Packwood hearings delayed to after November elections
The long awaited ethics committee hearings into Sen. Bob Packwood’s sexual misconduct allegations are delayed beyond the November elections. The Oregonian reports the delay stems from negotiations over dictation tapes tied to his diaries and possible obstruction charges.
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Four way split in Virginia 1 5 Senate race televised debate
On CNN Larry King Live Oliver North faced Robb Wilder and Coleman in a 90 minute debate. North defended his record while Robb Wilder and Coleman defended their independent runs amid questions over Robb s private life and North s Iran Contra past. Polls show voters divided on the race.
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Bald eagle to be reclassified from endangered to threatened
Washington Interior Department officials plan to upgrade the bald eagle from endangered to threatened after a 90 day comment period. Recovery from fewer than 800 adults in the 1970s to nearly 8,000 in the lower 48 cites a dramatic improvement under the Endangered Species Act.
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Second judge narrows Brady handgun background rule
In Tucson, U S District Judge John Hall struck down the part of the Brady law that requires local police to run background checks on potential handgun buyers. He preserved the five day waiting period and noted state-federal power limits while others in Montana and Texas rendered differing decisions.
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Los Angeles fires Rodney King beating officer Wind
Police chief Willie Williams fired Tim Wind, a rookie officer who kicked Rodney King during the arrest after a high speed chase. Wind had been suspended since May 1991 and was acquitted on federal civil rights charges alongside Briseno.
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Californias wildfires brought under control in hot blaze day
Fire crews fought 100 degree heat as they made progress on multiple blazes from central California to San Diego. A 3,000 acre Angeles National Forest fire near Los Angeles was contained with 10 homes destroyed and four firefighters injured. A 650 acre Sierra Nevada blaze near Yosemite was fully contained, and a 3,500 acre Angeles National Forest fire near Asoena Canyon was nearly contained.
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Wheelchair Returned to Girl After Theft in Fort Lauderdale
Nine year old Sashiana Henre, unable to walk due to cerebral palsy, had her new wheelchair stolen last Friday. Fort Lauderdale police recovered the chair early Tuesday after Gloria Nelson spotted it under a tree near Westwood Heights Elementary School about 14 miles from the girl’s home.
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Debt from criminal cases tops four billion says GAO
The General Accounting Office reported that federal criminal debts have surged from 300 million in 1985 to about 4 billion, driven largely by major financial fraud and the S and L collapse. Only 0.6 percent of 3609 million in fines and restitution from the 50 largest cases has been collected.
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Voting population tops 193 million in November turnout
Census Bureau reports more than 193 million Americans will be 18 or older this November, up 7.8 million since 1990. Not all will vote due to citizenship, prison status, or other disqualifications, with turnout around 50.8 percent in 1992. Older voters now form a larger share of the voting age population.
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Space Station Sale Faces House Vote This Week
The $28 billion Space Station, NASA's megascience project, faces a pivotal House vote on its future. Clinton's $2.1 billion FY plan aims to sustain work on the orbiting lab, with success hinging on unlikely US-Russia cooperation amid budget battles and opposition that could bury the project and the SSC.
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