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• Marquee signings help record A-League attendance
• Kerry warns NKorea on 'reckless' provocations
• UN adopts global treaty on weapon trade
• Sanford wins Republican nomination for House seat
• Serbia, Kosovo fail to find accord at EU talks
• US nuke board warns of Hanford tank explosion risk
• SHC to hear Karachi delimitation plea today
• Honour killing claims four lives in Nawabshah
• SC to hear corruption in Gillani, Raja tenures' suo motu notice
• CJP asks judicial officers to ensure free, fair polls
• Subaro to recall 200,000 US vehicles to fix break defect
• British couple found guilty of burning 6 children to death
• NY designer gets 5 years for molesting model
• AI urges Kuwait to halt executions
• 1st black heavyweight champ's family wants pardon

Marquee signings help record A-League attendance Posted: SYDNEY (AP) - Marquee signings such as former Juventus and Italy star Alessandro Del Piero and ex-England international Emile Heskey have helped the A-League achieve a record total attendance during the regular season of nearly 1.67 million spectators.Football Federation Australia chief executive David Gallop said in a statement Wednesday that the figure was 250,000 more than last season. He also said the average attendance of 12,348 was the highest since expanding from eight teams to 10.The A-League's inaugural season of 2005-06 saw average regular-season attendance at 11,281 rise to a high of 14,608 in 2007-08. But it had been declining to a low of 8,393 last season.Del Piero signed with Sydney FC and Heskey with the Newcastle Jets. Neither team made the finals series which begin this weekend.

Kerry warns NKorea on 'reckless' provocations Posted: WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday warned North Korea to halt a recent spate of rhetoric and actions, calling them provocative, dangerous and reckless. He also vowed that the United States would defend itself and its allies South Korea and Japan from North Korean threats.Kerry's comments came after North Korea ratcheted up an almost daily string of threats toward the three nations with an announcement that it would revive a long-dormant nuclear reactor and ramp up production of atomic weapons material.Speaking to reporters at a joint news conference with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, Kerry said the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or DPRK, knows that the U.S. is fully prepared and capable of defending itself and its allies.The bottom line, very simply, is that what Kim Jong Un has been choosing to do is provocative, it is dangerous, reckless, and the United States will not accept the DPRK as a nuclear state, Kerry said, referring to North Korea's young new leader.A North Korean official said the country would quickly begin readjusting and restarting the facilities at its main Nyongbyon nuclear complex, including the plutonium reactor and a uranium enrichment plant. It had been shuttered as part of international nuclear disarmament talks in 2007 that have since stalled.Kerry said such a step would be a direct violation of North Korea's international commitments and a very serious step.It would be a provocative act and completely contrary to the road we have traveled for all these years, Kerry said.Still, both Kerry and his South Korean counterpart said the door remained open for North Korea to return to multi-national nuclear disarmament talks.Yun said those talks remain a useful tool for getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, although he conceded it would be a very difficult task. We should continue these efforts, he said.If North Korea decides to give up its nuclear ambitions and to become a member of the international community, we are prepared to resume talks for peace on the Korean Peninsula, he said.Yun said South Korean President Park Geun-hye is open to building a trusting relationship with North Korea but that Seoul would respond to provocations from Pyongyang. It was critical that the U.S. and South Korea continue to enhance their defense capabilities, he said.The White House said President Barack Obama's entire national security team was focused on North Korea, although some U.S. officials did cast doubt on whether North Korea would follow through on its threat to restart the reactor, portraying the latest threat as part of a pattern of antagonistic taunts that, so far, have not been backed up by action.State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that development would be extremely alarming but added: There's a long way to go between a stated intention and actually being able to pull it off.Still, the Pentagon suggested the administration is concerned about the prospect for further escalation of tensions and it has made a conspicuous display of firepower in recent weeks, sending B-52 and B-2 bombers on practice runs over South Korea, as well as deploying F-22 stealth fighters and repositioning a missile-defense ship off the Korean coast.These moves and others are meant to deter North Korea from launching even a limited military strike against the South, while also offering reassurance to Seoul that the U.S. will stick to its treaty obligation to defend the South against attack.We are looking for the temperature to be taken down, Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters. We are in the business of assuring our South Korean allies that we will help defend them in the face of threats.At the White House, press secretary Jay Carney called on Russia and China, two countries he said have influence with North Korea, to use that influence to persuade the North to change course.North Korea's recent tide of nuclear vows and aggressive threats are seen as efforts to force Washington into disarmament-for-aid talks and to boost Kim Jong Un's stature as a strong military leader. Pyongyang has reacted angrily to U.S.-South Korean military drills and a new round of U.N. and U.S. sanctions that followed North Korea's Feb. 12 underground nuclear test.Although world leaders have largely shrugged off the threats as more of the same from North Korea, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that the North appears to be on a collision course with the international community, adding that the current crisis has gone too far.

