Electron microscope tests probe King assassination rifle link
Criminologists in Cranberry Pennsylvania using a high power electron microscope will image the bullet fragments that killed Martin Luther King Jr. The goal is to compare these images with bullets fired from James Earl Ray's hunting rifle at Rhode Island's state crime lab. If a match is found, a new trial possibility would arise.
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James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Cam- Scan USA
Ray
Rhode Island
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River search for man after baby found abandoned in car
Police found a one year old girl abandoned in a parked car on the Commodore John Barry Bridge in Bridgeport New Jersey. Authorities searched the Delaware River for a man they believe jumped in after leaving the child with her mother. The girl was safe and reunited with her mother hours later. A 37 year old New Jersey man is sought. The incident is treated as a family tragedy, not a crime.
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Bridgeport
N.J
Delaware River
Eorns
John Barry Edge
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Joe Diemer
Diemer
Trucker guilty of fraud linked to missile theft
Ronald Dean Coy, 42, a truck driver who vanished with a million dollar cargo of unarmed AGM missiles, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a federal case. He was released on 25 thousand dollar bond from a hearing in which he admitted defrauding his employer over truck repairs and claimed he did not know the loads contained missiles. He faces up to five years in prison, three years probation, and a quarter million dollar fine with sentencing set for August.
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Atlanta
Ronald Dean Coy
Middletown
Ohio
Coy
Cheetah Trucking Co
North Carolina
Texas
FBI
Alabama governor quits national governors group
Alabama Governor Fob James will not renew his National Governors Association membership saving taxpayers about 100000 dollars. The Washington group charges states 100000 in dues annually and James says he wants the association privately funded. He cites cost cuts and says he can obtain information directly from other governors.
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Montgomery
Ala
James
National Governors’ Association
Fire Destroys Most Indy 500 Parade Floats
A warehouse fire wiped out 10 of 14 floats for the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade three days before the event. Organizers pivot to billboards on flatbed trucks while promising the show will go on with Larry Bird expected to draw crowds.
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Indianapolis
J. Albert Smith Jr
500 Festival Associates Inc
Larry Bird
Teen steals school bus drives kids then crashes in ditch
In Oshkosh Wisconsin a 15 year old stole a school bus with four other youths, including two 15 year old girls and his younger siblings, then rammed an empty patrol car before driving into a ditch. No injuries reported and charges are pending.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Michael Jones
Jones
Anonymous witness rights upheld in California sex case ruling
In San Francisco the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a 1992 law allows trial judges to identify sex crime victims by name to the defense while keeping the witness name and address confidential from the jury. The court said the measure protects victim privacy, encourages reporting, and guards against harassment.
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California
1St District Court of Appeal
Aid LO
Jane Doe
John Doe
Couple admits illegal fundraising in 1994 donations case
Nora Lum and her husband Gene Lum pleaded guilty to arranging 50,000 through straw donors to Democratic congressional campaigns in 1994. Their daughter Trisha Lum pleads guilty to acting as an illegal conduit for a 10,000 donation. The Lums face up to five years and 250,000 dollars in fines.
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Justice Department
Nora Lum
Gene
Lums
Oklahoma
Democratic Party
White House
Dynamic Energy Resources Inc
Gene Lum
Trisha Lum
Commerce Department
Ron Brown
Dynamic
Nora
Brown
Michael
Price
Kennedy
Cono R. Namorato
Congo leader delays start of government
Congo's new leader Laurent Kabila delayed forming a new government after taking power in Kinshasa. Aides said reconstruction will take time while talks with opposition figure Etienne Tshisekedi continued, raising questions about power sharing and moves toward multiparty elections within a year.
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Kinshasa
Congo
Laurent Kabila
Kabila
Etienne Tshisekedi
Mobutu Sese Seko
Kalla
Zaire
Study rebuts NASA claim of Mars life
A University of Hawaii team challenges NASA's Mars life claim from a meteorite ASHB4001. They argue the carbonate grains formed from a hot high pressure fluid during the impact that launched the meteorite, not from ancient microbes, though their sample lacks the specific carbonate globules NASA cited.
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New York
NASA
Mars
University of Hawaii
Space
Edward Scott
Hawaii
Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
Scott
Nature
Akira Yamaguchi
Alexander Krot
Mattel expands Barbie line with Becky in wheelchair
Mattel introduces Share a Smile Becky, a Barbie friend in a pink wheelchair, priced at 19.99 dollars and sold in Toys R Us stores. The move, praised by Maribeth Elmes, partners Becky with an African American doll Share a Smile Christie and involves the National Parent Network on Disabilities and the National Lekotek Center to ensure realistic design.
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Washington
Mattel Inc
Becky
Maribeth Elmes
Mattel
Christie
Toys “R” Us
Elmesgald
National
Parent Network On
Alexandria
National Lekotek Center
Budget deal survives as veto threats fade
Sponsors of the balanced budget pact won a key Senate vote 65 to 45 against a 43 cent per pack cigarette tax aimed at funding children's health insurance and deficit reduction. President Clinton opposed tampering and urged unity as lawmakers later argued over disaster relief funding and drug policy during a tense week of negotiations.
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Sens
Orrin Hatch
R-Utah
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
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White House
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Kennedy
Hatch
United States
Mike McCurry
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House Appropriations Committee
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