Keating Convicted on 17 Counts in Lincoln Case
Charles H. Keating Jr., longtime thrift industry symbol of greed, was found guilty on 17 of 18 securities fraud counts tied to bonds sold through Lincoln Savings & Loan branches. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated 11 weeks, with sentencing set for Feb. 7 and potential prison time up to 10 years plus a $250,000 fine.
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Lincoln Savings & Loan
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Lincoln
U.S
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Lance Aito
American Continental Corp
Tom Shelley
America
Jeri Mellon
Mellon
Arizona
Dubrovnik Bans Exit for Women and Children Amid Siege
Dubrovnik officials order women and children not to leave the besieged city to deter Yugoslav Army attacks. UNICEF slams the move as cowardly while noting attempts to evacuate thousands, with only a fraction permitted to depart on relief ships.
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de Mistura
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Ethiopia
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Mass murderer Speck dies of heart attack
Richard Speck the drifter convicted for the 1966 killing of eight student nurses in Chicago died at 49 from an apparent heart attack at a hospital after being stricken at Stateville Correctional Center. The case defined an era, with prosecutor Bill Martin noting the nation's dawning realization of evil.
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Joliet, Ill
Richard Speck
South Side
Chicago
Corrections Department
Stateville
Nic Howell
Corrections
Chicago Community Hospital ‘School of Nursing
Bill Martin
Cook County State Attorney's Office
Kennedy Smith Rape Accuser Testimony Shocks Court
In West Palm Beach the Kennedy Smith case saw a 30 year old accuser deliver an emotionally charged account of a night at the Kennedy family Palm Beach estate. She described being tackled, having her dress pushed up, and being raped, while describing fear and possible death. Prosecutor Moura Lasch pressed for details as defense critics questioned memory. analysts noted the testimony was powerful but not decisive amid defense questions and outside opinions from Bill Wallshein and Gloria Allred.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
William Kennedy Smith
Smith
Roy Black
Anne Mercer
Palm Beach
Moura Lasch
Bill Wallshein
Wallshein
Gloria Allred
Los Angeles
Tax-cut hearings open as Congress aims at slow economy
Democrats and Republicans prepare three weeks of hearings to address the recession. Rep. Matsui warned of a raucous opening as bipartisan calls for action conflict with election pressures. Dan Rostenkowski cautioned that growth plans could raise the deficit by at least 23 billion over five years.
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Congress
Robert Matsui
D-Calif
House
Ways and Means
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Bush
Rostenkowski
Fire kills twins in locked closet blaze in Chicago
Four year old twins Rafael and Rosa Santiago died after starting a fire while playing with matches and being kept in a linen closet at their grandmother's Chicago apartment. Police questioned their mother Rosa Ruiz and grandmother, with no charges filed, as authorities described the neglectful setup and daily locking of the children.
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Rafael
Rosa Santiago
John Berry
Rosa Ruiz
Grand
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