UN adopts global treaty on weapon trade Posted: UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The UN General Assembly on Tuesday passed the first treaty regulating the conventional arms trade in an attempt to bring transparency and protection of human rights to the often murky industry.Only Syria, North Korea and Iran -- which had blocked the measure last week -- voted against, but two of the world's most prolific arms traders, Russia and China, and major buyers Egypt and India, were among the 23 that abstained.The first major arms accord since the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty covers the estimated $80-billion-a-year trade in tanks, armored combat vehicles, large-caliber artillery, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles and missile launchers, as well as small arms.The treaty has no automatic enforcement, but seeks to push the weapons industry to take human rights into account.Countries abiding by the treaty would establish national controls on arms exports, and would have to ensure that weapons being exported would not be used in genocide, war crimes, or by terrorists or organized crime.UN leader Ban Ki-moon called the treaty an historic diplomatic achievement -- the culmination of long-held dreams and many years of effort. It will be a powerful new tool in our efforts to prevent grave human rights abuses or violations of international humanitarian law... And it will provide much-needed momentum for other global disarmament and non-proliferation efforts, he said in a statement.Brian Wood, Amnesty International's head of arms control and human rights, followed suit, saying the world has been waiting a long time for this historic treaty. The UN assembly voted by an overwhelming 154-3 margin for the resolution.Individual nations can start ratifying the accord as of June, and once the 50th approves -- a process that could take one to two years -- the treaty will take effect.The United States welcomed the vote, saying the UN treaty would help stem weapons shipments fueling war crimes. Secretary of State John Kerry called the measure strong, effective and implementable.British Prime Minister David Cameron called it a landmark agreement that will save lives and ease the immense human suffering caused by armed conflict around the world.However, Chinese ambassador Li Baodong said Beijing is not in favor of pushing a multilateral treaty through the General Assembly... It is a negative precedent. We should negotiate by consensus.And among the few casting no votes, North Korea's UN representative Ri Tong-Il called the treaty unbalanced, saying it did nothing to curb exports, while failing to stop the diversion to non-state actors.There was also criticism from the Conflict Awareness Project, a non-governmental research organization, which said the treaty left a huge loophole for the middlemen in arms dealing networks.Since the broker is the central actor using the cover of legitimate business to divert weapons into the illicit trade, of all actors, this is the one requiring the strictest regulation, CAP's executive director Kathi Lynn Austin said.States that are serious about impeding illicit arms trafficking and protecting the legitimate trade in arms should implement a mandatory licensing and registration regime for all arms brokers, she said.Until then, these middlemen remain comfortably assured of conducting their lethal business as usual. There was especially strong support for the treaty during 10 days of arduous negotiations at the United Nations from African and Latin American states, which for decades have been among the prime markets for weapons exports.The United States -- the world's biggest arms dealer, with 30 percent of the market -- was another big backer, although ratification by Congress is not assured.Russia says it has not yet decided whether or not to ratify the text, claiming there are omissions in the treaty and doubtful provisions, such as the failure to control arms transfers to non-state groups.Russia said it is worried about weapons getting into the hands of Chechen rebels, although for two decades the main sources of new weaponry in the tiny Caucasian province have included corrupt Russian suppliers and even military personnel.

