DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 1998
Crime and Domestic Terrorism
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government making news headlines
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Last updated on May 22,
2000
Background
- Gunman (Russell Eugene Weston) fired inside Capitol Building at 3:42
p.m. on July 24
- Shooting spilled into office of Rep. Tom DeLay
- Two police officers (Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson) died; woman tourist
(Angela Dickerson) and
gunman (Weston) injured
- Senator Bill Frist applied emergency medical
aid
CNN
Coverage (Original Story)
- Story, graphic of Capitol Building, and audio of U.S. Capitol Park
Police statement
- For ongoing coverage see main CNN Web site and use "capitol
shooting" as keywords in the search engine
Washington Post Coverage
- Web page updated daily with historic coverage
- Tributes to slain officers; profile of gunman and official affadavit
- Includes lists of Capitol security measures and violent incidents in
the Capitol since 1835
Committee on
House Oversight
- Responsible for Capitol Police
- Did not carry information on the shooting as of July 25, 1998
Congressional Record
- Search THOMAS for the memorial tributes and resolutions introduced on
July 27, 1998
National Capital
Park Police
- Description of police unit from National Park Service web site
Rep.Tom Delay
- Web page of Tom DeLay (Texas-22), House Majority Whip
- Press releases, biographies, constituent services
Senator Bill Frist
- Republican of Tennessee and physician
Background
- On November 22, CBS News aired Dr. Jack Kevorkian's assisted suicide of
Thomas Youk in September 1998
- Dr. Kevorkian administered the lethal drugs himself
- Oakland County, Michigan Prosecutor David Gorcyca arrested Kevorkian
for murder on November 25, 1998
CNN
- News coverage of Kevorkian arrest on November 25
Detroit Free Press
Extra
- Archived news reports on Jack Kevorkian
- Results of public opinion poll on CBS news program and assisted
suicide by gender and religion
Michigan Law
See Documents in the News, 1997 for the assisted suicide debate
and Documents
in the News 1999 for Dr. Kevorkian's conviction and
subsequent
Michigan law
CNN Report of
McVeigh Sentencing
- Initial CNN report of deathy penalty sentence given to Timothy McVeigh
- Report posted at 5:36 p.m. EDT, June 13, 1997
Court TV
Coverage
- Transcripts, indictments, court documents, and analysis of
the McVeigh and McNichols trials
Yahoo
Links - Web links covering the trial
- Numerous news stories listed
Additional Links from
NBNews
- Oklahoma
City Bomb Trial
- Courtroom transcripts and documents
- Articles and news analysis
- From Denver Digital City
- KWTV -
Oklahoma City
- Description and pictures of bombing
- Indictments of McVeigh and Nichols
- Timeline
- Oklahoma City
Bombing Trials (Rocky Mountain News)
- Searchable archive of news for both trials
- Biography of Terry Nichols and his lawyer
- Bombing
Trial (Denver Post)
- Chronological archive of stories from McVeigh and Nichols
trials
Indicators of School
Crime and Safety, 1998 (NCES)
- Text and graphs report fatal and nonfatal victimization of staff and
students
- Student and principal reports of drugs, guns, and gangs
- National data often disaggregated by race or location (urban, rural)
but no state or local information
- Appendix lists measures taken by schools to insure safety
Students' Report on
School Crime: 1989 and 1995
- Joint NCES and Bureau of Justice Statistics survey completed in 1998
- Data on crime victims, guns, drugs, and street gangs in schools for
1989 and 1995
- Variables include sex, age, and race of student; family income;
metropolitan/nonmetropolitan area; and public/private control
- Text and pdf formats
Violence and
Discipline Problems in U.S. Public Schools (NCES)
- Types of crimes and frequency in U.S. public schools
- Crime by size, socio-economic status, grade level, and region
- Discipline preventive measures (e.g. school uniforms)
Competence to
Stand Trial (Mining Company)
- Subtitle: Unabomb Case Presents Law's Struggle with
Psychiatry
- Article by Paul Reed (Jan. 1998) discusses legal implications of
competency and news coverage
- Includes links to articles on psychiatry and the law as well as
previous court decisions
FBI
Notice
- Description and chronology of crimes as well as sketch of suspect
- Reward and FBI contact information
Industrial
Society and Its Future
- Unabomber Manifesto printed in the Washington Post, Sept. 19,
1995
Michigan Daily Article on Suspect
- University of Michigan student newspaper article (4/4/96) on suspect
Theodore John Kaczynski
- Outlines his University of Michigan connection
- Follow-up article on April 5 includes recollections of faculty
- His dissertation is available from University Microfilms
International (a commercial company) at (313)761-4700, ext.2345
Unabomber Trial
(Court TV)
- Chronology of events, the bombings and players, case evidence
- Trial documents and transcripts as available
Unabomber Web Links (Yahoo)
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University of Michigan Library
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