Female sergeant testifies of forced sex by top Army official
A Sergeant Major is accused in a pre trial hearing of sexual assault involving four military women. The first witness, a 25 year old sergeant nine months into pregnancy, said Gene McKinney kissed and touched her at Fort Myer after she resisted and feared for her career. She described fear, shame, and a sense of being discarded after the incident.
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Thompson pressure for full cooperation in fund probe
Senate Republican campaign fund investigation chair Sen. Fred Thompson sent a June 11 letter to GOP chairman Jim Nicholson demanding complete cooperation with subpoenas. Democrats say Republicans deleted material and hindered interviews as hearings loom next month seeking limited immunity for low level witnesses, needing two Democratic votes for passage.
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Swiss push to locate Holocaust era bank accounts
Swiss officials pledged to help Holocaust victims and heirs locate assets in Swiss banks with all initiatives guided by truth justice and solidarity. Ambassador Thomas Borer said progress in the last six months shows resolve, as a task force head told the House Banking Committee that banks and authorities are identifying accounts opened by Jews and other Nazi victims. Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker noted banks will publish worldwide in July the names on unclaimed accounts dating to the Holocaust.
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Weather Service Boss Ousted Over Cutbacks
Joe Friday, head of the National Weather Service, was removed from his post by Commerce Secretary William Daley amid budget cuts. Friday, reassigned within NOAA, said he was surprised and did not fully understand the basis for dismissal. Officials say he is being made a scapegoat for agency funding shortfalls and ongoing understaffing and postponed maintenance across the service.
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