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October 8, 1996Web posted at: 11:15 p.m. EDT
Slow process of Simpson jury selection continues
SANTA MONICA, California (CNN) -- Wednesday was expected to be the final day of individual questioning of prospective jurors in the O.J. Simpson civil case.
Potential jurors who pass that phase will face challenges from lawyers on their eligibility on Tuesday, a phase expected to last two days. The court handles motions Thursday and Friday and takes a Columbus Day break.
Jury selection began September 18. So far, 93 prospective jurors have been retained. The judge has said he wants 100 potential jurors in the pool.
Meantime, it was disclosed Tuesday that the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, for whose murders Simpson was acquitted, are collectively seeking more than $50 million in damages from Simpson.
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Chicago receives $122 million to help overhaul public housing
CHICAGO (CNN) -- The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development announced grants Tuesday to 74 communities, with the largest grant of $122 million going to Chicago.
In all, $716 million in grants are being made to 74 communities to demolish some of the nation's worst public housing and to provide services such as job training, classes and child care, said HUD secretary Henry G. Cisneros.
Displaced tenants will be offered replacement housing at another site, vouchers to rent private housing or the option of returning to new housing being built in their own neighborhood.
Nearly 17,000 units will be demolished and 4,000 new public housing units will be built with the funds. Vouchers for private housing will be provided for 15,000 families.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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- HUD settles suit alleging segregation in Baltimore housing - April 8, 1996
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Los Angeles considers ATM restrictions
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- It may become more difficult to get cash from automated machines in the city after dark, after three fatal nighttime attacks at ATMs in three months.
A motion was introduced Tuesday asking the city attorney to draft an ordinance prohibiting outdoor ATM transactions from dusk to dawn. The city council sent the motion on to a public safety panel for review and recommendations.
If adopted, the ordinance would be the first of its kind in the nation.
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