Question of credibility as second accuser won’t testify
Washington reports a tense Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill. Transcripts from Angela Wright are released showing she said Thomas pressed her for dates and asked about her breast size. Hill’s lawyers announce she passed a lie detector test. The committee plans to place Wright’s private testimony on the record as it seeks a quick vote.
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Elyria Residents Skeptical Of Thomas Hearings
Local residents, including Art Williams of Elyria, criticized the Senate hearings into sexual harassment charges against U S Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas as a waste of time. Williams said he believes Thomas is an excellent judge and far smarter than the senators conducting the hearings.
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Bush hedges on Thomas Senate fate amid Hill hearing
President Bush shows caution on Clarence Thomas's odds of Senate confirmation and says he has no regrets about nominating him. He rejects lie detector tests, questions Anita Hill’s timing, and follows hearings from a Camp David golf outing with updates from aides.
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Franklin asbestos fears trigger parent protest and partial return
In Elyria Franklin Elementary students mostly returned with 61 percent in class as about 15 protesting parents in masks picketed the front. They demand biweekly asbestos testing and a second opinion while officials say tests show no concerning asbestos levels beyond two readings.
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Twins win in comeback over Blue Jays to reach World Series
Minnesota’s 8-5 victory over Toronto completes a Cinderella playoff run as Mike Pagliarulo and teammates celebrate another win. The win eliminates the Blue Jays and sends the Twins toward the World Series amid a dramatic late season surge.
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Queens gunman kills father and three others then takes hostages
A 47 year old man Andrew Brooks shot dead his father and three others in Little Neck Queens and critically wounded two more. He fled to a Great Neck house two miles away and took two hostages, one released and the other escaping unharmed as police monitored the scene with a robot and floodlights. Brooks, coherent on the phone, remained inside the house with no prior criminal history.
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