Page 4 WIRE www.sunnewspapers.net FROM PAGE ONE The Sun /Sunday, June 8, 2014 (LA Times) -A cheerful summer filled with cats, loud pop mu- sic and probably some French practice await a 12-year-old Wisconsin girl who survived 19 stab wounds allegedly inflicted by a pair of preteens trying to make a sacrifice to a fictional character. "While we have kept discussions about the events of May 31, with her short, we did ask how she found the strength to crawl out of UKRAINE FROM PAGE 1 officials say has left more than 200 people dead. He also firmly insisted that Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia in March, "was, is and will be Ukrainian." He gave no indication of how Ukraine could regain control of Crimea, which Russian President Vladimir Putin has said was allotted to Ukraine unjustly under SIMPSON FROM PAGE 1 But for many African- Americans, his likely guilt remains overwhelmed by a potent mix: the racism of the lead detective and the history of black mistreatment by the justice system. For these people, Simpson's acquittal is a powerful rebuke to what they see as America's racial crimes. Others simply see a murderer who played the race card to get away with it. Across the board, emotions remain vivid. "We were consumed with it," recalls Carlos Carter, who at the time was one of the few black people working in the trust department of a Pittsburgh bank. "It represented something bigger than the case, the battle between good and evil, the battle between the white man and the black man. It was at that level." It was at a different lev- el for Shannon Spicker, a white woman working her way through college MORGAN FROM PAGE 1 of Peekskill, N.Y., a passenger in the limo bus, died at the scene, Williams said. Morgan, 45, and Jeffrey Millea, 36, of Shelton, Connecticut, were flown from the accident scene to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, where they were in critical condition, hos- pital spokesman Peter Haigney said. A fourth passenger, GOP FROM PAGE 1 There are few places in the nation more vulner- able to rising sea levels than low-lying South Florida, a tourist and retirement mecca built on drained swampland. Yet as other coastal states and the Obama ad- ministration take aggres- sive measures to battle the effects of global warming, Florida's top Republican politicians are challenging the science and balking at government fixes. Among the chief skep- tics are U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush, both possible the woods," the family said. "Her response was simple: 'I wanted to live."' A bicyclist found the bloodied 12-year-old girl a week ago in the middle of a path in Waukesha, Wis. The family described her as a "strong, brave girl" with "a love for life and the dramatic sparkle of any typical 12-year- old girl in her eye." Her favorite class is French, which she uses to torment her little Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Hours after the speech, Putin ordered security tightened along Russia's border with Ukraine to prevent illegal crossings, Russian news agencies said. Ukraine claims that many of the insurgents in the east have come from Russia; Poroshenko on Saturday said he would offer a corridor for safe passage of "Russian militants" out of the country. Rebel leaders in the east dismissed brother by using words he doesn't know, the family said. She also enjoys annoying her parents by blasting Taylor Swift and Katy Perry music, the family said. Her two cats are ex- pected to be at her side as she recovers. Her family said she also had planned to volunteer at the local animal shelter this summer, suggest- ing that those plans have been scrapped. "Although the sparkle Poroshenko's speech. "At the moment it's im- possible for him to come (to Donetsk for talks)," said Denis Pushilin, a top figure in the self-de- clared Donetsk People's Republic. "Perhaps with security, a group, so people won't tear him to pieces." Poroshenko offered amnesty to rebels who "don't have blood on their hands." But "I don't believe it," said Valery Bolotov, the insurgent leader in the Luhansk region. Rebels in both has dimmed for now, we know it will be back again brighter than ever because of the amazing support she has world- wide," the family said. Morgan Geyser and AnissaWeier, both 12, have been charged as adults with attempted murder in the attack on their friend and mid- dle-school classmate after inviting her to a sleepover and then lur- ing her into the woods. Waukesha police said one of the girls held Luhansk and Donetsk have declared their regions independent. The new president promised "I will bring you peace," but did not indi- cate whether Ukrainian forces would scale back their offensives against the insurgency, which Ukraine says is fomented by Russia. Russia has insisted on Ukraine ending its military operation in the east. Ambassador Mikhail Zurabov, rep- resenting Moscow