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Victim's mom to testify in Simpson case
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — After weeks of dry testimony from DNA experts and other scientists, prosecutors in the O.J. Simpson trial will end their case on an emotional note when they call Nicole Brown Simpson's mother to the stand.
Juditha Brown could testify as early as tomorrow, a day after the trial resumes following the long holiday weekend.
She is expected to talk about a telephone conversation she had with her daughter less than an hour before Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman were slashed to death outside Nicole Simpson's condominium.
Legal analysts are divided over the effectiveness of the prosecution's tactic to call Brown as the last witness in a five-month-long presentation.
"It makes sense because it provides an emotional impact. It reminds jurors what the trial is all about — a mother losing her child in a brutal murder," said Laurie Levenson, Loyola University law professor.
But veteran defense lawyer Harland Braun said the shift to Brown after a slew of scientific evidence might be too jarring.
"I think the jurors might feel, 'Well, they're putting Mrs. Brown on the stand to manipulate me — appeal to my emotions, not my brain," Braun said.
Prosecutors will have another chance to call witnesses during their rebuttals to the defense presentation, estimated to last about six weeks.
Brown is in a position to back up a number of contentions the prosecution made in opening statements, including the suggestion that O.J. Simpson exerted financial and psychological control over Nicole Simpson.
Prosecutors, however, said they would keep Brown's testimony focused on establishing the time of her daughter's and Goldman's death. Phone records show she spoke with Nicole Simpson about 9:40 p.m. on June 12, 1994. Prosecutors believe
Nicole Simpson and Goldman were killed about 10:15 p.m.
Prosecutors said it was Juditha Brown's prescription glasses that led Goldman to Nicole Simpson's condominium that night. Earlier, Brown had dropped her glasses outside the restaurant where Goldman worked.
Goldman was killed when he tried to return the glasses to Nicole Simpson, who lived near the restaurant. The glasses were found near the bodies in a bloodstained envelope.
Voice of rock'n' roll remembered for his unique style, appeal
Wolfman Jack dies at age 57
The Associated Press
BELVIDERE, N.C. — Barking out his trademark yips and yowls, Wolfman Jack ruled over the midnight airwaves to become the gravelly voice known to several generations of rock'n' rol fans.
The Wolfman had just returned home Saturday from a 20-day trip promoting his new book, "Have Mercy, The Confessions of the Original Party Animal," when he died of a heart attack. He was 57.
"He walked up the driveway, in to hug his wife and then just fell over," said Lonnie Napier, vice president of Wolfman Jack Entertainment.
Born Robert Smith in Brooklyn, N.Y., the Wolfman rose to prominence in the early 1960s on XERF-AM. He played the latest rock 'n' roll on a Mexican station that broadcasted at 250,000 watts, five times the power allowed on any U.S. station at the time.
His howls and yips, and the blues and
Between cuts, he would hawk plastic figurines of Jesus, coffins, and inspirational literature, and exhort his listeners to "get vo'self nekkid."
"This man was an original," said fellow disc jockey "Cousin" Bruce Morrow. "He was energy. He typified 1960s, 1970s radio. And he was a terrific, terrific radio character."
hillybilt records he spun, blanketed much of the United States all night long.
Though already well known, it wasn't until the Wolfman played himself in the 1973 movie "American Graffiti" that America saw the face and the white-striped black beard that went with the voice. Many early listeners mistakenly assumed he was black.
"It took the Wolfman from a cult figure to the rank of American flag and apple pie," Wolfman once said of the movie.
After "American Graffiti," he appeared in advertising campaigns and more than 40 network TV shows. He also had his own syndicated TV show, "The Wolfman Jack Show."
In the 1980s, the Wolfman became host of "Rock'n' Roll Palace" on The Nashville Network. It featured performers such as the Shirelles, the Coasters, Del Shannon, Martha Reeves and the Crickets.
He also played host on a weekly TV show called "The Midnight Special" for eight years, ending in 1982.
More recently, the Wolfman had a weekly syndicated radio show broadcasted from a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Washington, D.C. His last show, picked up by about 70 stations, was Friday night.
"He had just done one of his best shows," Napier said. "He was feeling really good." The portly Wolfman recently had lost 40 pounds. Napier said
"But he still smoked his Camels," he said. "He was going to live the way he lived."
Todd Rundgren, the Guess Who, Leon Russell and Freddie King all wrote songs about him.
The Wolfman's name came from a trend of the '50s, when disc jockeys took nicknames such as "Moondog" or "Hound Dog." He enjoyed horror movies, so he took the name Wolfman.
Wolfman credited his voice for his success: "It's kept meat and potatoes on the table for years for Wolfman and Wolfwoman. A couple of shots of whiskey heels it. It've got that nice raspy sound."
Toll-takers strike on Jersey turnpike
He is survived by his wife, Lou Lamb Smith; a daughter, Joy Rene Smith, 33; and a son, Tod Weston Smith, 31.
The Associated Press
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Tolltakers on the New Jersey Turnpike walked out of their booths Monday after overnight talks proved fruitless, giving holiday travelers a free ride.
By 6:30 a.m., a half-hour after the day shift was to start work, toll collectors at all 27 interchanges had been replaced by management. Motorists were waved through the booths.
The 148-mile roadway stretches from the George Washington Bridge, which connects New Jersey with New York City, to the Delaware Memorial Bridge, connecting southwestern New Jersey with Delaware. The toll to drive the full length normally is $4.50.
At the Turnpike Authority building in New Jersey, talks had resumed at 10:40 p.m. Sunday and broke off at 5:40 a.m. A picket line developed within an hour.
State officials had no comment Monday morning but set a news conference for later in the day. Earlier, they had vowed to give a judge to issue a restraining order, maintaining a strike would be illegal.
Motorists honked their horns in an apparent show of support as they passed strikers with placards on the toll road approaches.
Roger Nutt, the turnipke's executive director, said the union wanted a 17 percent pay increase during the next four years but was unwilling to bend on work rules. Nutt said the agency wanted concessions to help reduce overtime.
Meanwhile, Garden State Parkway workers are still on the job, deciding their next move. The union representing the parkway workers had said their actions would be tied to the turnpike workers. The parkway runs east of the turnpike, roughly parallel to the state's coast.
Greatful Dead fanatics riot at Indiana concert
The Associated Press
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — Several thousand ticketless Grateful Dead fans rioted outside a concert, tearing down gates behind the stage to get inside and throwing rocks and bottles at police.
Police broke up the crowd with tear gas and arrested 38 people for drug offenses and resisting law officers during the Sunday night melee. There were no serious injuries.
"It started out as a large group, and then it just grew and it got unruly," said Indiana State Police Cpl. Clint Bundy.
Bundy said the riot began in the outdoor arena's parking lot, about 15 miles from Indianapolis. The sheriff's department said between 3,000 and 4,000 people were involved in the fracas, and at least four police officers were hurt. Earlier, state police had said six officers were injured.
One person was bitten by a police dog while being arrested, the sheriff's department said.
Two hundred state, county and local police officers responded to the riot.
"We object to this sort of behavior," said Grateful Dead representative Dennis McNally. "It's characteristic of some youth. Unfortunately, when you have a public event, you can't dictate necessarily who's going to show up."
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