Sanford wins Republican nomination for House seat Posted: MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) - Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has cleared another hurdle in his bid for a political comeback after he admitted an extramarital affair with an Argentine woman, defeating a former county council member to win the Republican nomination for a vacant U.S. House seat.With 96 percent of precincts reporting, Sanford had about 57 percent of the vote to 43 percent for Curtis Bostic, a former Charleston County Council member. The candidates were vying Tuesday in a Republican runoff in the 1st Congressional District, which covers the south coast.Sanford will face Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a May special election. She is the sister of TV political satirist Stephen Colbert.Sanford's political career was derailed four years ago when he disappeared from the state and later admitted to an extramarital affair.

Serbia, Kosovo fail to find accord at EU talks Posted: BRUSSELS (AFP) - Serbia and Kosovo failed Wednesday to find common ground on how to defuse longstanding tensions at marathon EU-sponsored talks, but the door appeared still open for further discussions, officials said.The latest round of talks in Brussels -- the eighth and last, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said afterwards -- was aimed at normalising relations between Serbia and breakaway Kosovo, paving the way to eventual EU membership. But after more than 12 hours of talks, the two sides left without striking any deal.The gap between the two sides is very narrow but deep, Ashton, who chaired the talks, said in a statement. This is the last time we will meet formally, she added, saying a number of proposals were put on the table.Serb Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and his Kosovo counterpart Hashim Thaci will now return home for consultations and will let me know in the next few days of their decision.Ashton gave no details of the proposals discussed and did not explain what decision she expected from the two sides. I wish them a good journey home and every possible success in reaching a conclusion, she said in her brief statement.Serbia's Dacic said separately that despite the lengthy meeting, we do not have an agreement at this moment.Holding out the prospect of further exchanges, however, Dacic told Serb media: We still have a certain amount of time ahead to reach the solution.According to the website of Serbian state broadcaster RTS, Kosovo Premier Thaci said it would be possible to continue talks next week if Serbia agrees with our principles.It was not immediately clear if he expected these to be under EU auspices, while Ashton's remarks suggested that no formal meeting in Brussels is envisaged.The main sticking point in the talks, which got under way late last year, has been the future of the Serb minority living in Kosovo, especially the north, since it declared independence in 2008.Majority ethnic Albanian Kosovo has since then won recognition from around 100 countries, including the United States and most EU member states.Serbia and Serbs living in Kosovo continue to reject Pristina's declaration of independence, with the focus on the some 40,000 Serbs in the north. Both sides earlier agreed to establish an association of Serb municipalities, but Kosovo refuses to grant it the executive and judicial powers demanded by Serbia.Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Monday said recent statements from Kosovo were not encouraging. We must ensure the rights (for the association) are guaranteed not only by an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, but also by the international community, primarily through the EU in its role as a mediator, Nikolic said.Kosovo fears in turn that a large degree of autonomy for the north runs the risk the area would eventually break away.Progress at the talks had been seen as essential to keeping the momentum going, with Ashton saying Monday she expected them to be conclusive.Washington meanwhile stressed the importance for Kosovo and Serbia to move forward both in democratic terms, in economic terms and on their path for European integration.The European Commission is due to issue a report on the negotiations on April 16, which will be forwarded to EU leaders for consideration at their end-June summit.Serbia was hoping that once a deal was agreed, it would be given a date to start EU accession talks at the summit in June, while the European Commission has said Kosovo could get an agreement on an association accord at the same time.