at the inauguration, said AP FILE PHOTO In thisJune 21, 1995, photo, O.J. Simpson holds up his hands before the jury after putting on a new pair of gloves similar to the infamous bloody gloves during his double-murder trial in Los Angeles. in Ohio at the time. "Most of us didn't understand why it was racially charged," she says. "We didn't understand how people could defend him ... We knew he was guilty, but they defended him because he was black. comedian Ardie Fuqua Jr., was also in critical condition, while a fifth passenger, comic Harris Stanton, was treated and released, Haigney said. Two others in the limo were unhurt, including the driver. Morgan remains in the intensive care unit at the hospital. "His family is now with him and he is receiving excellent care," spokesman Lewis Kay said in a statement. "We don't anticipate much of a change in his presidential candidates in 2016. Gov. Rick Scott, who is running for re-election, has worked with the Republican-controlled Legislature to dismantle Florida's fledgling climate change initiatives. They were put into place by his predecessor and current opponent, Democrat Charlie Crist. "I'm not a scientist," Scott said, after a federal report pinpointed Florida - and Miami in particular - as among the country's most at-risk areas. He and other Republicans warn against what they see as alarmist policies that could derail the country's tenuous economic recovery. Their positions could affect their political It was weird." On June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were found knifed to death outside her Los Angeles condo. Suspicion quickly fo- cused on Simpson, who had beaten Nicole in the condition today but will provide a further update once more information becomes available." Williams said the tractor-trailer driver apparently failed to notice slow traffic ahead and swerved at the last minute in a vain attempt to avoid a crash. But it smashed into the back of the limo, prompting a chain-reaction crash with a second tractor-trailer, an SUV and two cars. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was working fortunes. Democrats plan to place climate change, and the GOP's skepticism, front and center in a state where the issue is no longer an abstraction. Their hope is to win over independents and siphon some Republicans, who are deeply divided over global warming. Tom Steyer, a billionaire environmental activist, has pledged to spend $100 million this year to influence seven critical contests nationwide, including the Florida governor's race. The battle in the coun- try's largest swing state offers a preview of what could be a pivotal fight in the next presidential election. past and had no alibi. Several factors height- ened and complicated the drama: Simpson had a mixed-race marriage in a nation that had historically punished black men who dared to explore interracial with state police to look at any issues in the crash related to commercial trucking and limousine safety. Morgan's limo was owned by Atlantic Transportation Services, which said it had one employee behind the wheel and a second in the front passenger seat. "Although the investi- gation is still pending, we concur with the prelim- inary reports that the accident was caused by another vehicle traveling behind the Atlantic limo Crist is running for his old job as a Democrat, criticizing Scott and Florida Republicans for reversing his efforts to curb global warming. "They don't believe in science. That's ridiculous," Crist said at a recent cam- paign rally in Miami. "This is ground zero for climate change in America." Nationally, the issue could prove tricky for Democrats. Polls show a bipartisan majority of Americans favor measures to reduce planet-warming green- house gases, such as the new federal rule to limit carbon emissions from power plants. But they routinely rank climate change far behind the economy, the centerpiece down the victim while the other stabbed her in the arms, legs and torso. The pair had alleged- ly plotted the attack for months after reading online about a fiction- al character named Slender Man a tall, ghostlike figure who shows up in the back- ground of photos from haunted places. The next court hearing for Geyser and Weier is scheduled for June 11. Poroshenko's statements "sound reassuring," but "for us the principal thing is to stop the mil- itary operation," adding that the insurgents should also stop fighting in order to bolster the delivery of humani- tarian aid, RIA Novosti reported. As president, the 48-year-old Poroshenko is commander-in-chief of the military and appoints the defense and foreign ministers. The prime minister is appointed by the parliament. sex. He was the target of a Los Angeles Police Department that had a reputation for racism and corruption. But Simpson also was a wealthy Hollywood actor and ad pitchman with little connection to the black community, a