Gold stash linked to $136 million launderer found in Cranston home
Federal agents uncovered an estimated $2.1 million in gold including two bars and seven pellet bags in the basement and outside the Cranston residence of Margaret Saccoccia, mother of Stephen Saccoccia. The discovery followed testimonies by Sandra and David Saucier. Prosecution ties linked Colomb aims to Rhode Island metals firms and Swiss arrests in 1981. Stephen Saccoccia received a 680 year sentence with fines and forfeiture. Donna Saccoccia served 14 years.
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Margaret Saccoccia
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Sandra
David Saucier
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Donna Saccoccia
Florida weighs switch from electric chair after execution mishap
Gov. Lawton Chiles said Florida will study changing executions after Pedro Medina, a Cuban refugee and murder convict, burned in the electric chair. A medical examiner will review methods. any change requires legislative approval.
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Fla
Lawton Chiles
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Two More Drill Sergeants Charged at Aberdeen
Aberdeen Proving Ground Md two more drill sergeants have been accused of sexual misconduct, bringing total charged to ten. Both men face adultery indecent assault and indecent language involving female soldiers at the weapons training center, plus violations of the ban on staff trainee relationships. Charges follow an Army investigation announced November 7.
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Kids Return Home After Daytona Beach Kidnapping Case
Teresa Hainer and Jessica Hainer, ages 9 and 7, were found in Florida and returned to Michigan after a four day nationwide search. Ronald Stafford, a former sitter with a juvenile record for sexual assault, along with two men were arrested on federal kidnapping charges.
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Fla
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Jessica
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Ricky Eer
Women with BRCA mutations urged to start annual mammograms at 25
Researchers at the University of Washington urge women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations to begin annual mammograms between ages 25 and 35 due to high cancer risks. BRCA1 carriers face about 85 percent breast cancer risk and 65 percent ovarian cancer risk, while BRCA2 carriers have similar breast risk but 10 percent or less ovarian risk. The guideline also suggests annual or semiannual ultrasounds for BRCA1 mutation carriers starting 25 to 35.
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American Cancer Society
University of Washington
McVeigh trial grudging access granted to victims
Marsha Kight led lobbying for victims to attend the Timothy McVeigh trial after a federal judge initially barred survivors from attending or giving statements in a possible death penalty phase. Judge Richard Matsch reversed, citing a new law from President Clinton, and allowed victims to attend or watch via closed circuit in Oklahoma City. The trial starts next week.
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Richard Matsch
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Congress
McVeigh
Oklahoma City
Bush makes second parachute jump former president at Yuma
George Bush, at age 72, completed a second parachute jump over the Arizona desert at Yuma Proving Ground. Surrounded by watchers and ground crew, he fulfilled a wartime promise from World War II, landing safely near the base with a rainbow parachute and later saying he felt exhilarated.
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Barbara Bush
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Army
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U.S. Parachute Association
JonBenet killing may not have been a sex crime
An abuse expert says the autopsy report on JonBenet Ramsey is inconsistent with sexual assault and investigators examine a theory of non sexual physical abuse. Dr Wilbur Richie reads public portions and agrees the report does not indicate sexual abuse.
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Rocky Mountain News
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Richie
Carol Glowinsky
Ramsey Family
Patrick Korten
JonBenet
Space tests push plan for sending people to Mars
NASA announced a set of five experiments linked to a future human mission to Mars. The plan includes two robotic Mars missions in 2001, one to land and produce small amounts of rocket fuel from the atmosphere, with broader goals to assess fuel production, life-support impacts, radiation, and entry capabilities.
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Red Planet
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White Sea
Pilcher
Earth
John Gsdon
Space Policy Institute
George Washington University
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