Former Klansman guilty in 63 church bombing
Former Klansman Bob Cherry was convicted of murder for the 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham that killed four young girls. The verdict ended a decades-long pursuit with relatives expressing relief as Cherry faced life in prison.
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Bobby Frank Cherry
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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Deep South
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Junie Collins Peevy
Addie Mae Collins
Wesley, Collins
Carole Robertson
Denise McNair
Death by own action bombing hits city in Israel
A death by own action bomber exploded in Rishon Letzion drawing two deaths and 27 injuries including three in critical condition. Police said victims included a 15 year old boy and 66 year old man. The blast occurred at 9 09 p m under a park canopy where immigrants play cards. Witnesses described gore as police closed the area and ambulances ferried victims.
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Rishon Letzion
Israel
Mahmoud Tili
al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
Gil Kleiman
Israel Television
Soviet Union
Haim Cohen
Tel Aviv
Rothschild Street
David Baker
Former guard faces charges after 3000 greyhounds found
Lillian Alabama AP. District Attorney weighs animal torture charges against Robert Rhodes 68 who claimed he humanely killed thousands of aging greyhounds for profit over four decades. Authorities found remains on 18 acres tied to Rhodes with dog bodies dated back years. Autopsies show most dogs died from bullets not quick shots. Torture charges could carry up to 10 years.
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Lillian
Ala
David Whetstone
Robert Rhodes
Rhodes
Florida
Pensacola Greyhound Park
Daniel R. Wilson
Mobile Greyhound Park
Whetstone
Priest Guilty Of Making And Distributing Date Rape Drug
Davenport Iowa priest Rev Jeffery Windy 31 pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute gamma hydroxybutyric acid GHB the date rape drug He faces up to 20 years and 1 million in fines at sentencing August 22 He was allowed house arrest at his parents home in Nebraska and the plea covers Windy and five others with related charges including possession with intent to distribute The case ties to Timothy OBrien of Davenport and a chemical supplier's records showing solvent sold to St Patrick's Church Sheffield NJ Windy suspended from St Patrick's in Sheffield and St Margaret Mary's in Wyanet Ill The towns lie near the Quad Cities GHB known as a date rape drug was highlighted in court records with no comment from Windy or others involved
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Davenport
Iowa
Jeffery Windy
Peru
Windy
Timothy Shawn O’brien
O'Brien
O’brien
St. Patrick’s Church
Sheffield
St. Margaret Mary’s
Wyanet
Ill
Quad Cities
Crane
Donovan Robertson
Timothy John Greenlee
Priest shot by accuser faces more abuse claims
In Baltimore, attorney Joanne Suder says two more people allege sexual abuse by Rev. Maurice Blackwell, potentially a third. Dantee Stokes, 26, says abuse occurred during his teens. he shot Blackwell outside the priest’s home on May 13 after a refused apology. Blackwell was released from hospital in fair condition.
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Joanne Suder
Maurice Blackwell
Baltimore) Sun
Suder
Dantee J. Stokes
Blackwell
Stokes
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Ray Kemipisty
Suter
State Attorney’s
Archdiocese of
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