Operation Rescue loses Texas headquarters eviction ruling
In Richardson Texas a jury ruled the national office of Operation Rescue was evicted from its headquarters next to an abortion clinic. The group owes no back rent of 3300 dollars though the lease called for 600 dollars monthly since March. Rev Flip Benham said the landlord promised use of the space free until the lease expired, a claim disputed by Warren Gilbert Jr.
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Texas
Operation Rescue
Rev Phily
Flip” Benham
Warren Gilbert Jr
Gilbert
Benham
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Judge apologizes for words in child custody ruling
Amarillo Texas judge Samuel C Kiser apologized to Hispanics on Thursday for his poor choice of words during a custody hearing. He defended a prior order requiring Marta Laureana to ensure her 5 year old daughter learns English. He said denying English instruction in the home risks abuse and neglect.
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Dallas
Amarillo
Texas
Daugher
Samuel C. Kiser
Marta Laureana
Kiser
Laureana
PCP found in woman who fell from Detroit bridge
Tests by the Wayne County medical examiner's office found Deretha Word used the hallucinogenic drug PCP hours before her Aug. 19 death after an attack. Martell Welch, 19, is charged with second degree murder in Word's death. Onlookers reportedly did nothing or cheered as she was dragged from her car before plunging from the bridge. Two men jumped in to help but could not save her.
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Detroit
Wayne County Medical Examiner’s
Deretha Word
Wdiv-Tv
Martell Welch
Word
Sata
Hashish Found in Old Van Roof in California
In San Luis Obispo a 1976 Mercedes Benz camper owned by Emerson Hunt allegedly carried about 33 pounds of hashish hidden under the headliner. A weight fell when a roof panel loosened, revealing the stash. The hashish’s origin and the owners of the contraband remain unknown.
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Van
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Emerson Hunt
Hunt
Fresno
Scandal forces Packwood from Senate
Senator Bob Packwood announced his resignation amid sexual misconduct and other charges from the Senate Ethics Committee. The 27-year veteran faced expulsion after a 10,145-page report detailing complaints from 17 women and alleged financial and diary tampering.
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Packwood
Justice Department
Senate
Packwood diaries reveal sexual exploits amid ethics case
Selected diary entries released by the Senate ethics committee detail Senator Packwood's sexual exploits and coercive conduct toward staffers. The records, part of evidence leading to his resignation, describe assaults, intimate encounters in his office, and altered diary entries.
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Packwood
Senate Ethics Committee
Richard Bryan
D-Nev
Bryan
Christopher Columbus
America
Kerry Whitney
Whitney
Ms. Whitney
Packwood diary cites Gramm offer of illegal campaign funds
Sen Bob Packwood wrote in his diary in 1992 that Sen Phil Gramm offered 100000 dollars from the Senate GOP campaign committee to a state party fund for Packwood’s re election efforts. An Oregon official disputes the claim and says no illegal contribution was discussed.
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Rob Ole
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Finance Committee
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Senate
Richard Nixon
Washington
Bob Packwood
Phil Gramm
Texas
Oregon
Gramm
Oregon Republican
Craig Berkman
Oregon Republican Party
Oregonian of
Portland
Ore
Ethics
Congress
Larry Neal
Neal
Bombing Bosnia Aims Meet Mixed Results
Washington notes show initial airstrike plans aimed to deter conflicts rather than end war. After months of renewed shelling around Sarajevo and stalled Serb withdrawal, officials warn limited strikes may fail, advocating broader targets and possible escalation. Experts cite air power as blunt, often ineffective for coercive aims.
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Bosnia
John M. Shalikashvili
Chaiman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sarajevo
Shabkashvili
NATO
U S
U.S
Colin Powell
Joint
Chuefa
Powell
Iraq
Vietnam
Benjamin
Lambeth
Rand Corp
Santa Morea
Calif
Estern Union
Eliot A. Cohen
Air Force
Bosnian peace talks open as NATO bombs fall
NATO planes pound rebel Serbs while diplomats meet in Sarajevo to pursue a peace plan. U S envoy Richard Holbrooke and Yugoslav and Croatian ministers discuss a new approach, with U N officials reporting renewed air strikes overnight. explosions echoed across Serb held areas as the talks continued.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
NATO
Joe Geneva
U.S
Yugoslavia
Croatia
USA
Pesebay
Richard Holbrooke
U.N
Sara
Ager
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Leslie Roberts
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