Jury recommends death for sledgehammer murder in Waterbury
In Waterbury Connecticut a jury on the fourth day of deliberations recommended a death sentence for Todd Rizzo 20 after he pled guilty to killing 13 year old Stanley Edwards with a 3 pound sledgehammer on September 30 1997. Rizzo lured the boy to his yard under the pretense of snake hunting and told police he wanted to know what it felt like to kill. The judge William Holden must formally approve the recommendation.
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Waterbury
Conn
Todd Rizzo
Stanley Edwards
William Holden
Man faked death to claim $1 million insurance
Kerry Scheele 29 faces extradition to Florida after allegedly staging a Florida Keys scuba death in August 1998 to collect a $1 million life insurance payout. Authorities say he led his wife and others to believe he drowned, naming a girlfriend as beneficiary. he was arrested in Beloit, Wisconsin.
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Tallahassee
Florida Keys
Kerry Steven Scheele
Beloit
Wis
Florida
Scheele
Bill Nelson
Black Klan leader convicted in Virginia cross burning case
Barry Black of Johnstown Pennsylvania was found guilty by an all white jury in Hailsville Virginia of cross burning. He was fined $2500 with no prison time and faces up to five years for violating a state cross burning statute. His ACLU lawyer David Baugh defended free speech rights and indicated an appeal. The Imperial Wizard did not testify and offered no comment after the verdict.
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Haillsville
Ku Klux Klan
ACLU
Barry Black
Johnstown
Imperial Wizard
International Keystone Knights of the Klan
Black
David Baugh
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Baugh
KKK
Klan
Plane Crashes On Los Angeles Intersection Hits Two School Buses
A small twin engine Cessna 402 crash landed on Hayvenhurst Avenue near Parthenia Street forcing an emergency landing and colliding with two approaching school buses. The impact tore wing tips from the plane and damaged the buses. the driver Corliss Thompson and a 6-year-old pupil sustained minor injuries.
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Los Angeles
van Nuys
Hayvenhurst Avenue
Stacy Geere
Hayvenhurst
Parthenia Street
Laidlaw Inc
Corliss Thompson
Los Angeles Times
Northridge Medical Center
Man charged with possession of sawed off shotgun in Columbine case
Mark Manes 22 of Golden Colorado faces a new felony charge of possession of a sawed off shotgun. He was already accused of selling a TEC-9 pistol used by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold in the Columbine High School massacre. The latest charge carries up to three years. the TEC-9 charge up to six or 12 with extraordinary circumstances. Judge Francis Jackson ordered Manes back August 18 to enter a plea. He remains free on a $15,000 bond.
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Francis Jackson
Manes
Man Kills Daughters Then Fires On Officers at Police Station
In Castle Rock Colorado a man and three young daughters died after he opened fire at the police station before a shootout with officers. Investigators say Simon J Gonzales 30 shot the girls before driving to the station. The wife had raised safety concerns and noted suicidal tendencies.
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Castle Rock
Colo
Simon J. Gonzales
Michael Knight
18Th Judicial District Attorney’s Office
Judge scolded for ordering dinner with stalking victim
Salt Lake City report says Midvale City Justice Dee W. Alldredge was reprimanded by the Utah Judicial Conduct Commission for sentences that included making Michael Penrose take his stalking victim Anita Ferroni to dinner. Ferroni says she did not suggest the dine outing and left after abuse while Penrose violated a protective order.
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Saltlake City
Utan Judicial Conduct Commission
Midvale City
Dee W.alldredge
Michael Penrose
Anita Ferroni
Penrose
Ferroni
Alldredge
CIA analyst warned of wrong target before Belgrade embassy strike
Midlevel CIA analyst warned planners the target might be wrong days before NATO B 2 bombs hit the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade on May 7, killing three and injuring at least 20. Officials say warnings were raised late or lost in bureaucracy as blame and explanations unfolded.
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Washington
CIA
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Congress
Beijing
Washingston Post
NATO
Kosovo
United States
China
U.S
Jong
America
National Intelligence Mapping Agency
Thomas Pickering
Beying
Pickering
Kosovo Peacekeepers to Reach Full Force by July
The United States expects 7 000 troops in Kosovo by late July to complete a multinational peacekeeping contingent. NATO says U S Marines faced fire near Zegra and returned fire. Milosevic and war crimes cases loom at The Hague while ethnic tensions flare in Velika Krusa and Novake. Chancellor Schroeder nominates EU Balkan stability coordinator as the pact gains momentum.
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Sible
U.N
Hague
Netherlands
Fischer
Pristina
Kosovo
Yugoslavia
Robin Cook
Cook
Velika Krusa
International Tribunal
Milosevic
United Nations
Kosovo Liberation Army
Hashim Thaci
Thaci
Novake
Shpetim Shija~ Ku
U.S
Zegra
Pentagon
Bonn
Germany
Gerhard Schroeder
European Union
United States
Russia
EU Nations
Europe
Balkans
Oldest Phoenician wrecks found in deep water
Two ancient Phoenician ships dating to about 750 B C were sunk off Tyre after a storm and lay buried in more than 1000 feet of water. Oceanographer Robert Ballard and a joint team from Harvard MIT Woods Hole and others located photographed and sampled the vessels two weeks ago. The wrecks, preserved by deep water, are the oldest found anywhere in deep sea. Ballard spoke at a press conference in Israel confirming the discovery and exploration plans.
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Mediterranean
Tyre
Lebanon
Robert Ballard
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ballard
Sad Ballard
Institute For Exploration
Mystic
Conn
Israel
Sicily
Jason
Woods Hold Oceanographic Institution
Phoenician ships found off Israel illuminate ancient Tyre trade
Researchers using the Jason deep diving robot recovered 15 amphorae from two Phoenician cargo ships dating 750 to 700 B.C. near the Israeli coast. The finds, likely en route to northern Africa, include anchors and kitchenware, with remains of wine replaced by sand, shedding light on Phoenician seafaring and trade networks.
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Israel
Tyre
Lebanon
Jason
Harvard University
Lawrencez Stager
Homer
Greece
Stager
Africa
Phoenicia
Khrushchev's Son Passes U S Citizenship Test
Sergei Khrushchev and wife Van Jentina Gorenko, both scientists, passed the INS citizenship exam in Providence Rhode Island. They will take the oath to become naturalized on July 12. Sergei scored 95 percent and his wife 106 percent, with one question about U S government.
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Seattle
Sergei Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Communist Party
United States
U.S
Khrushchev
van Jentina Golerko
Nikita Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Brown University
Center For Foreign Policy Development
Providence
Vaientina Gorenko
INS
Danilov
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Pec
Lane
Albania
Macedonize
Labrattla
Memphis
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