Judge calls him loving parent after custody victory
Alan Gubernat killed his 3-year-old son Scott Deremer then shot himself days after New Jersey Supreme Court granted the boy his mother's last name. The child was in Coffeetown, Pennsylvania, visiting as part of a custody arrangement with Karen Deremer of Warren County, NJ. The NJ court ruling held the custodial parent’s chosen surname is presumed in the child's best interest.
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New Jersey Supreme Court
Alan Gubernat
Gubernot
Alfred
Northampton County
Coffeetown
Bucks County
Scott
Karen Deremer
Warren County
N.J
Deremer
Bankruptcy cracks down on charity scam in Philadelphia
A Radnor based charity, the Foundation for New Era Philanthropy, filed Chapter 11 in Philadelphia, facing more than 351 million dollars in liabilities while promising to double donations from nonprofits. Institutions affected include the University of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Academy of Natural Sciences and the Franklin Institute.
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Philadelphia
Foundation
New Era Philanthropy
Prudential Securities
John G. Bennett Jr
Radnor
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The
Academy of Natural Sciences
Franklin Institute
Wheeling Park High School smoking policy faces court action
Wheeling Park High School is enforcing a strict tobacco policy with 19 magistrate court complaints filed against students for smoking or chewing tobacco. Seven students pleaded guilty and were fined the maximum $5 plus $62 costs, while an eighth asked for a trial. The policy includes one-day suspensions and has broad parental support. Principal George Krelis notes the approach is used in several other counties.
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Wheeling
W.va
Wheeling Park High School
George Krelis
Miss America Cookbook features Vanessa Williams recipe
Atlantic City notes the Miss America Pageant ties to a new cookbook with recipes from winners and contestants including a pancake by Vanessa Williams. Officials defend the book as a modern female role model and highlight pageant shifts away from swimsuit metrics and heels while maintaining scholarship goals.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Syracuse University
Vanessa Williams
Penthouse Magazine
Leonard Horn
Man uses company certification to obtain bubonic plague cultures
In Columbus Ohio police say Larry Wayne Harris used his employer Superior Labs of Dublin certification to order three vials of Yersinia pestis. He was fired for unauthorized procurement and charged with obtaining state property after lying about owning a lab. Authorities found an Aryan Nations certificate and note his claimed plague antidote book plans.
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Columbus
Ohio
Superior Labs
Dublin
Larry Wayne Harris
Tures
Harris
Staten
Aryan Nations
Lancaster
Rockville
Iraq
United States
Dahmer killer Scarver changes plea for transfer
Christopher Scarver, who killed Jeffrey Dahmer and Jesse Anderson, withdrew his insanity claim and entered a no contest plea to secure a transfer from state to federal custody. His lawyer cited safety concerns and noted the notoriety of the case. Dahmer admitted to killing dismembering and sometimes cannibalizing 17 people in Ohio and Wisconsin.
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Dahmer
Ohio
Wisconsin
Three Die in Mojave Desert Head-On Crash
In Pearblossom California a car and a pickup collided head on in the Mojave Desert early Monday killing three and injuring 11 including seven children. The pickup carried 13 family members. CHP officer said drivers appeared to try to avoid the collision.
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Pearblossom
Calif
Mojave Desert
California Highway Patrol
Migael Sioreia
Medicare cuts loom over budget battle in Congress
Congress moves toward a vote on more than 250 billion dollars in Medicare reductions by 2002 as experts warn there is no magic fix. Critics say beneficiaries and providers will face real sacrifice, while Republicans push to balance the budget and preserve the program.
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Washingtons
Congress
Robert D. Reischauer
Congressional Budget Office
Brookings Institution
Capitol Hill
Gail R. Wilensky
Ms. Wilensky
America
House
Senate
Bruce C. Vladeck
Health Care Financing Administration
Medicare
al Gore
Catholic Health Association
Dick Davidson
American Hospital Association
Budget Committee
Stuart Altman
Brandeis University
Mothers seek test notice as AIDS checks halt
Lawmakers press to resume newborn HIV testing and inform mothers after a government program that tested all newborns in 45 states was halted. An autopsy of cases shows early treatment could avert illness, while activists warn testing infringes mothers rights.
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Washington
Michele Faust
Faust
Congress
Gary Ackerman
D-N.y
Long Island
Terry
Jane Siver
American Foundation For Aids Research
Idaho
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Vermont
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Clinton vows to thwart gun lobby and defend assault ban
President Clinton, at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service, voiced resolve to block efforts to repeal the assault weapons ban and signaled continued use of the ban as law. The NRA received his warning ahead of its Phoenix meeting as he pressed Congress.
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Clinton
George Bush
National Rifle Association
NRA
Phoenix
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Oregon
Bob Packwood
Packwood
House
House of Representatives
Voice
William Goodling
R-Pa
Committee
National Education Standards and Improvement Council
Educate America
Congressional
Senate
Richard Bryan
D-Nev
Governmental Affairs
Post Office and Civil Service
Bryan
GOP
State Department
U.S
House International Relations Committee
U.S. Agency For International Development
U.S. Information Agency
Voice of America
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Republican Coort
California
Oklahoma City
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Ted Press
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Robin Toner
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