Testimony in Los Angeles on Defenseless Beating Claim
Ambiguious testimony in Los Angeles centers on alleged beating and head injury during a confrontation. The defense and witness accounts conflict, with prosecutors asserting the victim suffered a head blow while maintaining a stance on self defense and intention.
Cult standoff drains millions as siege ends in Texas
Federal authorities report spending over 3 million dollars and counting as the Branch Davidian siege near Waco, Texas, stretches on. About 100 people remain at the compound after a Feb 28 gun battle. agent losses and injuries are undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criti
FBE
Dick Soand
Koresh
Washington
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,and Firearms
Citi
Former Rochester cops acquitted of drug case charges
Five former Highway Interdiction Team officers acquitted of conspiracy to violate suspects civil rights. Jury of nine women and three men took one day to render verdicts in U S District Court. Supporters erupted as the HIT members were cleared of all charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N.Y
U.S. District Court
Wac
Rocher
John R. Parrinello
Newest jail for drug boss in Itagui Colombia
The new prison near Medellin for Pablo Escobar associates has no bars or fax machines and features 12 by 12 foot bedrooms with a toilet, an outdoor patio, a social area, and a single weekly phone call. Visitors and journalists toured the facility as authorities promise stricter controls and earlier wake times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itagui
Colombia
Pablo Escobar
Hyscape
Medellin
Escobar
Ttagui
May
Agobardo Aras
Associated Press
El Salvador Court Rejects U.N. Rights Report
El Salvador’s Supreme Court rejected a U.N. Truth Commission report on human rights abuses during the last decade. The court disputed findings that judges obstructed investigations amid the U.S.-backed civil conflict and called the report part of postwar scrutiny under the 1992 peace accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
el Salvador
Supreme Court
U.n-Commissioned
Truth Commission
Guerrilas
U.N
Clinton seeks tougher stance on Serbs over Bosnia plan
President Clinton outlined a full court press to win U N Security Council approval for a no fly zone and possible arms deliveries to Bosnia as Bosnian leaders urged an end to the arms embargo. He warned Serb air power could be hit if flights were spotted, while Bosnian President Izetbegovic pressed for a peace deal and a division of the country into ten provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igally
Clinton
U.N. Security Council
Bosnia
Yugoslavia
Anna Izetegovic
White House
Teerbegove
Izerbegovie
U.N
Yeltsin foes fail in try to oust him
The article describes Yeltsin proposing a referendum to resolve a power struggle with the Congress and its speaker Ruslan Khasbulatov. It notes a decree not referencing special rule, Congress vote on actions seen as unconstitutional, and divisions over impeachment grounds and a possible constitutional overhaul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeltsin
Congress
Ruslan Khasbulatov
Laepresiat
Kaasbuiatoy
Clinton and Kohl Back Russia Crusade for Freedom
President Clinton and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl urged Western support for Boris Yeltsin's government as they framed Russia's democracy effort as a global crusade. They pressed for an aid package focusing on energy exploration, development, and easing Moscow's debt, while Clinton sought congressional backing amid budget pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Clinton
Helmaut Kohl
Boris Yeltsin
Oval Office
Kohl
U.S
Yeltsin
Vancouver
House
White House
Patrick Leahy
Richard Lugar
Indiana
Moscow
Helmut Kohl
Regents back away from student work proposal
New York Regents rejected a plan to require high schoolers to work before graduation deeming it vague and impractical. They allowed continued study and pilot programs linking academics with work experience as soon as fall, drawing sharp criticism from Dr. Thomas Sebol and Lt. Stan N. Lundine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York State
Board of
Regents
Commissioner of Education
Sebol
Stan N. Lundine
Lundine
Teens push back on school crackdown at Friday dance
In Manlius, students including Kathy Kogut and Peter Griswold criticize the district's breath sensor and stricter controls. Attendance dropped from about 485 to 300 as teens question the need for the measures and worry about consequences for fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Kogut
Manlius
Peter J. Griswold
Matt Macaulay
Josh Dubansky
Dubansky
Chupaila
Kogar
Julie Tassone
Military spending cuts reveal post Cold War defense outlook
The report details cuts to advanced systems from the F-22 to the Comanche helicopter and Centurion submarine as part of a bottom up Pentagon review led by Aspin. It notes a $250.7 billion multi year Defense Budget and $12.7 billion for Energy nuclear programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Defense Department
Energy Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Treeper
Defense
Los Angeles
Lawrence Powell
Waco
Texas
M S
David Ker
Ens
Iutanty
Tre Assocated Press
el Salvator Court
Amt
Ad Press
Herald-Journal
Herald-Journal Tor
Syracuse
Syracuse PO
Mi Y
State Department
Richard Boucher
Boucher
Security Council
Teltsin
Pege al
Thomas Sebol
Sohol
Soho
Tom
Floyd S. Linton
Sobal
Tassone
Eraa
Weather Data
Tagay
National Ear
Atlanta
Atlantic
Boston
Battal
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Devon
Horoluty
Houston
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Memphis
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Paradelphia
Omaha
Seattle
Hancock
Itonat
Gain
Rapan
Merght
Song
Montreal
Caro
Frankfur
Hong Kor
Fiedero
London
Rome
Tokyo
Mexico City
Toronto