man who divorced his black wife for a young blonde and traveled in Los Angeles' most priv- ileged white circles. His money and fame placed him far from the poor, black men languishing in the criminal justice system. After the infamous slow-speed Bronco chase, Simpson was charged with double murder, punishable by the death penalty. The prosecution had a pile of evidence, including something relatively new then: DNA analysis. Prosecutors said that DNA matched Simpson's blood to samples from the murder scene. They said they found blood matching the victims' in Simpson's Bronco, on a glove at his property, and on a sock in his bedroom. bus," the Rehoboth Beach, Delaware-based company said. "We are grateful that our drivers did not sustain life-threatening injuries." Walmart President Bill Simon issued a statement that said one of the firm's trucks was involved in the accident. While noting that the crash remains under investigation, Simon said "Walmart will take full responsibility" if author- ities determine that the company's truck caused the accident. of Scott's campaign, when prioritizing issues. In Miami Beach, which floods even on sunny days, the concern is palpable. On a recent af- ternoon, McKenzie pulled out his iPad and flipped through photos from a 2009 storm. In one, two women kayak through knee-high water in the center of town. "This is not a future problem. It's a current problem," said Leonard Berry, director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies at Florida Atlantic University and a contributing author of the National Climate Assessment, which found that sea levels have risen about 8 inches in the past century 'Slender Man' victim released from hospital trapped, Groenwald said his son didn't think he could help. "I said 'I need your help. Daddy's pinned,"' Groenwald said. "He said 'I can't, dad. I can't help you.' I said: 'You've got to. You're the only person I've got. You're my only savior."' ALMANAC Today is Sunday, June 8, the 159th day of 2014. There are 206 days left in the year. Today in history On June 8,1864, Abraham Lincoln was nominated for another term as president during the National Union (Republican) Party's convention in Baltimore. On this date In 1915, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned in a disagreement with President Woodrow Wilson over U.S. handling of the sinking of the Lusitania. In 1948, the"Texaco Star Theater" made its debut on NBC-TV with Milton Berle guest- hosting the first program. (Berle was later named the show's permanent host.) In 1953, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that restaurants in the District of Columbia could not refuse to serve blacks. In 1967, 34 U.S. servicemen were killed when Israel attacked the USS Liberty, a Navy intel- ligence-gathering ship in the Mediterranean. (Israel later said the Liberty had been mistaken for an Egyptian vessel.) In 1978, a jury in Clark County, Nevada, ruled the so-called "Mormon will," purportedly written by the late billionaire Howard Hughes, was a forgery. Today's birthdays Former first lady Barbara Bush is 89. Actor-comedian Jerry Stiller is 87. Comedian Joan Rivers is 81. Actor James Darren is 78. Singer Nancy Sinatra is 74. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 72. Musician Boz Scaggs is 70. Rock singer Bonnie Tyler is 63. "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams is 57. Actor-director Keenen Ivory Wayans is 56. Singer Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) is 54. Musician Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) is 52. Actress Julianna Margulies is 47. Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., is 44. Actor Mark Feuerstein is 43. Actor Eion Bailey is 38. Rapper Kanye West is 37. Blues- rock musician Derek Trucks (The Derek Trucks Band) is 35. Folk-bluegrass singer-musician Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 33. Tennis player Kim Clijsters is 31. Actress Torrey DeVitto is 30. Man pinned by tree branch credits son, 4, BEAR LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) A man who was pinned under a large tree branch in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula credits his 4-year-old son's quick efforts for helping to get him free. Grant Groenwald toldWPBN-WTOM that he was cutting wood Friday near his home in Manistee County's Bear Lake Township when a branch rolled on him. His son Quillan said he was able to drag a chain saw over to his dad. "The whole thing rolled down on top of me," Groenwald said. "It hit me in the shoulder and hit in my elbow and just kind of knocked me off balance." Groenwald used the chain saw to cut the branch while he was still pinned underneath, the station reported, and Quillan helped him back to a truck. "I saved my daddy's life," Quillan said. "I got to drag the chain saw to him." Groenwald has a broken ankle, which is expected to require surgery. When he was