Drifter charged after alleged kidnapping of two boys
Boyd D. Weekley, 24, was charged with aggravated kidnapping after allegedly holding two brothers, ages 11 and 3, for a 10 day car journey and raping one, while being held without bond and agreeing to extradition to Michigan. The FBI tracked Weekley in New Orleans with the boys and the older child was reportedly injured at a French Quarter motel.
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Boyd D. Weekley
Wekley
Michigan
FBI
Weekley
French Quarter
Marton Defillo
Talkative juror in Oklahoma bombing case dismissed
Grand juror Happy Heidelberg was dismissed for violating secrecy rules by telling Media ByPass that prosecutors should have presented evidence of a larger conspiracy. He said he faced imprisonment if he spoke again and urged truth about John Doe No 2. The case involves Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
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Oklahoma City
Happy Heidelberg
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U.S
David Russell
Grand
Grand Ju
Timothy Evel Fh
Terry Nichols
Media Bypass
FBI
Daily
Oklahoman
91-year-old man infected by bitten AIDS case in Florida
Florida health officials report a 91-year-old man contracted HIV after being bitten by a prostitute during a robbery attempt in West Palm Beach. The CDC confirmed the blood to blood transmission, noting the virus strain in Naomi Morrison matched Hutto’s. Morrison bit him with bleeding gums as she attacked him.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Florida
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
Sun-Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale
CDC
Naomi Morrison
Elmer Hutto
Morrison
Hutto
Mom calls Columbia from Bedford during space mission
Kenneth Bowersox, aboard the shuttle Columbia, briefly heard his mother Jean Bowersox of Bedford Indiana during a space to ground interview with WISH Indianapolis. She said hi and noted she hopes to join him on a future trip. The crew, launched Oct 20, faces a long mission with a planned return around Nov 5.
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Bowersox
Bus Driver Missed Red Light Before Illinois Train Collision
FOX RIVER GROVE Ill A school bus with 36 students sat at a red light as a commuter train struck the rear section killing seven students and injuring others Investigators note a warning system and signal timing while the driver Patricia Catencamp says she did not hear warnings nor see the train Two students died Thursday after being removed from life support and five died Wednesday The NTSB described track sensors that trigger gates lights and bells Officials said the signal functioned properly and a nearby district had restricted bus routes near main-line tracks in past decades
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Ill
Patricia Catencamp
NTSB
Goglia
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Dick Adorian
Onondaga County
West Genesee School Board
Scott Scanlon
Politicians Attack TV Talk as Cultural Rot
Washington lawmakers condemn daytime talk shows for oversexed content and scandal. Host Jerry Springer defends real life entertainment as viewers tune in for a good time. Former Education Secretary Bennett urges quitting watching and pressuring producers to drop trashy programming.
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Washington
Jerry Springer
Willian Bennett
Bennett
Sally Jessy Raphael
Culfie Rot
America
Talk show backlash targets major networks over content
Republican figures led by Senator Joseph Lieberman and Kathleen Bennett urge regulation of daytime talk shows citing guests and episodes that sensationalize personal misfortune. They highlight Time Warner, Interscope, and other studios while promising a publicity campaign without legislation.
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Bennett
Joseph Lieberman
Connecticut
Lieberman
C. Delores Tucker
Time Warner
Interscope Records
Tucker
Sen
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Springer
Geraldo Rivera
Maury Povich
Ricki
Block plans for off-reservation casinos face group push
Albany anti-gambling coalition urges Gov Pataki to block off-reservation Indian casinos including a proposed St Regis Mohawk plan at Monticello Raceway. They warn such a move could erode New Yorkers constitutional right to vote on the issue and trigger more gambling halls beyond reservations.
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George Pataki
Sullivan County
Coalition Against
Pataki
St. Regis
Monticello Raceway
New York
Ray Halbritter
Catskills
Coalition
H. Carl McCall
Monticello
Veerona
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Lake George
New York City
Plan to shrink spending OK'd in Senate vote
The Senate prepared to approve Republican plans to slow social spending, cut taxes and balance the budget, aiming to erase deficits by 2002. The bill would overhaul Medicare and Medicaid, trim seven-year spending by about $1 trillion, and cut tax bills for many families and businesses.
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Washington
Senate
House
Bob Dole
Central New York House votes on budget plan
The House approved a Republican budget plan on a 227 to 203 vote to balance the budget in seven years and cut taxes by 245 billion dollars. Central New York members cast their votes: Sherwood Boehiert NO, Amory Houghton Jr. NO, John McHugh YES, Bill Paxon YES, James Walsh YES.
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House of Representatives
New York
Congress
Sherwood Boehiert
New Hartford
Amory Houghton Jr
R-Corning
John McHugh
Pierrapont Manor
Bill Paxon
Williamsville
James Walsh
Onondaga
Central New York GOP lawmakers split on budget vote
Rep. John McHugh and Rep. Sherwood Boehlert joined 8 other GOP members in opposing the House budget bill, which passed 227 to 203 as 223 Republicans and four Democrats supported it. McHugh cited a dairy price deregulation provision harming farmers. Boehlert flagged oil drilling in the Arctic refuge and tax breaks for high earners as priorities misaligned with dairy interests. Other Central New York GOP reps urged passage, while Democrat Maurice Hinchey called the measure a major attack on social fabric and wealth transfer.
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House
Richard Armey
Texas
Clinton
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Senate
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
John Chafee
Dole
John McHugh
Sherwood Boehlert
McHugh
Maurice Hinchey
D-Saugerties
Tompkins County
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