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Thursday • April],
Lawyers battle over
Simpson's property
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Almost all
of OJ. Simpson’s prized possessions
— but not his Heisman trophy— sit
under guard in a warehouse as his
lawyers prepare motions to retrieve
them and get a new civil trial.
Lawyers for his chief pursuer,
Fred Goldman, and other plaintiffs
are out to take everything Simpson
owns and might own in the future to
collect on their $33.5 million
wrongful death verdict.
Simpson stood by and watched
last week as sheriff’s deputies re
moved football jerseys, trophies,
Rolex watches and golf clubs from
his Brentwood mansion.
Goldman’s lawyers want to know
where the rest of Simpson’s proper
ty is stashed, including the 1968
Heisman, valued at $5,100, a
$25,500 Andy Warhol silkscreen of
Simpson, his $60,000 Chevrolet
Suburban and some jewelry.
“There are
some very valu
able things that
are not in the
house,” said Gold
man attorney Pe
ter Gelblum.
He said that if
Simpson does
not disclose
their where
abouts by Friday,
the plaintiffs
could demand his presence in court
to explain why he didn’t turn over
everything. If he failed to do that,
the plaintiffs could move to have
him held in contempt.
Simpson
► This day in History
Today is Thursday, April 3, the 93rd day of 1997.
There are 272 days left in the year.
On this date:
In 1776, George Washington received an honorary
doctor of law degree from Harvard College.
In 1860, the legendary Pony Express began service
between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. (It
lasted only 1 1/2 years before giving way to the
transcontinental telegraph.)
In 1865, Union forces occupied the Confederate
capital of Richmond, Va.
In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St.
Joseph, Mo., by Robert Ford, a member of his own gang.
In 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton,
N.J.,forthe kidnapping-murder of the Lindbergh infant.
In 1946, Lt. General Masaharu Homma, the Japan
ese commander responsible for the Bataan Death
March, was executed outside Manila in the Philippines.
► State
Gelblum said the items taken
were being held under guard in
“very secure storage” but de
clined to say how they were being
guarded or where. The Bekins
moving company, which has cus
tody, declined comment.
Simpson’s lawyers have until
Monday to file exemption papers
arguing that the law protects the
property and requires its return.
Simpson, who was acquitted of
murdering ex-wife Nicole Brown
Simpson and her friend Ronald
Goldman, was later sued by the sur
vivors in civil court and found liable
in February.
The hearings scheduled in the
case includes an April 22 session, in
which Simpson’s creditors will seek
payments from his companies.
State executes inmate
after suicide attempt
HUNTSVILLE (AP) — A man who
killed a woman during the 1989 rob
bery of a North Texas topless bar
was executed Wednesday evening,
a day after he attempted suicide
with a broken razor.
David Lee Herman, 39, was pro
nounced dead at 7:09 p.m. CST, sev
en minutes after a lethal dose of drugs
began flowing into his arms.
Herman was condemned for the
murder of 21-year-old Jennifer Burns,
fatally shot in the attack that also left
two other people seriously wounded
at a topless bar in Arlington, midway
between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Graham set to launch
South Texas crusade
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Evangelist
Billy Graham, who has counseled
presidents and kings and preached
the gospel to massive audiences
around the world, is launching a
► Weather
In 1948, President Truman signed the Marshall Plan,
which allocated more than $5 billion in aid for 16 Eu
ropean countries.
In 1968, North Vietnam agreed to meet with U.S.
representatives to set up preliminary peace talks.
In 1979, Jane M. Byrne was elected mayor of Chica
go, defeating Republican Wallace D. Johnson.
In 1985, the landmark Brown Derby restaurant in
Hollywood closed after 56 years in business.
► Today's birthdays
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Marlon Brando is 73. Actress-
singer Doris Day is 73. Country singer Don Gibson is 69.
Actress Miyoshi Umeki is 68. Actress Marsha Mason is 55.
Actor Alec Baldwin is 39. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 38. Co-
median-actor Eddie Murphy is 36. Rock singer Sebastian
Bach (Skid Row) is 29. Rock musician Wes Berggren (Trip
ping Daisy) is 26. Actress Jennie Garth is 25.
South Texas crusade today at the
Alamodome.
Of the thousands expected to at
tend the four-day event, Graham be
lieves young people will be among the
most enthusiastic.
“Young people are searching for
something today," Graham said.
This is Graham’s first crusade in
San Antonio since 1968, shortly after
the assassinations of Martin Luther
King and Sen. Robert Kennedy.
Organizers offer no precise at
tendance predictions for the cru
sade, as tickets are free. In other
Graham crusades, youth programs
have broken stadium attendance
records, organizers say.
► Nation
Strawberries cause
hepatitis in children
DETROIT (AP) — Her family
thought it was just a stomach
virus. Then Amanda Bischoff began
vomiting constantly, and her eyes
turned yellow.
Amanda ended up among
about 150 Michigan schoolchild-
Tonight
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Cloudy with scattered
showers and
thunderstorms.
Cloudy with scattered
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ren and adults whomar
believe contracted hep;
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shipped to the govei
school lunch program.
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Teaching
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