Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, October 27, 1995 TAG: 9510270088
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-4 EDITION: METRO
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WASHINGTON - Carolyn G. Morris, who supervised the rapid use of high-tech tools during the Oklahoma City bombing investigation, was promoted Thursday to assistant FBI director, making her the highest-ranking black woman in bureau history.
Morris, 56, who joined the FBI in 1980, is the first non-agent to head the Information Resources Division and the first black woman ever named as one of the bureau's eight assistant directors.
FBI Director Louis J. Freeh said Morris will supervise 2,000 employees, all the bureau's automated data, investigative and research systems and will oversee the design of the next generation of the National Crime Information Center.
A native of North Carolina, Morris replaces William Baugh, who retired.
- Associated Press
Selena's killer gets life in prison
HOUSTON - A jury, after deliberating nine hours over two days, handed Selena's killer the maximum penalty of life in prison Thursday, meaning Yolanda Saldivar will be locked up until at least 2025.
A cheer went up outside the courthouse from fans of the beloved Tejano singing star.
Prosecutors contended Saldivar deliberately shot Selena because she was about to be fired for embezzling $30,000. The defense said it was an accident.
- Associated Press
`Temple of rock' to be demolished
NEW YORK - Rock 'n' roll will never die. The same cannot be said of the Fillmore East.
The holy temple of rock - where acts such as Janis Joplin, The Who and Eric Clapton played - is being torn down to make way for an apartment house.
``I'm raising the white flag,'' said Bob Herman, a 39-year-old rock fan who spent three years trying to save the concert hall in the East Village.
The building, its marble front boarded over and scarred with graffiti, has been vacant since a gay dance club closed in 1987.
- Associated Press
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