Susan Smith trial eyed without TV cameras in courtroom
Susan Smiths lawyers seek to bar TV cameras from the trial over the drownings of her two sons. Prosecutors seek the death penalty as the trial slated to begin July 10. The South Carolina Press Association opposes the motion.
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Columbia
S.C
Susan Smith
David Bruck
William Rogers
South Carolina’ S Press Association
Ms. Smith
Michael
Alex
High school dropouts executed for murder in Texas
An unemployed 10th grade dropout, Ronald Allridge, 34, was executed by injection in Huntsville Texas for killing Carla McMillen during a 1985 Whataburger holdup in Fort Worth. He was pronounced dead at 12:38 a.m. with no final statement. the execution marked Texas tenth of the year. A separate New York Times report says Philip Morris studied nicotine levels in cigarettes in 15 years of research, while the FDA weighs regulating nicotine as a drug.
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Huntsville
Texas
Ronald Allridge
Carla McMillen
Fort Worth
Allridge
McMillen
NEW York
Philip Morris
New York Times
Food and Drug Administration
Cancer patient McDonald’s millionaire shock in Durham
Phyllis Cohen, 69, undergoing chemotherapy for kidney and breast cancer, won the country’s only instant million dollar prize after buying a Big Mac and Coke at a Durham McDonald’s. She will receive about $35,000 annually for 20 years after taxes and fears she may not live to collect it.
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Durham
N.C
Phyllis Cohen
Cohen
McDonald's
Woman convicted of kidnapping man in 1993 case
Aurelina Leonor was convicted in the 1993 kidnapping of Harvey Weinstein, the only defendant to go to trial. She claimed she was forced by a friend tied to a terrorist group, admitted making 14 ransom calls, and faces 25 years to life at sentencing. The victim was kept in a muddy pit for 13 days after a forceful car entry.
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New York
Aurelina Leonor
Harvey Weinstein
Leonor
Fermin Rodriguez
Weinstein
Elf charity walk spans 3170 miles from Atlantic City to Wisconsin
Eldred Miller, 69, dressed as an elf, walks cross country to raise funds for cancer and heart disease research and sports medicine. He began May 21 in Atlantic City and aims for Memphis or Wak in Wisconsin, supporting Eat Right Live Right Feel Right and Walk ELF.
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Columbus, Ohio
Eldred Miller
Atlantic City
N.J
Memphis
Tenn
Slinger
Wis
ELF
Arkansas governor Tucker indicted in Whitewater probe
Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, successor to President Clinton as Arkansas governor, was indicted for lying to obtain a 300000 SBA loan and dodging taxes. He faces up to 12 years and a 750000 fine if convicted, and would resign, to be replaced by Lt. Gov. Huckabee.
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Little Rock, Ark
Jim Guy Tucker
Whitewater
Small Business Association
Clinton
Arkansas
William J. Marks
Florida
Tucker
John H. Haley
Internal Revenue Service
George Collins
Marks
Mike Huckabee
Savings and Loan
Madison Guaranty
Resolution Trust Corp
Madison
Arkansans
Whitewater Venture
Kenneth Starr
Starr
Capital Management Services Inc
Capital Management Services
Associated Press
Governor’s
Little Rock
Whitewater Grand Jury
Prosecutors seek extra time to study bombing records in Oklahoma City case
Prosecutors ask to extend the indictment deadline for Terry Nichols and Timothy McVeigh to August 11. They cite 7,720 pounds of bomb scene evidence and thousands of telephone records, noting testing one piece can take hours. Over 100,000 calls analyzed with tens of thousands more to review, and a grand jury may consider other defendants.
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Oklahoma City
U.S
Jerome Holmes
Tois
Terry Nichols
Timothy McVeigh
McVeigh
Nichols
David Russell
Russell
Man Admits Burning School During Racial Unrest
Christopher Lynn Johnson, son of a Black protest leader, told an FBI informant he burned Randolph County High School amid tensions sparked by white principal Hyland Humphries standing against interracial dating. Bail set at 100000 with strict home detention. arraignment June 16.
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Montgomery
Ala
FBI
Christopher Lynn Johnson
Randolph County High School
Kelvin King
Tran
Ron Wise
Johnson
King
U.S
John Carroll
Carroll
Wedowee
Hyland Humphries
OJ Simpson murder trial updates on autopsy and courtroom rulings
Los Angeles jurors view graphic autopsy photos as coroner Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran describes Nicole Brown Simpson facing her killer briefly before dying from a throat injury. Judge Ito restricts media access, defends courtroom decorum amid spectator antics. Defense subpoenas Faye Resnick for July testimony.
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Associated Press
O.J. Simpson
Los Angeles
Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Do.j. Simpson
Ms. Simpson
Superior Court
Lance Ito
Ito
Chambers
Faye Resnick
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