Texas Board bans smoking in state prisons
The Texas Board of Criminal Justice voted unanimously to ban smoking and all tobacco use by inmates and staff in all state prisons effective March 1. The move targets about 47,000 employees and nearly 100,000 inmates, aiming to improve health and reduce health costs. Prison Board Chairman Carol Vance expressed confidence in a smooth transition and said inmates are likely to be happier and healthier without tobacco.
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Prosecution Ends Case Against Heidi Fleiss in Sex Ring Trial
The Los Angeles case against Heidi Fleiss concluded after Kim berly Burch testified that Fleiss sent her to a hotel room to have sex with men who were undercover officers. Burch testified on videotape due to illness, the last of four prosecution witnesses. The defense opens its case next. Fleiss, 28, faces up to 11 years. her lawyers claim entrapment and selective prosecution.
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Heidi Fleiss
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Kimberly Burch
Burch
Alan Carter
Jury rejects sleep disorder claim in slaying
Butler Pennsylvania jurors convict 37 year old Michael Ricksgers of murder after he testified sleepwalking and a dream of an intruder led to a December 26 shooting in which his wife Janet died. Defense doctors urged sleep apnea as a cause. prosecutors disputed it. He faces life in prison. No sentencing date set.
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Ricksgers
U.N. poised to authorize strikes on Serb targets in Croatia
The Security Council is expected to vote to authorize NATO airstrikes against rebel Serb forces in Croatia and Bosnia after a napalm attack on a U.N. safe area near Brac. The move follows Croatia’s request to halt Serb offensives and aligns with NATO authority to strike in Bosnia if urged by U.N. officials.
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Fianna Fail faces leadership vote in Dublin
Ireland's Fianna Fail meets to pick a new leader after Albert Reynolds resigns. Finance Minister Bertie Ahern, 43, is tipped to win, while Reynolds loyalists back Justice Minister Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, Reynolds' friend and the cabinet's only female minister, amid a coalition crisis triggered by the Labor Party withdrawal over a top judicial appointment.
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Storm Gordon baffles forecasters and shifts path
A late season storm named Gordon confounded forecasts as it stalled near North Carolina then weakened to a tropical storm. Forecasters warned of wind and rain along the coast, while Florida reported six deaths and about 200 million dollars in crop losses.
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Helms says Clinton isn’t fit to lead
North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms a potential Senate Foreign Relations chair accused President Clinton of being unfit for commander in chief. He told CNN Evans and Novak that most service members agree, and warned the White House that foreign policy criticism could influence aid decisions while leaving room to support Israel.
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Democrats vow to block plans they consider unsound
Democratic leaders promise unified opposition to GOP proposals they deem unsound as they transition from the majority. They pledge to block tax cuts and reforms they view as harmful, while pressing for a genuinely open House with Democratic input in new committee structures under Speaker Gingrich.
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Bentsen hints at tax cut proposal
Bentsen signaled a possible tax relief plan as the Clinton administration seeks cooperation with a Republican-led Congress. Private economists caution that a tax cut dispute could affect financial stability and require offsetting spending cuts or higher taxes elsewhere.
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Cab Calloway and His Hepster Style Legacy
Cab Calloway shaped mid century swing culture with flashy dress and the hit Minnie the Moocher. Born 1907 in Rochester and raised in Baltimore he led the Missourians in New York eighties era Cotton Club era scenes and a branded catalog including Cab Calloway’s Hepster's Dictionary. He spoke of mob influence at the Cotton Club and recalled a high profile life on tour in a special train car with his green Lincoln.
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