US nuke board warns of Hanford tank explosion risk Posted: YAKIMA, Washington (AP) - Underground tanks that hold a stew of toxic, radioactive waste at America's most contaminated nuclear site pose a possible risk of explosion, a nuclear safety board said in advance of confirmation hearings for the next leader of the Energy Department.State and federal officials have long known that hydrogen gas could build up inside the tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, leading to an explosion that would release radioactive material. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board recommended additional monitoring and ventilation of the tanks last fall, and federal officials were working to develop a plan to implement the recommendation.The board expressed those concerns again Monday to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, who is chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and had sought the board's perspective about cleanup at Hanford.The federal government created Hanford in the 1940s as part of the secret Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb. It spends billions of dollars to clean up the 586-square-mile (1518-square-kilometer) site neighboring the Columbia River, the southern border between Washington and Oregon and the Pacific Northwest's largest waterway.Federal officials have said six underground tanks at the site are leaking into the soil, threatening the groundwater, and technical problems have delayed construction of a plant to treat the waste for long-term safe disposal.Those issues are likely to come up during confirmation hearings next week for Energy Secretary-nominee Ernest J. Moniz. The fears of explosion and contamination could give Washington and Oregon officials more clout as they push for cleanup of the World War II-era site.Central to the cleanup is the removal of 56 million gallons (212 million liters) of highly radioactive, toxic waste left from plutonium production from underground tanks. Many of the site's single-shell tanks, which have just one wall, have leaked in the past, and state and federal officials announced in February that six such tanks are leaking anew.The nuclear safety board warned about the risk of explosion to Wyden, who wanted comment on the safety and operation of Hanford's tanks, technical issues that have been raised about the design of a plant to treat the waste in those tanks, and Hanford's overall safety culture.In addition to the leaks, the board noted concerns about the potential for hydrogen gas buildup within a tank, in particular those with a double wall, which contain deadly waste that was previously pumped out of the leaking single-shell tanks.All the double-shell tanks contain waste that continuously generates some flammable gas, the board said. This gas will eventually reach flammable conditions if adequate ventilation is not provided.All of the tanks are actively ventilated, which means they have blowers and fans to prevent a buildup of hydrogen gas, and those systems are monitored to ensure they are operating as intended, Energy Department spokeswoman Carrie Meyer said.DOE is absolutely committed to ensuring the safety of Hanford's underground tanks, Meyer said. The U.S. government spends about $2 billion annually on Hanford cleanup, roughly one-third of its entire budget for nuclear cleanup nationally.

SHC to hear Karachi delimitation plea today Posted: KARACHI (Dunya News) – A two-member bench of SHC will hear a petition filed by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) against the delimitations of three national and eight provincial assembly constituencies in Karachi.MQM had stated that delimitation of constituencies in Karachi is a conspiracy to divide MQM’s vote bank.

Honour killing claims four lives in Nawabshah Posted: NAWABSHAH (Dunya News) - At least four people including two women were killed for honor in Gulzar Zardari, area of Nawabshah.As per details, two accused shot down four people who have been charged with karo-kari in the city’s village of Gulzar Zardari.The deceased include two women Shehzadi, Kaaz Bano and two youths Muhammed Yousuf and Muhammed Ismail.Police have arrested two accused of the case.Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan has taken notice of the crime and called a report about it from Inspector General of Sindh Police chief.

SC to hear corruption in Gillani, Raja tenures' suo motu notice Posted: ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took suo motu notice of the alleged corruption in two mega projects, approved during the tenure of two former Prime Ministers, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.The chief justice took suo motu notice on a note of the Supreme Court Registrar, based on a press clipping of a newspaper, stating therein that the record of mega projects approved during the tenure of two ex-Prime Ministers is being tampered with, due to an apprehension that it might be called-in by the Supreme Court.The newspaper report had claimed that efforts are being made by the bureaucracy to conceal the dubious summaries adding that despite a ban, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani granted 450 illegal CNG station licenses in collusion with Tauqir Sadiq, brother in law of Jahangir Badar – engaging in billions of rupees worth of corruption during this process.The newspaper also claimed that another scandal of mega corruption is likely to come to surface involving Raja Pervaiz Ashraf approving 200 illegal CNG stations licenses, despite the ban. OGRA instead of implementing the Policy had constituted a Technical Committee for its scrutiny and sought clarification from the Ministry of Petroleum. Therefore, the OGRA had not issued these 200 CNG stations licenses so far despite the fact that they are being pressurised for issuance of at least 69 licenses out of 200, which belong to relatives/favourites of ex-Parliamentarians.

