Gastonia Officials Prepare for Civil Rights Trial of Offenders
Three Gastonia Eagle patrol officers go on trial in federal court on charges they violated the civil rights of street people. Four other officers have pleaded guilty and are expected to testify about abuse that began in 1987 and continued for three years as city officials hope the trial will uncover truth and restore Gastonia’s image.
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City councilclashees on trial truths and surprises
City leaders debate whether a trial will reveal the full truth about a local case. Councilwoman Barbara Galloway says truth must emerge to heal the city. Harrill Jones accuses past officials of mishandling the matter and warns more revelations may follow.
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Questions linger over deaths of Gastonia street people
The deaths of Ben Hannah in 1990 and Chuck Dempsey in 1989, both street residents, raise questions about police misconduct. Hannah’s death followed public abuse allegations. Dempsey’s beating occurred outside a Gastonia store with an acquittal of the suspect. An FBI inquiry and federal civil rights cases against Gastonia officers are unfolding.
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Princess Anne Weds Tim Laurence At Balmoral Church
Princess Anne and Tim Laurence marry in a private ceremony at a Presbyterian church near Balmoral Castle Scotland. The queen smiles as Charles and Andrew attend, vows pledged until death, with Anne in white and Laurence in navy uniform amid bagpipe salutes.
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Marines Fire On Somali Attack In Mogadishu
U S Marines in helicopter gunships drew fire from Somali fighters in Mogadishu on Saturday and replied with missiles and cannon destroying three armed vehicles. The clash marked the first between foreign troops and Somalis since the mercy food mission began. Marines earlier delivered 20 tons of rice as crowds cheered along the Green Line.
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Clinton names McLarty White House chief of staff and Brown commerce secretary
President-elect Clinton chose Thomas Mack McLarty, longtime Arkansas utility executive, as White House chief of staff and Democratic chairman Ronald H. Brown as secretary of commerce. McLarty said he is not a Washington insider yet understands how to make organizations work.
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