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Jackson’s former private eye, who!,
said child molestation allegatio:
against the entertainer were paiioli
extortion plot, testified before age
jury Monday.
Anthony Pellicano testified fortlt
hours, then left through a backdoci
avoid reporters, photographersn
television crews.
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security consultant and spokesne
after Santa Barbara and Los Angtl
county authorities began investigat
the singer last August. He leftii
Jackson camp in December during
shakeup of his advisers, butit
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investigation determined there wast
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Jackson after the boy, now 14, accuse
Jackson of molesting him last ytt
Jackson, 35, denies any wron
The teen-ager filed a civil lawsi
describing his alleged sex actswii
Jackson in vivid detail. The lawsuitw
settled out of court, reportedly forJ;
million or more.
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Jackson for possible criminal action
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before that grand jury.
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NEW YORK — While debates grind on about gun
control, the death penalty and harsher prison terms, polls
show a widespread belief that adult attention to children is
the best way to reduce violence in society.
Eighty-one percent of Americans in a poll released
Monday by Parents magazine rated “parents teaching their
children to be non-violent’’ as a very effective step to
reduce violence in society.
School programs on conflict reduction were second,
with 74 percent, and the death penalty rated third, with 58
percent. Reducing children’s exposure to violent movies
and toys and making song lyrics, TV and films less violent
all were seen as very effective by less than a majority.
The poll of 1,000 adults was taken last month by Kane,
Parsons and Associates Inc.
A Harris Poll of 1,252 U.S. adults, taken last month and
also released Monday, listed six possible influences on
violence in society. Topping the list was lack of adult
supervision, which 89 percent said contributes "a lot” to
violence. The rest:
• Easy availability of handguns, 70 percent.
• Television, 6 1 percent.
• Movies, 60 percent.
• Video games, 38 percent.
• Local TV news reports, 35 percent.
In the Parents poll, 87 percent said the entertainment
media contain too much violence — including 60 percent
who chose the extreme response of “far loo much."
Movies and television were rated the worst offenders, over
rap and heavy metal music and video games.
Both polls have margins of sampling error of plus or
minus 3 percentage points.
Los Angeles County District Cl
Garcetti said he expects tbt
investigation to be completed net
month.
Jackson’s attorneys are gearinguf
for another court fight over possessio;
of nude photos of the entertainer
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consider the photo issue at a heario/
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LOS ANGELES — Two Rodney King beating trials
divided the city and fueled a national debate on
police brutality. There is one trial left: to determine
whether the police pummeling should make King a
millionaire.
Settlement talks continued up to the last minute.
The City Council met in closed session to discuss a
possible agreement on Tuesday, the day jury
selection in King’s lawsuit was scheduled to begin.
“Discussions are going on,” said King’s attorney,
Milton Grimes.
After the closed session, City Council President
John Ferraro said council members reached no
decision, but would consider a new offer from
King.
The negotiations applied only to the amount of
money the city would pay to compensate King for
“It’s an effort to deter mis
conduct and to hold officers to
a particular professional stan
dard/’
- John Burris, a civil rights
lawyer who represents King
his injuries. A trial still would be held to determine
whether individual defendants, including former
Police Chief Daryl Gates and the four white former
police officers charged with beating the black
motorist, must pay punitive damages.
King reportedly was seeking $9.5 million from
the city for the March 3, 1991, beating.
With or without a settlement, the drama tbit
marked state and federal trials of the officers will be
absent in the civil proceedings. No community
leaders have expressed fear of violence oi
heightened racial tension.
The acquittal of the four police officers during
the state trial on April 29, 1992, triggered three
days of rioting that left 5 5 people dead, Two
officers, Sgt. Stacey Koon and Officer Laurence
Powell, were convicted last year of federal civil
rights violations and are serving 30-momh prison
terms.
"It’s an effort to deter misconduct audio hold
officers to a particular professional standard,’’ said
John Burris, a civil riglits lawyer who represents
King.
“This was a vicious, brutal beating and i
long-term ramifications to him. He’s had medical
bills of close to $200,000,” Burris said.
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they know well. All that remains of the
previous six designs — which cost
American taxpayers $1 1.2 billion to
date — is a mountain of paper and a
few pieces of hardware.
But the Russian participation is an
unknown element in Congress, where
many members question the need for
any station. Eleven attempts to
terminate the program have failed but
votes are increasingly dose. The station
survived in the House by a single vote
last year.
Lawmakers grouse that Russia’s iffy
economy and internal turmoil make it
an unreliable partner.
“I have serious questions on
whether to continue to support the
space station,” said Rep. George Brown,
D-Calif., who is chairman of the House
Science, Space and Technology
Committee and a strong supporter in
the past.
“I’m in favor of cooperating with
the Russians,” he said in an interview.
“I don’t favor cooperating with them to
the extent that they could endanger the
project by failing to meet their
commitments. I want us to be a partner,
but next dependent on them.”
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., E-
Wis., ranking Republican on the Hous
space subcommittee, has declared
opposition as long as the station's
completion relies on Russia.
In a background paper, Russia!
space specialist Marcia S. Smith of tk
Congressional Research Service raised
these questions that most certainly wil
become the focus of debate:
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