CJP asks judicial officers to ensure free, fair polls Posted: ISLAMABAD (Dunya Web) - Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry observed that the deployment of judicial officers in the elections process was in the best national interest.While addressing to the district and sessions judges, additional district and sessions judges and senior civil judges/civil judges, who have been appointed as district returning officers, returning officers and assistant returning officers, the CJP said that it was their moral and legal duty to prove their worth and credibility by conducting election in a free, fair and transparent manner.He said that while formulating the National Judicial Policy, it was considered appropriate to keep the judiciary away from the election process so that it could concentrate all its strength on clearance of backlog and expeditious dispensation of justice.However, acceding to the request of the Election Commission of Pakistan, so as to ensure transparency and credibility of the electoral process, the NJPMC granted relaxation in the National Judicial Policy. Thus, the judicial officers have been deputed to perform functions for conducting general elections for the National Assembly/Provincial Assembly seats, he added.He said the judicial officers were required to discharge their responsibilities in accordance with law, without succumbing to any sort of pressure and treat all and sundry equally across the board. As the process of entertaining nomination papers and scrutiny is underway thus any decision taken by the judiciary will go a long way in shaping the destiny of this nation, particularly at his crucial stage when the country and the nation is confronted with number of problems and difficulties, therefore, we should come out with commitment to enforce the constitutional mandate and ensure that the elected representatives come forward to govern this country without having any label of any disqualification, he said.The Chief Justice, in his letter, further asked the officers that due to his preoccupation in judicial work, it would not be possible for him to reach each and every judicial officer engaged in the election process, so he was sending letter with a pledge that all must strive together to strengthen the democratic order and enrich the judicial norms.

Subaro to recall 200,000 US vehicles to fix break defect Posted: CHICAGO (AFP) - Subaru will recall around 200,000 US vehicles to fix a defect which could lead to corrosion of the brake lines, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday.The defect was discovered when Subaru was testing the impact of rust in vehicles being driven in states where salt is used to keep roads clear of ice and snow.It discovered that salt water could splash on the brake lines through a gap in the fuel tank protector, resulting in excessive corrosion of the brake lines, parent company Fuji Heavy Industries said in a regulatory filing.The defect could lead to brake fluid leakage, which may result in longer distances being required to slow or stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.Subaru has not discovered any problems with brake corrosion in vehicles outside its testing facility, spokesman Michael McHale told AFP.The recall affects Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles from the 2005 through 2009 model years.All repairs will be conducted free of charge.

British couple found guilty of burning 6 children to death Posted: LONDON (AFP) - Mick Philpott 56, and his 32-year-old wife Mairead were convicted at Nottingham Crown Court in central England of the manslaughter of the six children in the house fire in nearby Derby, on May 11 last year.Prosecutors said the couple had set fire to their home in a bid to frame Philpotts 29-year-old ex-girlfriend and claim custody of the children they had together.Philpott was supposed to have rescued the children through a bedroom window, but the fire was far greater than he expected.Philpott, a father of 17 by five different women, was dubbed Shameless Mick by the British press after appearing on television shows to talk about his state welfare demands.A third defendant, Paul Mosley, was also found guilty of manslaughter by the jury following an eight-week trial.The trio will be sentenced on Wednesday.All six children, who were aged from five to 13, died from smoke inhalation. Their names were Duwayne, Jade, John, Jack, Jesse and Jayden. Samantha Shallow, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said it was a harrowing case.Todays verdict shows that the children died as a result of the actions of Michael and Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley when they set the fire, she said.It was started as a result of a plan between the three of them to turn family court proceedings in Mr Philpotts favour. It was a plan that went disastrously and tragically wrong.Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill, of the Derbyshire Police force, told reporters outside court: This has to be one of, if not the most, upsetting case any of us has ever investigated.Philpott made headlines in 2007 when he appeared in a television documentary about welfare made by a former prisons minister, Ann Widdecombe.He demanded that local authorities give him a larger house to share with his wife, girlfriend and eight of their children, leading to the Shameless Mick nickname.The court heard how his wife and girlfriend would take turns to sleep with him in either a caravan or the conservatory.Mick Philpott also told the court he had not bathed for 12 weeks before the fire.

