preparation before Lindsey's death at 11:30 p.m. on May 25 as the nation weighs capital punishment.
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Alabama
New York State
Mario Cuomo
Supreme Court
Herald-Journal
Kent Paulx
Birmingham News
Michael Lindsey
Mobile
Ala
Florida Panhandle
Holman Prison
Lindsey
Holman
Man overcomes cancer to earn high school diploma
Leo Simmons 61 of Clay earned a High School Equivalency Diploma after completing a BOCES program at Crucible Materials Corp. He started in 1988, faced a cancer diagnosis, and nearly quit in November due to illness. Teachers gave him confidence and he persisted to celebrate the milestone.
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Leo Simmons
Simmons
Clay
Crucible Materials Corp
William Shakespeare
Greece Fractured Quest for New Government After Vote
Greece faces an unclear government as Premier Andreas Papandreou loses the absolute majority. New Democracy, led by Konstantinos Mitsotakis, fails to secure enough seats, triggering coalition talks or new elections. Projections show PASOK at 124 seats, New Democracy 145, with 78 percent counted.
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Margaret
Mitsotakis
Greece
Athens
Andreas Papandreou
Constantine Papandreou Mitsotakis
New Democracy
Potioon
Panhelenic Socialist Movement
PASOK
Left and Progress
Interior Ministry
U.S
Gy Veubog
Christos Sartzetakis
George Papandreou
Poles snub elections but solidary wins Senate display
Poles largely stayed away from the national runoff for Parliament while Solidarity claimed most Senate seats as Communists preserved Sejm control. Henryk Stoklosa backed by the Communists won a Western Poland district amid a record campaign, as turnout appeared light around Warsaw.
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Poland
Communist Party
Solidarity
Free Trade Union Movement
Senate
Sejm
Henryk Stoklosa
Stoklesa
Pisa
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