Lawyers Seek End to Susan McDougal Contempt Spared
Susan McDougal’s lawyers accuse Arkansas Texas and California jails of brutal treatment for refusing to testify before the Whitewater grand jury. They request immediate relief and vacating the contempt charge so she can begin serving a two year fraud sentence. The motions note alleged sleep deprivation water deprivation and being chained to a toilet amid reports of inmate assaults.
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Susan Webber Wright
Zubin Mehta
Jim McDougal
Jim Guy Tucker
First female B 52 pilot faces court martial at Minot
The Air Force will not honorably discharge 1st Lt. Kelly Flinn to avoid a court martial on adultery and disobedience charges. A pretrial hearing is set at Minot Air Force Base amid high sympathy for her and debate on appropriate punishment.
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Sheila Widnall
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Beta carotene pills may cut prostate cancer risk
Denver reports preliminary findings from a large study suggesting beta carotene pills could lower prostate cancer risk by about one third for men who eat few fruits and vegetables. Experts urge caution as results are not conclusive and pills are not yet recommended as a substitute for healthy diet.
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Denver
Spaboud
Fibers link Timmendequas to Megan's shorts set
A New Jersey State Police forensic scientist testified that tiny black fibers from Jesse K. Timmendequas’ sweatpants matched fibers on Megan Kanka’s blue shirt found when her body was discovered. The match extended to the decal material on the shorts set and material on the defendant’s rug, with the fibers aligning to the shirt worn on her disappearance. The prosecution also presented police testimony that Timmendequas led investigators to the body and made statements admitting to the killing.
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N.J
Jesse K. Timmendequas
Megan Kanka
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Timmendequas
Edward Gainsborg Jr
Mercer County
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Teen admits throwing gasoline at black church in North Carolina
Matthew Neal Blackburn a 19 year old from Stella pleaded guilty to using explosives to commit a felony and malicious destruction for the June 30 fire at St. James AME Zion Baptist Church near Marysville. He faces up to 30 years in prison and will be sentenced next month.
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N.C
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Stella
St. James Ame Zion Baptist Church
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Blackburn
Catawba College
Polar
Girl Survives 26 Hours Trapped After Waco Crash
In Waco Texas 16 year old Alicia Jenkins survived 26 hours trapped in her overturned Pontiac Sunbird beside a creek. She faded in and out of consciousness with a broken clavicle and bruised lung. Spotted Monday morning by a passing mailman she was in intensive care late Monday. She was last seen Sunday at her home near Specgleville outside Waco. Skid marks indicate loss of control before a bridge.
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Texas
Alicia Jenkins
Specgleville
Carpenter executed in Texas for 1985 murders
Richard Drinkard, 39, was put to death by injection in Huntsville Texas for bludgeoning Lou Ann Anthony 44 LaDean Hendrix 47 and Jerry Mullens 43 with a claw hammer in 1985. He was the first killer sentenced to death under Texas law targeting multiple murder cases.
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Texas
Richard Drinkard
Lou Ann Anthony
LaDean Hendrix
Hendrix
Jerry Mullens
Drinkard
Custody dispute ends with man killing himself in bank lot
In Spokane Washington Kevin Ronald Miller 31 held his 19 month old son Dylan hostage in a bank parking lot for nearly three hours then killed himself after allegedly fatally shooting his mother in law and wounding his wife. The child remained unharmed. Police say the incident capped a two week violence spree linked to a custody battle over the boy.
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Ri Linda High Slaying Probes School Safety Links
A fatal high school senior slaying prompts outcry over protections for minors near campuses. Students and counselors gather near the scene as authorities investigate and lawmakers weigh tougher rules to keep offenders away from schools.
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Polly Klaas
Michelle Montoya
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Jang
California
Hiri
Rio Linda High
Seto
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Welfare plan sparks protest from New York social chiefs
Social service commissioners from New York City and three suburbs criticize Governor Pataki's welfare plan, saying it shifts costs to lean local governments. The letter to the Pataki administration signals political implications as Pataki seeks re election.
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New York
Oars E. Pataki
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Nassau
Suffolk
Dan Hogan
State Department of Social Services
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Pataki Proposes Bills to Ease Bar Closures in New York
Gov George Pataki unveils two measures to empower the State Liquor Authority to suspend licenses immediately for bars deemed a threat to public safety and to require law enforcement to report arrests outside bars for activities tied to licensed venues. Local officials and industry groups express mixed views on need and impact.
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George Pataki
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Scott Wexler
Empire State Restaurant and Tavern Owners Association
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