All-White Jury Set for Gammage Case After Black Juror Excluded
In Scranton Pa defense teams removed the only black juror from a 46 person pool, guaranteeing an all white panel for the trial of white police officer Brentwood officer John Vojtas charged in the death of black motorist Jenny Gammage. Prosecution struck jurors with police ties and the judge scheduled 10 hour days six days a week for a roughly two week trial.
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Boeing finds flaw in 737 rudder controls
Boeing engineers say a design flaw in the 737 rudder-control system could cause a sudden rollover. FAA orders tests within 10 days. The flaw ties to investigations of USAir 427 near Pittsburgh and a 1991 T37 crash near Colorado Springs.
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Winter Weather Watch And Snow Showers Forecast
Snow showers likely with lake effect snow possible as a winter storm watch is issued. Highs near 27 as Monday clears to about 45, then 50s with increasing clouds on Tuesday. Wednesday brings a chance of showers and warmer conditions in the 50s.
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Dryden suspect dies in jail cell after indictment
John B. Andrews Jr., 31, accused in the Oct 4 kidnapping and murder of Dryden High School cheerleaders Sarah Harney and Jennifer Bolduc, killed himself in his Tompkins County Jail cell. He died at Cayuga Medical Center after an autopsy was planned. indictment on 26 counts followed days earlier.
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GM and UAW Reach Tentative National Contract
General Motors and the United Auto Workers announced a tentative national contract early today after four months of talks and a 17 hour session. Local strikes may continue pending resolution of core issues while ratification moves through GM and UAW channels.
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Jury convicts photographer of murdering fashion model
A jury found freelance photographer Charles Rathbun guilty of first degree murder in the sex slaying of Linda Sobek, a former Los Angeles Raiders cheerleader. Rathbun, 39, faces life without parole.
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Sinatra hospitalized for pinched nerve at Cedars Sinai
The 80 year old singer Frank Sinatra has been admitted for treatment of a pinched nerve and is expected to stay at Cedars Sinai Medical Center for a day or two according to publicist Susan Reynolds. Kirk Franklin fell from a stage in Memphis and was listed in critical condition. A Pennsauken man jailed on a $5,000 bail after a burglary incident. police recovered some stolen property. In Santa Ana a jury awarded $6,000 to two men for police brutality but ordered them to pay $241,000 in attorney fees. Judge Brickner called the plaintiffs notorious local hooligans, provoking criticism from Erwin Chemerinsky and attorney Thomas Beck who has appealed.
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