NY designer gets 5 years for molesting model Posted: NEW YORK (AP) - A fashion designer who was featured on Americas Next Top Model has been sentenced in New York to five years in prison after pleading guilty to molesting a woman he baited with the promise of modeling work.Anand Jon Alexander was sentenced Tuesday in a courtroom packed with supporters who say hes innocent. He admitted to one count of criminal sexual act in February.He has already been convicted in California of similar charges and sentenced there to 59 years to life.His lawyer says Alexander pleaded guilty in New York so he could get documents he needs to file a more substantial appeal in California.Authorities say he also faces charges in Texas.Alexander has worked with such celebrities as Paris Hilton and Mary J. Blige.

AI urges Kuwait to halt executions Posted: KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Amnesty International on Tuesday criticised Kuwait for resuming executions after a six-year pause, describing the decision as a real setback.These are the first executions carried out in Kuwait since 2007 and mark a deplorable setback for human rights in the country, said Ann Harrison, the rights watchdogs programme director for the Middle East and North Africa.Kuwait on Monday executed a Saudi, a Pakistani and a stateless Arab after being convicted of murders. The last hanging carried in Kuwait before those was in May 2007.In a region where executions are sadly all too commonplace, Kuwait marked a beacon of hope by declining to execute people for almost six years, Harrison said in a statement.That hope has been extinguished... We deplore this resumption of executions, regardless of the crime.Public attorney Mohammad al-Duaij, who supervised the executions, said another 48 people are on death row awaiting a final decision on their sentences by the emir.The Gulf state has executed a total of 69 men and three foreign women since it introduced the death penalty in mid-1960. Most of those condemned have been convicted murderers or drug traffickers.Kuwait should halt any further executions and should commute all death sentences and revise the law to exclude this most final of penalties, Amnesty said.

1st black heavyweight champ's family wants pardon Posted: HOUSTON (AP) - Relatives and hometown supporters of boxings first black heavyweight champion are turning to YouTube to convince the President Barack Obama to posthumously pardon him of a 1913 conviction for accompanying a white woman across state lines.Jack Johnson, nicknamed the Galveston Giant after his Texas hometown, was at the center of racial tensions after winning the title in 1908. When he defended his title by defeating white boxer Jim Jeffries in 1910, dubbed the Fight of the Century, the victory sparked deadly race riots across the county.Three years later, Johnson was convicted by an all-white jury for violating a law that made it illegal to transport white women across state lines for immoral purposes. He was sentenced to a year in prison.His family and other supporters say he did nothing wrong and that the century-old conviction continues to tarnish Johnsons image. Lawmakers have asked for a pardon three times in the past decade, most recently in March, though none has been successful. The Justice Department has said its general policy is not to process posthumous pardon requests, and the White House declined to comment on the most recent congressional resolution.So on Sunday, to mark what would have been Johnsons 135th birthday, his relatives and supporters gathered in Galveston to honor him and record a video to go straight to Obama.Leon Phillips, president of the Galveston County Coalition for Justice, which helped spearhead the effort, told The Associated Press on Tuesday the video adds another layer of support.Not only is it coming from Congress, but it will be coming from the citizens of the United States if we can just get everyone to click on that like button, he said. President Obamas father could have been convicted of the same thing because he was married to a white woman and they traveled all over the world and from state to state.Johnsons great-great niece, Linda Haywood, said Johnson was railroaded by authorities. I didnt know the man was my uncle until I was 12 years old, thats how ashamed my family was of the fact that he went to prison. A pardon would erase the shame and the stigma and allow us to hold our heads up high because we know what a great man he was, Haywood said in the video.Im asking President Obama as the first black, African-American president to give my uncle a pardon, she said. A lot of times when he would come to his sisters house or his mothers house he had to sneak at night with his white girlfriend or his wife because of the times that they lived in.Authorities first targeted Johnsons relationship with Lucille Cameron, who later became his wife, but she refused to cooperate. They then turned to his former mistress, a prostitute named Belle Schreiber, to testify that Johnson had paid her train fare from Pittsburgh to Chicago, for immoral purposes.Johnson skipped bail and fled the country following his conviction, but in 1920 he agreed to return and serve his sentence.So far, the YouTube video hasnt had too many hits. But Haywood and other relatives are determined to get a pardon to clear Johnsons name.The color of your skin should not determine who you, or how you, love, Haywood said in the video.

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